iSkysoft Copyrights

What is a Copyright?

Copyright is a right granted by statute to the author or originator of certain literary or artistic productions, where the author or originator is invested, for a specified period of time, with the exclusive right to do and to authorize a number of acts. Its most important aspects are the right to make copies and the related right to prevent others from making copies of the work.

When is Permission Required?

Without obtaining written permission, you may be allowed to use certain images, software or text for advertising, in books and other printed matter, on clothing or other promotional items, online and Internet locations, for public exhibitions or demonstrations, in software applications, in television programs, commercials, movies, and/or video tapes; provided the use is not disparaging.

Use of Images

Box Shots – iSkysoft does not object to third-party use of box shots of our software products in advertising, on documentation, in books and other printed matter, on video tape, in software applications, on World Wide Web pages or in television programs/commercials/movies ("Your Product"), so long as the use is not disparaging and falls within the definition of "fair dealing" or "fair use" under International copyright law, as applicable. Provided you adhere to the following guidelines, no further written permission is required:

Photos – Your use of photos included in iSkysoft products may be considered appropriate use and may not require written permission. If you are having difficulty deciding whether your intended use is appropriate or whether you require written permission, you should seek the advice of your own copyright attorney. iSkysoft will not assist you in making this determination.

Screenshots – Please Note –If you wish to use any of the following types of screen shots, you must obtain written permission.
• iSkysoft Product boot-up screens, opening screens or "splash screens"
• screens from beta products or products that have not been commercially released
• screens or Internet pages which contain third-party content. You should contact the content provider directly for permission

iSkysoft does not object to third-party use of screen shots of our software products in advertising, on product packaging and documentation, in books and other printed matter, on video tape, in tutorial software applications, on World Wide Web pages or in television programs, commercials, movies ("Your Product"), so long as the use is not disparaging and falls within the definition of "fair dealing" or "fair use" under applicable International copyright law.

Logos – iSkysoft permits you to use its logos in both plain word and stylized form for the purpose of promoting and advertising iSkysoft products or services, please contact iSkysoft at master@iskysoft.com. You are not permitted to use any iSkysoft logos until iSkysoft has received a duly executed copy of this document.

Unless you are licensed by iSkysoft, use of iSkysoft logos is not allowed. If there is a specific iSkysoft logo you are interested in using, please contact iSkysoft at master@iskysoft.com. If you have not yet been licensed, you may be eligible to use a box shot of an iSkysoft product instead.

Icons - iSkysoft does not object to third-party use of our icons ("Icons"), so long as the use is not disparaging and falls within the "fair dealing" or "fair use" under International copyright laws. Providing that you adhere to the following guidelines, no further written permission is required.

• The Icons may only be used in relation to iSkysoft products or services. This means that you may not display the Icons on any non-iSkysoft product or service including any associated packaging, documentation, advertising or other materials in a manner that suggests that such product or service is an iSkysoft product or service, that iSkysoft or any of the Icons are associated with such product or service or that iSkysoft is affiliated with, endorses or sponsors you or any of such products or services.
• When displayed, the Icons must be substantially less prominent than your trademark, trade name, logo or product name. The Icons may not be used as, or as part of, a company name.
• A minimum amount of empty space must be left between the Icons and any other object such as type, photography, borders, edges, etc. The required border of empty space around the Icons must be x wide where x is the height of the Mark.
• You may not combine the Icons with any other feature including, but not limited to, other logos, words, graphics, photos, slogans, numbers, design features, or symbols. Further, you may not display your own logos or Icons or other text or graphics in the same or similar get-up, graphics, look, or trade-dress as the Icons.
• The Icons must not be used in a manner that, in iSkysoft's judgment, may diminish or otherwise damage iSkysoft's goodwill in the Icons, including but not limited to uses which could be deemed to be obscene, pornographic, or otherwise in poor taste or unlawful, or which purpose or objective is to encourage unlawful activities.
• You must place an asterisk (*) or similar notation mark beside the first use of a Mark and include the following attribution statement on the materials in which the Icons are featured.

* Trademark(s) of iSkysoft Corporation"

This permission may be revoked at any time, in iSkysoft's sole discretion. Use of the Icons does not create in your favor any right, title, or interest in or to the Icons and/or iSkysoft's trademarks or copyright.

Use of Text

Product Manuals – If you wish to copy, redistribute or reprint an iSkysoft product manual, you must submit your request to the Permissions Department.
Web Content – You should not assume that all articles, documents, manuals, help files, white papers or other documents that are contained in www.iskysoft.com Web pages are owned by iSkysoft. iSkysoft is not the copyright owner of everything that is posted on our Web site. Therefore, you must first determine whether or not iSkysoft is identified as the copyright owner. If another party is identified as the copyright owner, please contact them directly for permission to use the documentation. If there is no copyright attribution, or if iSkysoft is identified as the copyright owner, please submit your request to the Permissions Department.
Web Pages – Certain use of text from www.iskysoft.com Web pages may not require written permission as the use may be similar to making use of screen shots.

Use of Software

Beta Products –iSkysoft allow users to download all beta version products freely and the email address users provided will not be sold, shared or gived away your email address to anyone. Please refer to Privacy for more details.

Free-For-Download Software – All iSkysoft software products are available free-for-download via www.iskysoft.com for any people around the world. iSkysoft, as copyright owner, retains its intellectual property rights to said technology. The software files that are posted on www.iskysoft.com and referred to as freely downloadable may be used by you without payment to iSkysoft; however, unless expressly stated otherwise, they are not free for you to redistribute. You may not redistribute any copyrighted materials without such redistribution being specifically authorized under the accompanying license agreement.

Types of Software Piracy

Internet Piracy

What is Online Piracy?
Generally, Internet auction sites and Online Businesses are primarily markets for the purchase and sale of legitimate products. Unfortunately, unscrupulous online vendors deceive customers into believing they are going to receive legitimate and legal software, only to find out that this is not the case.

The Internet has added a new challenge to software piracy. The Internet allows the electronic distribution of illegal software more easily and on a larger scale than traditional software piracy.

Generally, Internet piracy refers to the use of the Internet:
• to provide access to downloadable copies of pirated software
• to advertise and market pirated software which can be delivered through the mail
• to offer and transmit codes or other technologies used to circumvent copy-protection security features

What are the risks involved in purchasing software online?
When you purchase software from auction sites or online businesses of which you are not familiar you risk the following:

Not receiving the product you thought you purchased and/or receiving illegal product. By not seeing the product before purchasing it, you risk the chance that it may not be legitimate product or that it may be unauthorized product that is being sold to you. We suggest you purchase iSkysoft products from authorized resellers whether via online or through traditional brick and mortar stores, and that you ask the seller for details about the product prior to purchasing from an auction site. If you are in doubt about whether the product that is being offered for sale is legitimate, you should contact the publisher. To contact iSkyskoft visit their Web site at www.iskysoft.com

Dishonest online vendors often disappear quickly and may start up another site under another name leaving it very difficult, if not impossible, to find them to obtain a refund.

Counterfeiting

What is counterfeit software?

Counterfeit software is illegally making copies of software onto recordable CD-ROMs and distributing them. Typically the counterfeiter will use iSkysoft logos and trademarks to make the product look like legitimate iSkysoft products.

End User Piracy

What is end user piracy?
End user piracy is copying software without obtaining a license.
For example:
• Companies that buy volume licenses but under-report the additional copies of the software which they have made
• Companies that provide their employees with access to software via a server, allowing those employees to download the software, but not monitoring the number of copies made
• Passing discs among friends or others allowing them to copy the product without obtaining a license to do so While there are companies that are unaware they are using illegal copies of software, (either because they have poor or no software asset management programs in place), if they are caught underlicensed, they subject their company to potential lawsuits which are costly and which elicit negative publicity.

Gray Market Piracy

Gray Market Piracy is the sale of software through unauthorized resellers/web sites at unusually low prices, thus undercutting our authorized/legitimate resellers. A Gray Market product is a legitimate iSkysoft product that is either stolen or acquired through other unauthorized means. Gray Market Piracy can occur in several different forms:
• Academic
• NFR

Academic Products

What is iSkysoft Academic Product?
Product that is sold only to organizations/persons who meet academic eligibility requirements.

Who is eligible to purchase iSkysoft Academic Product?
Those eligible to purchase academic shrink-wrapped software products or any academic license programs include: accredited schools, faculties, full or part-time matriculated students, academic supervisory organizations, hospitals, libraries, museums as well as nonprofit charitable and religious organizations.

What is NFR?
NFR means "Not for Resale" or "Not for Sale or Resale". This type of product cannot be offered for sale for any reason. In addition, it is only to be distributed under limited conditions and typically only by the software publisher.

If this product is offered for sale, it is being offered in violation of the license terms and conditions accompanying the product. Distribution by the seller constitutes patent, trademark and copyright infringement.