What is "Copyright?"

Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of United Kingdom to the creators of "original works," including literary, musical, artistic, dramatic and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works.

gives the owner (creator) of copyright, Merna Liddawi, the exclusive right to do and to authorise others to do the following:

· To reproduce the work in the shape of open edition prints, limited prints or any other form.

· To prepare derivative works based upon the work

· To display the work publicly

· To distribute copies of the work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending

It is illegal for anyone to violate any of the rights provided by the copyright law to the owner of copyright.

The artist retains the copyright of all original work whether sold, commissioned, or unsold. That means they have the right to reproduce the work in any shape or form as they see fit.

It’s common practice for artists to release prints whether limited edition or open edition of all original works, sold or unsold.

Having prints available of an original work does NOT devalue the original work in any shape or form, on the contrary, in some cases the original value increases of having prints released and as the work becomes more popular.

Legal Notice

· Merna Liddawi legally owns and reserves all rights to her intellectual property, which is under the protection of UK copyright laws.

· It is a violation of UK and international Copyright law to reproduce, or copy, Merna Liddawi’s images, writings, or trademarks.

· Federal and international copyright laws strictly prohibit reproduction, of any kind, without prior written authorization.

· This means it is illegal to print or electronically copy any image or text on mernaliddawi.com

· If you own an original work of art or a print, you ONLY own that. You do not own the license, nor do you have the right, to reproduce, or copy, Merna Liddawi’s intellectual property in any way.

· If you reproduce Merna Liddawi’s intellectual property, without Merna Liddawi’s written consent, you are guilty of copyright infringement and this is a violation of UK and international copyright law.