Image and Website Copyright License

The following applies only to work created by Khürt L. Williams. All third-party works retain their original copyright.

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I, Khürt Williams, hereby release all of my images created using DALL·E under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This means that anyone is free to share, copy, redistribute, and adapt these images, even commercially, as long as they provide appropriate credit to me, indicate if changes were made, and distribute any modified material under the same license as the original. By applying the CC BY-SA 4.0 license to my DALL·E-created images, I am promoting open and accessible use of these works, while ensuring that I am credited for my original creation.

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons License
This work (the website and all of it’s owner generated content) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Unless otherwise indicated, all creative works on this website are Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International. With Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International you are free:

To Share: Copy, Distribute, and Transmit the image
To Remix: Create Derivative works of the image Under these conditions:
Attribution: The attribution to Khürt Williams must be made along with the image.
Non-Commercial: The image must not be used for commercial purposes. For clarity on what I define as commercial use, please see the Sample Accepted Uses below.

Sample Accepted Use of the Creative Commons License

  • Blog Post describing a trip to a location
  • Online article discussing the growing popularity of photography
  • A website for a school project about the use of light in the art
  • An individual using an image as a desktop background for the computer monitor

License to Copyright

‘Commercial Use’ regarding images online or offline is defined very broadly. The determination of commercial or non-commercial use is based on the contextual use of the image. The determination is NOT based on the entity's tax-filing status using the image nor on whether a financial transaction occurs. Commercial use of our images is allowed only if expressly granted by Khürt Williams. All commercial uses will incur a licensing fee (negotiated before the image is used). Our prices are based on the following criteria:

  • Media – print, web, television, etc.
  • Distribution Size – the number of copies printed, viewing audience size, exposure (regional, national, international)
  • Length of Use – 1 year, two years, etc.
  • The prominence of Display – 14 page, 12 page, full page, spread, front cover, back cover, home page (online), interior page (online), etc. All licensing inquiries should be sent to Khurt Williams.

Sample Use Requiring a License to Copyright:

A marketing campaign for a commercial entity
A fund-raising campaign for a not-for-profit entity
A background image for a website about furniture
License to create an individual print for use in a private home

How can I ensure I am not violating your copyright?

Simple. Ask. There are many ways to contact me via this website and social media.