Copyright 2009-2012 by Mari Lynch
Copyright reminder
© 2009-2012 by Mari Lynch. Site includes material previously copyrighted by Mari Lynch. All rights reserved.
This material is provided online, free of charge, for personal use only. All material on this site is protected by United States copyright and trademark laws.
Written permission is necessary in order to re-use this material, in whole or in part.
Requests that will help more people bicycle will be happily considered!
How to request permission
Contact Mari Lynch to obtain permission.
Mari Lynch
PO Box 3041
Monterey, CA 93942-3041
USA
Phone (831) 375-6278
info [AT] finewordworking [DOT] com
Mari Lynch is the copyright holder of all text and photographs produced by Mari Lynch and published on this site.
There are additional copyright holders published on this site (guest posts, photos, and art contributed by others). These also require written permission from their copyright holders before re-use; contact Mari for further information.
FAQs
What about photos and art?
For community service and similar projects, permission for one-time re-use is often granted free of charge. Please inquire if uncertain about a photo/art credit acknowledgement line. This may be required. Even when not required, it is a customary courtesy.
What about links?
General users: You are welcome to link to this site. Please ask if you would like appropriate brief text, or images, to accompany your link. To ensure accuracy in sharing information, you are welcome to contact Mari for help.
Facebook users: Yes, you are welcome to post a link on your Facebook wall. Refer to “General users” guidelines.
Advisory to rewriting sites, portals, aggregators, and
“The Such-and-Such Daily Is Out” sites
As stated above, re-use of Bicycling Monterey material is not allowed without written permission. All material on this site is copyright protected. Infringements are subject to enforcement by U.S. and international copyright laws.
Link blogs
Best practices of good link blogs include
- inspiring their readers to go to the source post (e.g., to marilynch.com/blog);
- not serving as a substitute for the need to read the source post; and
- making it easy to see the source link.
What about copying Bicycling Monterey’s links to other sites?
Good research takes a lot of time. Research the sites yourself so you have a personal understanding of the content, write your own text, then give appropriate and specific direction to the original content. When appropriate, as a courtesy, also give credit to BicyclingMonterey.com.
Compilations/Resource Collections
In the case of material such as this site’s compilation of Spanish-language bicycling resources, contact Mari to request permission for re-use. A brief excerpt from that specific page is allowable; and as a courtesy, include a credit acknowledging this site.
Hey, the Internet is fair game. That’s just how it is today….
Theft is theft. Despite popular opinion, that’s true for copyrighted material/intellectual property as it is for stealing property of other types.
The Internet has made theft easy. It still hasn’t made theft ethical.
Some people attempt to explain away ripping off content. Often they call Internet theft a matter of “freedom,” and they may convince their audience by confusing them, by mixing in other valid issues, and by distracting from the core issue.
If it has no value, why take it? And if creating content is no big deal, then go ahead and take the necessary time to create something accurate, helpful, and original!
This material is already provided free of charge, for the personal use of any individual visitor to this site. That has required years of long hours of site-specific research, writing, editing, technical work, and other labor and dedication. The work is further based on decades of personal and professional study and experience.
If you find the material valuable and want to share it:
- Refer to “What about links” above, then contact Mari with any questions.
- To help maintain and expand these resources, consider making a donation.
- And if you still want to re-use the material, be sure to contact Mari to request permission first, to avoid copyright infringement.
Respect copyright.
