Link Policy & Copyright

I’ve received a couple of inquires from other artists, viewers and other bloggers to exchange links or to link to my blog, so I thought it would be a good idea for me to post my policy. I’ll update it as time goes by and more things arise.

Linking to my blog:

I don’t mind anyone linking to my blog or to any of my posts, please feel free to do so! but I do mind if you take any of my images to post it on your blog or your website without asking me first. If you would like to use any of my images for your blog or website, please ask me for it, I would really appreciate it, and remember to add at the bottom of my image this copyright notice:

“Image/Artwork Copyrighted ©2008 Manuela Valenti - All Rights Reserved”.

To link to my blog just drop me an email, I’ll be glad to check your blog and if related to my blog I would gladly reciprocate links with you.

As for linking back to your website, I only link back to the ones I like or are related to the daily painting movement, so I’m sorry if I might not post your link on my blog, is nothing personal, I just want to keep the consistency of my blog. Thank you.

Copying or Right Clicking my Images:

I have absolute copyright on my images. Copying them, downloading them into your computer and uploading them into your server to post them on your website even with a link back to my websites or blogs without my written permission is illegal. Printing them to create collage or create a new work without requesting my written permission is absolutely prohibited and prosecuted by the copyright
law in the US and by international laws. So please contact me if you would like to show any of my works on your blog or website, to class mates or anyone else.

I’ll provide you with the written permission and a copyright embedded image for you to post on your blog. Thank you. I retain absolute rights over my works, images on websites, even after you have purchased one of my originals.

Linking to my website:

My blog is one thing, and my website, well, something else. If you would like to swap links with my website, great! just visit this page www.manuelavalenti.com/linkexchange.php and follow the instructions, is pretty easy!