Cherry Hill Horse Books and Articles

All of the Material on Cherry Hill's Horsekeeping.com is Copyrighted.

You Can Read, but Do Not Copy Cherry Hill's Work.

While Cherry Hill is happy to offer her horse care and training materials (and articles on Native American culture and jewelry) on the Internet in the spirit of free exchange of ideas, all of the material on www.horsekeeping.com is copyrighted and may not be used on any other website, forum or blog or in printed format without prior permission directly from Cherry Hill. Copyright law applies to the Internet just as it does to other media like newspapers, magazines, CDs, videos, and books.

Copyright is a form of legal protection granted to the creators ("authors") of original works. Under this law, creators of books and articles, photos, illustrations, and other forms of creative expression can secure the exclusive rights to display or reproduce their works. Authors have a property right in their work that they may license for reproduction or other use.

Any original creation is protected, whether it is published or unpublished. Ownership remains under the control of the creator for her entire life plus 70 years. Although identifying original work with the word "Copyright" and the symbol © is not necessary by law, Cherry Hill includes this on all of her Internet articles to remind you that these items are copyrighted.

Copyright Myths

The material has no @ mark so I can copy and use it. Wrong.
I'm not making money on the material, so it's OK to use it. Wrong.
The Internet is public property, I can use anything I find there. Wrong.
A copyright is lost if the person doesn't defend it. Wrong.
Copyright rules don't apply if I'm using the material for education. Wrong (Many copyright holders, however, allow limited use in legitimate academic situations.)

What this means for you, an Internet visitor to Cherry Hill's www.horsekeeping.com is that although you can use material you find on this site for your personal education, if you forward copies to others in an e-mail or post the material in a forum or blog or if you reproduce any of the material for a newsletter or a website, you are in violation of copyright law.

Copying text, photos, graphics, logos, etc. from Cherry Hill's site for use on your site is absolutely illegal. It could lead to civil lawsuits or criminal prosecution.

If you are interested in copying or distributing anything on Cherry Hill's site, you must get permission first by
contacting .

For more information on copyright, see www.loc.gov/copyright or write to: Library of Congress Copyright Office 101 Independence Ave. S.E. Washington, D.C. 20559-6000.

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