This site is protected by United States copyright law.

What does our copyright protect?

Copyright protects expression. The Copyright Act of 1976 states that "The items of expression can include literary, dramatic, and musical works; pantomimes and choreography; pictorial, graphic and sculptural works; audio-visual works; sound recordings; and architectural works. The original expression is eligible for copyright protection as soon as it is fixed in a tangible form."

This site has been copyrighted and documented per the requirements of Section 18 U.S.C. 2257 and the regulations of Section 75 C.F.R. 75, and our records are available to all governmental agencies. This includes the text of our web pages, ASCII text documents, graphics files, as well as executable computer programs. 

Additionally, digital watermarks have been added to the images on our site, and the location of our images are tracked.

We will vigorously pursue legal action in defense of our copyright.

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