Copyright
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code) governs the making of photocopies or any other reproductions of copyrighted materials.

The images and information on the Yakima Memory website is intended as a research tool, providing easier access to the photographic collections at the Yakima Valley Museum and the Yakima Valley Libraries. The images and information provided by this website may not be used or reproduced or used in any form without permission from the appropriate facility.

The Yakima Valley Libraries and the Yakima Valley Museum are not responsible for the improper or illegal use of any copies of materials from their collections. It is the user's responsibility to guard against the infringement of rights that may be held by others and for clearing reproduction rights and copyright restrictions. The Yakima Valley Libraries and the Yakima Valley Museum do not claim to control the copyright for all images in their collections. The staff of the appropriate institution will provide any information available about the rights and restrictions of each image if a specific request is made. It is the customer's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials available through Yakima Memory.

Identifying text accompanying each image is also not intended to be accurate. Information supplied was determined by available material accompanying each photograph. The Yakima Valley Museum and Yakima Valley Regional Library welcome input from users of this database in helping to identify each image.

Ordering Copies of Photographs
Commercial-quality and high quality scanned images, are available for purchase as allowed under copyright and rights restrictions. Please review the Order Reproductions section of the website for further information. Images used for publication must carry the appropriate credit supplied with the completed order. Fees will be charged for the use of the images in our collections, and your fees help support the ongoing work of the Yakima Memory Project.

The Yakima Valley Museum is a private 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Linking to this Database

You may link to our site for noncommercial purposes.

Do not frame or otherwise host any portion of the Yakima Valley Libraries and the Yakima Valley Museum Yakima Memory website within any other web site without written permission in advance from the Yakima Valley Libraries or the Yakima Valley Museum. You may link to the search page and open it in a new browser window.

For Further information:

1. Copyright - http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/
   
2. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act & Copyright Term Extension Act - http://www.arl.org/info/frn/copy/primer.html
   
3. Public Domain - Works are said to be in the public domain when copyright laws no longer protect them. An item will fall into the public domain if it was published before 1923. It is important to remember that items are protected whether they have been published or not. This protection lasts for the life of the author + 70 years.
   
4. Fair Use - http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs