Welcome to CoveBear.com! - Copyright Notice

We welcome school systems, libraries, non-profit organizations, visitors centers, museums, and many others to purchase our video programs, notecards, photography, plaques, and to view our artwork!

USE OF OUR TEXT AND PHOTOS FOR PROMOTION OF YOUR OWN POSITION

Our text and photos are copyrighted, plain and simple. We do not want to be quoted in order to promote other people's or organizations' stands on current topics, political viewpoints, soapboxes, or to round out articles needing references by activist groups. If you would like to quote CoveBear, ask permission via email. Without written permission to quote us in your book or public article, you would be participating in copyright infringement by doing so.

USE OF OUR GRAPHICS / MAPS / AUDIO FILES / CD MATERIALS

All of our stuff is copyrighted, and the materials contained on our CDs are no exception. The CDs under Teachers Resources contain many things, that if you purchased the CD, you have the right to use and show your class or your library visitors. However, if you want to enlarge the photos of graphics, maps, and use other things, for display or use in a public place, you will need to purchase the CD plus purchase the license to exhibit. Please read the details on that page.

USE OF OUR VIDEOS IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES

All video programs to be used in schools and libraries must be purchased directly from Kate Marshall Graphics, Inc. and not from a retail store. All video programs to be used in schools and libraries must be kept in their original copyrighted package. The DVD may not have any labels added to the disc itself, because it will become unbalanced and not play properly. The copyright notice may not be obscured either on the disc or any labels or covers. Our website and company name may not be obscured on the cover or the disc. Our packaging is copyrighted along with our product and may not be altered. Please observe International and United States Copyright Laws by not making copies of our programs to distribute, use or sell. Items should be always be purchased separately. A school system may circulate one purchased item to each location, or may purchase an item for each location; however, they may not purchase one item, make copies, and circulate those unauthorized copies to each location. There is never an instance when a copy of our products may be made legally, without our permission. A library or school may purchase our videos at the regular retail price - we do not charge an additional fee for libraries or schools, as other companies sometimes do. Libraries and teachers do not need to purchase an additional licensing fee for public exhibition of DVDs.

PUBLIC SHOWING OF OUR VIDEOS

Our video programs may be shown in a private room (classroom) to a small group in an educational setting. However, they may not be shown to a public group as part of an advertised presentation with a speaker or as part of a show, without our express written permission. A Presentation Permit may be issued if requested, and often is permitted to use in park visitors centers and natural history museums. Our programs may not be shown in any public setting unless they are available for purchase by the public at the same facility, without our express written permission. No portion of our programs or stock footage may be shown to the public without our knowledge.

VIDEO STOCK FOOTAGE

Purchase of stock footage carries its own terms, and this purchase must meet all terms, including our permission for the stock to be shown in a certain manner, and also the agreement that a copy of the finished program containing our stock footage will be shipped to us immediately after completion. Please see our section about stock video footage for more details. None of our copyrighted materials, such as VHS, DVD, photographs, stock, art, text, plaques, and other items may be copied unless the item is permitted by KMG to be copied and/or used.

LINKING TO OUR WEBSITE

Would you like to link to us from your website and insert a JPEG of our BEAR DVDs? YES, you may copy the cover of one of our DVDs for the purpose of advertisement for our products, for use in your printed materials or on your website, without permission. We would, however, like to receive a notice via email and receive a copy of print. You may NOT link to our website by BORROWING one of our copyright photos to use under the link. If you would like to link to our website, please link with a bear DVD cover, or else use simply a text hyperlink. Our web link is www.covebear.com. We appreciate all links but we do need to protect the time and effort and expense that we put into getting our photographs. Whenever you link to our website, we would appreciate that you please practice "Netiquette" and email us about it.

Certain designated photos on the website and certain designated text may printed or copied for educational viewing purposes only. However, they may not be included in other books, other websites, other articles or other programs, on any news or television broadcast or commercial, or in any commercial venture.

Possible consequences to anyone found guilty of breaking the law by use of copyright infringement are confiscation of the product and stiff penalties including very expensive fines, court costs, attorney fees, and jail time. Adverse publicity will also arise due to agencies, companies, organizations, and private citizens participating in copyright infringement. Please do not take or use copyright materials. It is the law.

MAKING COPIES OF PROGRAMS AND DVD's, VIDEO FILE TRANSFER

Please be aware of the laws of Copyright as they pertain to protected music and photos. We are unable to make copies of anything that contains copyrighted music. Before you add your favorite popular music to any videotape you have made, please be aware of this rule. We are unable to make copies of any copyrighted theatrical movie, wildlife film, or television program, for the same reason.

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KMG is not responsible for errors in information, but accuracy is our goal.

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