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1. Purpose of the Site

 

The Site is an informational, educational and archival resource. It documents Mel Casas's life, his paintings, exhibitions, museum collections and press. Nothing on the Site is an offer to sell any artwork, print or other merchandise.

 

2. Ownership of Artworks and Copyrights

 

The estate of Mel Casas has been fully settled. Mel Casas's paintings and their copyrights were divided among his individual heirs. Each copyright belongs to the heir who received that painting. No estate, family trust or other single entity holds the copyrights.

 

Some works shown on the Site belong to museums or private collections. Owning a painting does not include owning its copyright. Unless stated otherwise, copyright in each work remains with the heir of Mel Casas who holds it.

 

Where a work is credited "© [year] Heir of Mel Casas," copyright belongs to the heir who holds that work. The Site Owner can grant permission only for works whose copyright the Site Owner holds. For other works, the Site Owner will try to direct you to the right copyright holder, but cannot grant permission on their behalf.

 

3. Copyright in Site Content

 

The text, design, layout, photographs, graphics, logos, metadata and selection and arrangement of material on the Site are protected by United States and international copyright and trademark laws.

 

The name "Mel Casas," the Humanscape icon and the Site's logos may not be used in a way that suggests endorsement, sponsorship or affiliation without written permission.

 

4. Permitted Use

 

You may view the Site and print or save single pages for your own personal, non-commercial use, research, teaching, scholarship or news reporting. You may not remove copyright notices or credit lines when you do so.

 

When you cite the Site or describe a work shown on it, please use the full credit line, for example:

 

Mel Casas, Humanscape 56 (San Antonio Circus '69), 1969. Acrylic on canvas. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. © 1969 Heir of Mel Casas. Courtesy melcasas.com.

 

Nothing in these Terms limits your rights under fair use (17 U.S.C. § 107) or other exceptions in copyright law.

 

5. Uses That Require Written Permission

 

Without prior written permission from the copyright holder, you may not:

 

• reproduce images of Mel Casas's artworks in books, catalogs, magazines, films, television, exhibitions, advertising or on other websites or social media accounts beyond ordinary sharing of links to the Site;

• make prints, posters, products, merchandise, NFTs or other items for sale using images of the artworks;

• alter, crop, recolor, overlay text on, or create derivative works from images of the artworks;

• use images or text from the Site to train, fine-tune or prompt artificial intelligence or machine learning systems, or to generate works "in the style of" Mel Casas for commercial use;

• systematically download, copy or collect content from the Site by automated means.

 

6. Requesting Image Permission

 

To request permission to reproduce a work, email hello@melcasas.com and include:

 

• your name, organization and contact information;

• the title and date of each work you would like to use;

• how it will be used (publication, exhibition, film, education, web, etc.), print run or audience, territory and duration;

• your deadline.

 

Permission is granted only in writing, for the specific use described, and may involve a fee. Museums that own a painting may hold their own photographs of it and may have their own image-licensing procedures, which you may also need to follow.

 

7. No Authentication, Appraisal or Provenance Opinions

 

Information on the Site is offered for educational purposes only. It is not a certificate of authenticity, an appraisal, a valuation or a statement of provenance. Inclusion of a work on the Site, or its absence, does not confirm or deny that the work is genuine. Questions about a work's authenticity should be raised directly with the Site Owner in writing.

 

8. Accuracy of Information

 

We work carefully to keep titles, dates, dimensions, collections and exhibition records accurate, but errors can occur and information can change. If you notice an error, please let us know at hello@melcasas.com. We may correct or update content at any time without notice.

 

9. Third-Party Material and Links

 

The Site may include material belonging to others, such as press articles, museum photographs and installation images. These are used with permission, under license, or as allowed by fair use, and all rights remain with their owners.

 

Links to museums, publications and other websites are provided for convenience. We are not responsible for the content, availability or privacy practices of those sites, and a link is not an endorsement.

 

10. Your Messages and Submissions

 

When you contact us, we use your information to respond and to keep a record of the correspondence, as described in our Privacy Policy. Sending a message does not create a confidential, contractual, agency or business relationship unless we agree in writing.

 

If you share information, images or documents about Mel Casas's work (for example, ownership records or exhibition history), you confirm that you have the right to share them. You also allow the Site Owner to use the information for research and archival purposes. We will credit you, or keep your identity private, if you ask.

 

11. Copyright Complaints

 

If you believe material on the Site infringes your copyright, email hello@melcasas.com and include:

 

• a description of the work and the material on the Site you believe infringes it, with its web address;

• your contact information;

• a statement that you believe in good faith the use is not authorized;

• a statement that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the rights holder or authorized to act for the rights holder.

 

We will review every notice promptly and remove or correct material where appropriate.

 

12. Prohibited Conduct

 

You agree not to use the Site to break any law, to infringe anyone's rights, to interfere with the Site's operation or security, to introduce malicious code, to attempt unauthorized access, or to misrepresent your identity or your connection with Mel Casas or his heirs.

 

13. Disclaimer of Warranties

 

The Site and its content are provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by law. We do not promise that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free or free of viruses.

 

14. Limitation of Liability

 

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Site Owner will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, the Site or its content.

 

15. Privacy

 

Your use of the Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains what information is collected and how it is used. The Site is hosted on Wix and uses Google Analytics.

 

16. Governing Law

 

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except where federal law applies. Any dispute will be heard in the state or federal courts located in Bexar County, Texas.

 

17. Changes to These Terms

 

We may update these Terms from time to time. The date at the top of the page shows when they last changed. Continued use of the Site after a change means you accept the updated Terms.

 

18. Contact: hello@melcasas.com

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