Published Feb 1. 2002 - 22 years ago
Updated or edited Mar 11. 2023

Permission to copy

We often receive mails asking permission to use material from this web site. We are genuinely thrilled that visitors like you think so highly of our material that you wish to use it elsewhere. Since, however, contributions come from a network of staff editors, we are obligated to keep a watchful eye on the material found on this site.

Stuff gets stolen


In spite of this page very clearly telling people what they can do and not do with out content, we see our material being stolen and republished constantly. That is not alright! We have worked hard during the last 20 years or more to build this site, take the pictures, draw the drawings and write the text, and have a very clear and obvious copyright notice on all pages, and still people simply copy text, images and other content off the site and publish it as they please - and often with no credit and sometimes even with their own copyright added.
It's an insult!
You can read about such actions in these blog entries:
Image Theft
The African Fly Connection
Copies

We often receive mails asking permission to use material from this web site. We are genuinely thrilled that visitors like you think so highly of our material that you wish to use it elsewhere. Since, however, many contributions come from a network of outside writers, we are obligated to keep a watchful eye on the material found on this site.


This site is covered by copyright whether the page is marked © (copyright) or not. Contrary to popular belief, publishing material and images on the web does not make it public domain; it's just another form of publishing. It just so happens to be easier for folks with a computer to use the images and text now!


Guidelines for using material from the Global FlyFisher:


Do you...

  • Want to print out material from this site for your own use?
    That's OK, go ahead and print away!
  • Want to use graphics, text and other intellectual property from this site on a web page? That's not OK. You cannot simply use content from this site as you please. It's ours, it's copyrighted and it's unique! And we want things to stay unique on the net and want to avoid redundancy! You can't just insert the URL pointing to our graphics either. These graphics and pictures are protected by a general copyright - in other words: they are not for others to use without permission!
  • Want to use material from this site for inclusion in your non-profit organization printed newsletter? That's generally OK, but we ask that you gain permission from the author first. Contact us to ask permission.
  • Want to include material from this site in teaching material for your non-profit class or workshop? Again: That's almost always OK, but again we kindly ask that you get a permission.
  • Want to commercially tie patterns originally published on this site? Absolutely not OK. This site if for the personal flyfisher, not an idea-bed for the commercial money-hound.

What you can do without asking:

  • You are very welcome to print or copy anything from this site for your own personal use. Examples: print a story for bed time reading, copy a pattern to store for later tying, use a picture as a desktop wallpaper.
  • You are very welcome to tie and use any fly patterns from the site for your own personal use. Examples: fill your boxes with flies from this site, modify them, fish them, frame them... whatever. If someone asks you where you got that pattern, be sure to tell them The Global FlyFisher!
  • You are very welcome use any tip, recipe, knot, idea that you got from the site for your own personal use. Example: make loop connections, furled leaders, wading staffs and so on. Be sure to credit the originator when asked; we have a large staff of writers that donate original material to our site. Please respect their copyright wishes as well.

What you definitely can't do without asking:

  • Please don't use the content of this site for commercial use. This means you may not re-produce text, pictures, drawings, ideas or any other intellectual property to make money for yourself or your company or even your non-profit organization. In particular you cannot simply copy images and illustrations to use in your own articles! No hot linking either.
  • Please don't republish material from this site in other printed or electronic publications - commercial or not - without asking for prior written consent. Contact us to ask permission.
  • Please don't tie original patterns found here in a commercial nature. We have many original patterns contributed by our staff writers that are personal favorites. Respect their copyrights.
  • Please don't commercially produce and sell products originated on this site.
  • You can't translate and republish content from this site. You can ask, and we usually grant permission to non-commercial operations (web sites, club newsletters, teaching material), but not for books, magazines or commercial web sites. Ask kindly, and we'll look into it.



If you want to use material in a way not mentioned, please feel free to contact us and ask permission. We're kind hearted persons, and will often grant that permission. Since we are a network of many contributors, we are obligated to watchdog the material found on this site.


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Comments

Nice web page you've...

Nice web page you've here.

Martin Joergensen's picture

Dundee, To be cle...

Dundee,

To be clear: No, no reproduction of photos on websites, in brochures or other printed material.

We make one general exception, and that is reprint of articles in club newsletters and we sometimes grant permission to translate articles into other languages.

But we generally do not want to see our material other places than here.

Martin

To be clear...there ...

To be clear...there is no permission granted for use of a photo(s) in websites, brochures or other printed material?

Martin Joergensen's picture

Bob, Of course yo...

Bob,

Of course you can link to our pages - we actually encourage you to do so. What we don't want is people integrating our graphics on their own pages, served from our server with no permission or credits.

Martin

Help, I couldn't fin...

Help, I couldn't find your email link... I need a supply of 30-100 chrome tip tops for a project I'm working on and can't seem to locate a manufacturer. Can you provide me with that information? Thanks Chris

"You can't just inse...

"You can't just insert the URL pointing to our graphics either."

How about providing a link to your home page on the links page of my personal non-commercial site. I would think you would want the eyeballs but never know.

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