Marketing

Copyright and Image Usage

All photographs created by the UCM Photography department and those appearing on www.usf.edu are copyrighted materials and are intended for the promotion and marketing of the University of South Florida. Photographs are not intended for commercial reproduction and are not intended for alteration beyond basic cropping and resizing. Images are not to be used out of the context of their intended use. All images are protected by U.S. Copyright Law.

The University of South Florida is publicly accessible and for this reason, the UCM Photography Department insists that any photographs taken at any of its locations with the intended use of marketing or promotion be accompanied by signed releases by all models and shoot participants. These locations include USF Tampa, USF Health, USF Sarasota-Manatee, USF Polytechnic, USF St. Petersburg, and USF’s Downtown Center. For guidelines or copyright law and use of photographic images, visit www.asmp.org/commerce/legal/releases/.

If you have questions regarding image copyright or the use of a photograph for USF materials, contact Joseph Gamble, University Photographer, at (813) 974-9057 or .