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Licensing Terms & Legal Agreement

OpenÉire Studios offers premium fine-art photography and high-resolution aerial footage. To protect the integrity of the work, all media is subject to strict licensing terms. Please review the tiers below to ensure your intended use complies with our copyright and licensing policies.

International use (EU, US, and beyond)

Licences issued by OpenÉire Studios apply to customers worldwide. Your permitted usage is governed by the licence you purchase and the scope we approve. Copyright protection is recognised internationally and unauthorised use may be pursued in Ireland and/or the jurisdiction where the use occurs.

Art & Personal Use (Default)

Applies where you purchase an OpenÉire Studios photograph, artwork, or video as an individual for personal use, and not in connection with a business, trade, profession, or organisation.

Permitted Personal Use

Display physical prints in your home or private office
Give physical prints as a personal gift to another individual
Store digital files on your personal devices and make reasonable backup copies
Print digital files solely for your own personal, non-commercial display

Strictly Prohibited

Any business activity, advertising, client work, or promotional materials
Resale, redistribution, sublicensing, or sharing files publicly
Uploading to stock libraries, marketplaces, or "free asset" platforms
Uploading to Print-on-Demand (POD) services or merchandise platforms
Use in logos, trademarks, brand identities, templates, or design packs
Training artificial intelligence, machine learning systems, or dataset creation

Important Notices

Third-Party Rights: Images may depict locations or elements subject to third-party rights. This licence does not grant permission to use any trademarks or private property rights.
Privacy & Personality Rights: You must not use any work in a way that invades privacy, misrepresents a person, or implies endorsement by an identifiable individual.
Consumer Rights: Nothing in this licence limits your statutory rights under Irish or EU consumer protection law.

Commercial & Marketing Licence (Rights-Managed)

Applies to real estate agencies, hospitality brands, developers, and tourism operators. This is a Rights-Managed licence and requires approval.

Key Terms (Summary)

Defined scope (specific campaign, property listing, brand, or project)
Non-exclusive by default (exclusivity only by written agreement)
Time-limited duration (e.g., 3 / 6 / 12 months)
Territory-limited (e.g., Ireland / EU / US / Worldwide)
Media-limited (e.g., web, social, print, broadcast, paid ads)

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Commercial Rights-Managed Licence Agreement

The terms below summarise the legal licensing framework for commercial usage. The exact scope of your licence is set out in the Licence Schedule (asset, media, territory, duration, and any limits). By purchasing or using licensed media, the Licensee agrees to the Master Rights-Managed Agreement.

Licence Schedule Format

Licensed Asset(s): specific file(s), ID(s), and SHA-256 hashes
Permitted Media: precisely defined usage channels
Territory: authorized geographic regions
Duration: activation date to expiry date
Project / Campaign: specific brand or project name
Reach / Distribution Limits: e.g., print run, ad spend cap, or impression limits
Modifications Allowed: defined limitations on edits

1. Ownership & Copyright

All Licensed Asset(s) remain the exclusive intellectual property of OpenÉire Studios. No ownership, title, or copyright is transferred. The Licensee receives only the limited rights expressly granted in the Licence Schedule.

2. Drone Capture Compliance & Limited Warranty

OpenÉire Studios represents that, to the best of its knowledge, assets were captured in material compliance with applicable unmanned aircraft rules (including airspace restrictions and geographic zones). However, regulations evolve and OpenÉire Studios does not warrant the absence of all third-party rights in every element of the captured scene.

3. Grant of Licence, Territory & Duration

Subject to written approval and full payment, OpenÉire Studios grants a non-exclusive, non-transferable, rights-managed licence strictly within the defined scope, territory, duration, and permitted media channels stated in the Licence Schedule. Use is limited to the stated purpose; any new campaign, placement type, or media channel not listed is outside scope. Upon expiry, all usage must cease, and digital copies must be deleted except for one secure archival copy retained solely for legal record purposes.

4. Modifications & Moral Rights

Only modifications expressly permitted in the Licence Schedule are allowed. The Licensee shall not distort, mutilate, misrepresent, or treat the asset in a manner prejudicial to the honour or reputation of OpenÉire Studios.

5. Prohibited Uses & Standalone Value

The Licensed Asset(s) may not be used as the primary value component of any product for resale, redistribution, or extraction.

Reselling, sublicensing, redistributing, or making the standalone file available to third parties
Physical merchandise, apparel, posters, or uploading to Print-on-Demand (POD) platforms for resale
Uploading to stock libraries, marketplaces, or asset repositories
Use as a trademark, logo, service mark, or source identifier
Use in political campaigns, defamatory material, adult content, or misleading endorsements
Incorporation into template packs, design kits, LUT bundles, or resale toolkits
NFT minting, tokenisation, blockchain registration, or smart-contract systems

6. Artificial Intelligence & Automated Systems Prohibition

The Licensee shall not, directly or indirectly, use, upload, distribute, embed, or make available the Licensed Asset(s) for:

Training, fine-tuning, or evaluating any AI, machine learning, deep learning, or generative models
Inclusion in any dataset, corpus, or archive for computational analysis
Use as input, conditioning material, or style reference for automated generation systems
Creation of derivative synthetic imagery, video, or 3D assets algorithmically
Reverse engineering or extraction of compositional data for machine-readable pattern replication

7. Metadata & Copyright Management Information

The Licensee shall not remove, alter, obscure, or falsify copyright notices, attribution, embedded metadata (including EXIF/IPTC), digital watermarks, or file identifiers. Such removal may constitute material breach and statutory violation.

8. Third-Party Rights, Releases & Clearances

Unless expressly stated as 'Releases Included', no model, property, trademark, or location releases are provided. The Licensee bears sole and absolute responsibility for determining whether their specific intended use requires any additional third-party releases, particularly for advertising or sensitive contexts.

9. Agencies, Contractors & No Implied Endorsement

The Licensee may provide assets to contracted third parties solely for execution of the defined scope, remaining fully liable for their acts and omissions. The asset may not be used to suggest endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation by OpenÉire Studios unless expressly authorised.

10. Editorial Use & Credit

Editorial use requires written approval and may not be used for advertising, paid promotion, or product/service endorsement.

11. Indemnity & Limitation of Liability

The Licensee agrees to indemnify and hold harmless OpenÉire Studios against claims and costs arising from misuse, breach, or use beyond the defined scope. OpenÉire Studios shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages.

12. Governing Law, Audit & Enforcement

This Licence is governed by the laws of Ireland and applicable EU law. Upon reasonable request, the Licensee shall provide written certification confirming compliance.

OpenÉire Studios reserves the right to pursue enforcement and remedies (including injunctive relief and statutory damages) in the jurisdiction where infringement occurs and/or where the Licensee is established.

13. Breach, Termination & Remedies

Any unauthorised use constitutes material breach and infringement. OpenÉire Studios may terminate the licence immediately upon breach. Remedies may include takedown demands, injunctive relief, damages (including statutory damages where available), account of profits, and recovery of reasonable legal costs.

14. Entire Agreement

These terms, together with the Licence Schedule and any written approval issued by OpenÉire Studios, constitute the entire agreement between the parties regarding the Licensed Asset(s) and supersede prior discussions or communications.

Note: Your commercial licence is valid only after written approval and full payment. If you are unsure whether your use is within scope, request clarification before publishing.

Editorial Licence

Applies to media outlets, documentaries, magazines, and educational content where the goal is storytelling, not selling. Editorial usage requires written approval.

Conditions (Summary)

Written approval required
Mandatory visual credit (when required)
No advertising, paid promotion, or commercial endorsement