All materials on this site are subject to copyright. Unless stated otherwise the copyright holder is Frans Hoffman (fhoffman at iwork.us).
The DART© logo is copyright Frans Hoffman.
As of 10/3/2011 the CART© logo is the property of Contra Costa County Animal Services. Contact Contra Costa County Humane Education (humaneEducation at asd.cccounty.us) for permission to use this logo.
Please note that each logo (Disaster Animal Response Team and County Animal Response Team) comes in two versions: one with animals etc. and another one without. Both versions are copyright material and All Rights Reserved.
If you wish to use these logos legally, you must obtain prior written approval from the copyright holder.
All rights are reserved.
The US Copyright office states:
"A derivative work is a work based on or derived from one or more already existing works. Also known as a “new version,” a derivative work is copyrightable if it includes what copyright law calls an “original work of authorship.” Any work in which the editorial revisions, annotations, elaborations, or other modifications represent, as a whole, an original work of authorship is a derivative work or a new version."
Questions? Visit the US Copyright Office at http://copyright.gov/
And, finally, always remember the following:
"Reducing Liability During Training: Materials
The main step to take to reduce liability related to the CERT materials is to ensure that you have written releases for all copyrighted materials (including photographs and cartoons). (Note that if you are using FEMA's materials without alteration, all necessary copyright releases have been secured.) Remember that photographs and other materials found on the Internet are copyrighted."
CitizenCorps - http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/start-3-1d.shtm
When in doubt, please get legal advice. You will be glad you did!
Frans Hoffman
