Copyright

• A copyright protects original work of authorship such as a picture, drawing, graphics, software program, written work, music, choreographic works (dances, ballets, etc.), or photograph. Copyright law prevents you from copying another's copyrighted work for any purpose; making things based on the copyrighted work; distributing copies of the copyrighted work; publicly performing the copyrighted work; displaying the copyrighted work. In a nutshell, copyright law protects the expression of one's idea. In most cases, these rights are of limited duration. The symbol for copyright is ©, and in some jurisdictions may alternatively be written as either (c) or (C). Copyright law provides scope for satirical or interpretive works which themselves may be copyrighted.
  You acquire a copyright in your work simply by creating it in a tangible form, which prohibits others from copying it without permission. Obviously, JerseyKoozie.com cannot prevent any third party from copying your work without your permission, nor can it assume any responsibility for any unauthorized use by a third party. Most authors register their works with the U.S. Copyright Office in order to secure certain legal protection for their works.
  You retain all rights to your image design or art work, but grant a non-exclusive license to JerseyKoozie.com. Once you cease using the JerseyKoozie.com service, JerseyKoozie.com will cease its use of your image design or art.
  For more information, you can access the Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov.

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• Is used by a business to uniquely identify itself and its products and services to consumers, and to distinguish the business and its products or services from those of other businesses. A trademark is a type of industrial property which is distinct from other forms of intellectual property. A trademark comprises a name, word, phrase, logo, symbol, design, image, or a combination of these elements. For example, JerseyKoozie.com® is a registered trademark.

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• Any word, name, symbol, or device or any combination thereof adopted and used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify and distinguish their services from those manufactured or sold by others and to indicate the source of the services.

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• Trade dress can function as a trademark and is used to identify the goods of a party in the marketplace. For instance, trade dress can be the blue color of American Express, the shape of a Coca Cola bottle and the shape of a classic Porsche. Refers to characteristics of the visual appearance of a product or its packaging (or even the facade of a building such as a restaurant) that may be registered and protected from being used by competitors in the manner of a trademark. These characteristics can include the three-dimensional shape, graphic design, color, or even smell of a product and/or its packaging.

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• The Right of Publicity makes it unlawful to use another's identity for commercial advantage without permission. A person's "identity" includes, for example, his look, voice, name, nickname, professional name, and other distinctive characteristics. For example, the Right of Publicity prohibits you using the picture of a celebrity without authorization on your merchandise. the right of every individual to control the commercial use of his or her name, image, likeness, or some other identifying aspect of identity. The Right of Publicity can be referred to as "publicity rights" or even "personality rights."

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• These guidelines were written to help you better understand the rules under which you may use the JerseyKoozie.com service. If you have any questions regarding the information contained on this page please contact cup@jerseykoozie.com.

  General Guidelines for Prohibited Content

  • Unofficial merchandise
  • Licensed merchandise without owner authorization
  • Content that may infringe on the rights of a third a party
  • Works containing defamatory and/or libel statements
  • Obscene and vulgar comments and offensive remarks that harass, threaten or abuse others ethnic group like hate and/or racist terms
  • Content that exploits images or the likeness of minors, child pornographic, sexually explicit content or obscene,  sexist, or homophobic content
  • Inappropriate content or nudity that is not artistic in nature
  • Compile a series of articles, poems, stories, or other works without getting the permission of each author, even if it was your idea to do a image compilation.
  • Use or modified names, logos, pictures or other intellectual property of groups, sports teams, colleges/universities, clubs, organizations or artists and avoid infringement; modifications may not avoid infringement.
  • Photos, logos, caricatures, or other artwork depicting celebrities or other third parties, even if you digitally manipulate the photograph.
  • Trademarks, names, or logos of companies.
  • Material that is generally offensive or in bad taste, as determined by JerseyKoozie.com.
  • Material which is not in strict compliance with the JerseyKoozie.com Content Usage Policy, Terms of Service, and Shopkeeper Agreement.

  JerseyKoozie.com will determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, whether your content is in compliance with the guidelines on this page and the JerseyKoozie.com Content Usage Policy (CUP). Any content that is determined offensive or in bad taste, as determined by JerseyKoozie.com may be subject to removal, in accordance with CUP, the JerseyKoozie.com Terms of Service and Partner Designer Affiliate Agreement.

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• If the intellectual property rights owners believe that their rights have been infringed by a user/member of our service; or our users/members suspect that another user/member is infringing the rights of a third party. Please visit our Intellectual Property Rights Policy.

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• For additional information on Copyrights, please visit the U.S. government official sites:
• Copyright Office Library of Congress at http://www.copyright.gov
• United States Patent and Trademark Office at http://www.uspto.gov
• Federal laws regarding Copyright & Trademark (U.S.C. Title 15and 17) at http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/uscmain.html

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