COPYRIGHT NOTICE
All images on the karlfranz.com and/or KFM Industries websites feature the following note:

All photographs and images found on this site have been created by Karl-Franz Marquez unless otherwise stated. All images are copyright protected. Reproduction in any form (electronic, print, or otherwise) is not permitted without prior, written consent from Karl-Franz Marquez and/or KFM Industries.

If you wish to use any material found on this site, you should first obtain the original copyright owner's permission. Every single photo or piece of information is copyright protected by US Federal and International law. For commercial or non-commercial requests, send an email by clicking here.

After obtaining the required, written permission, you should post a notice that proclaims that this specific photograph is used with the permission of the original copyright owner, and include a link back to karlfranz.com if this is requested.

Please note that it is NOT allowed to link directly to the karlfranz.com or KFM Industries, Inc. websites server. This means that, (after obtaining permission) to use an image from the karlfranz.com or KFM Industries, Inc., you must first download it and publish it on your own web server. Linking is only allowed to the main page : http://karlfranz.com, not to any of the individual pages or files, bandwidth is expensive and limited. The entire HTML and Flash coding of the karlfranz.com and KFM Industries, Inc. websites is fully copyrighted and may NOT be copied or reproduced in any way.

Note that, under the conditions stated herein, it is NOT allowed to create a copy of the website on any other server or publish it in any other form, written or electronic. If you still have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact us by filling out the form here, or take a look at the official US copyright page found at : www.copyright.gov.
DIGITAL WATERMARKING
Image files on this website have been digitally watermarked via the Digimarc electronic watermarking service and contain embedded covert copyright and tracking information. Images can be traced to any website on the internet in the event legal action became necessary. Please note that digital watermark information is retained even if the file is modified or cropped. Information on digital watermarking can be found at:

http://www.digimarc.com/mypicturemarc

For commercial or non-commercial requests, contact us by using the contact form here.

IMAGE QUALITY
Images in the karlfranz.com web site have been compressed using the jpeg format to reduce download times. Unfortunately, the compression introduces a certain level of artifacts that impact impact image quality. Higher resolution and less compression versions of these images are available to commercial customers upon request.