last updated: January 1st, 2022
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FAIR DEALING
This copyright statement relies on Canadian statute, namely, the
Copyright Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42 (An Act respecting copyright) and specifically section 29, “Exceptions”:
“Fair dealing for the purpose of research, private study, education, parody or satire does not infringe copyright.”
Explanation:
Most of the digital illustrations on this site use images taken from the Internet.
These have been substantially altered and/or used only in part, in a way that comments on or parodies the original, essentially creating a new work, and in such a manner that the value of the original, if any, has not been affected. Without affecting the generality of the foregoing, this is relevant to the illustrations which have been used for commercial purposes, including merchandise using the illustration.
I believe this constitutes “fair dealing” as outlined in the Canadian Copyright Act. If any copyright holder feels otherwise, please contact copyright@slowpainful.com in the first instance with proof of copyright status and your request will be reviewed within 48 hours.