I'm grateful to you for coming to this page to find out about copyrights and how I would like my images to be used.

My fractals are legally protected and copyrighted as my own artistic works. They represent hours, many times days, of labor. I enjoy sharing them, and am grateful when they, and therefore me, are treated with respect.

You are free to download them for your own enjoyment.

You are not free to download them and alter them, distribute them, turn them into "free web decorations," sell them, either printed or in digital form, use them to promote your product or in advertising, or as a part of a commercial project of your own. Any commercial use without permission is prohibited.

Usually I don't mind when unaltered images are displayed on personal web pages provided that they are unchanged, are labeled as mine, and have a clear link back to my gallery. They aren't to be used as web page backgrounds, however. In general, I would prefer that you not display more than ten of my images on your web page.

One additional note: the images on my page are far too small to make a sharp print...the files I use to make an 8x10 print are 3000x2400 pixels. This is one reason I keep the images on my page on the small side, because I have already had experiences with image theft.

Thank you for caring enough to read this.