Conditions of Use

Purchase of photographs or otherwise obtaining images of or from the collections constitutes agreement to comply with these conditions:

1. It is the responsibility of the applicant to obtain permission to publish from the copyright owner. The Pikes Peak Library District assumes no responsibility for infraction of copyright laws, invasion of privacy, or any other improper or illegal use that may arise from reproduction of any image. The applicant agrees to hold PPLD and its agents harmless against any and all claims arising or resulting from the use of this image and shall indemnify PPLD and its agents for any and all costs and damages arising or resulting from any such unauthorized use.
2. The Pikes Peak Library District reserves the right to limit the number of photographic copies; to restrict the use for reproduction of rare or valuable material; to ensure that the use of reproductions is consistent with the mission of the Library; to make special quotations on material involving unusual difficulty in copying; and to charge a higher copying fee than specified for a small number of special items.
3. All reproduced photographs must be credited as follows: "Courtesy, Pikes Peak Library District" followed by the photographer or artist if known. The credit line should appear on the same or facing page as the illustrations or in the "Sources of Illustrations" section. Every item must be credited separately. With exhibitions, credit should be shown within the exhibit area.
4. All prints for personal, research or display use will have a gold property stamp in the lower corner reading "Pikes Peak Library District".
5. One complimentary copy of any publication or reproduction using Library materials must be sent to the library within 3 months of the publication date.
6. Requests for copies of graphic items intended for single mass reproductions into formats such as posters, post cards, or note cards, may be subject to special contractual procedures and fees.
7. Requests for image adjustment such as cropping, overprinting, or bleeding the page edge must be made in writing and approved in advance.
8. There is a Processing Fee for all photograph reprints. Commercial use of images requires an additional fee.
9. NEWS MEDIA: PPLD does permit Colorado Springs news media to copy photographs for use in newscasts or newspaper articles (NOT commercial productions). Arrangements must be made in advance and negatives must be returned to PPLD or commercial fees will be assessed.