All of the artwork presented on this website, images, digital files, graphic images & elements, arrangement,
literary works, and text are copyright © Koya Abe 1997-2011. All rights are reserved unless expressly stated otherwise.




Press:  Excerpts from text/literary materials may be used for press publications.  Images for press publication (including online, blogs, websites, and print) are available upon request.  Contact the artist’s representative with information about the intended use, media (online or print, preferred resolution, etc.) and anticipated dates of use and a response will be made as soon as possible.  Please see terms of use, below, for more information.

Art Professionals:  (Art museums, art gallery curators/directors and other designated professionals only) may retain copies made from the website materials for reference purposes.

Personal & all others:  For any use or questions, please contact the representative for information and/or authorization when applicable.  If in doubt, just send an e-mail and a response will be made as soon as possible.


COPYRIGHT NOTICE, legal notice, including terms and conditions of use of website images:

Definitions:  The following definitions apply to the information stated on this page. "Website" unless otherwise stated, means the website located at http://www.koyaabe.com, including all subpages and ancillary pages, including that which is identified as www.koyaabe.com and subpages and ancillary pages, regardless of (URL) location. "Material" is all artwork images, digital files, html code, graphic images and elements, arrangement, literary work and other text, displayed on or forming a part of the website (http://www.koyaabe.com).  Material also includes reproductions made of these articles, regardless of where they may be located or displayed.  "Reproduction" means any form of copying or duplication, including but not limited to downloading, printing, facsimile transmittal (fax), scanning, photocopying, photographing, or digital duplication/copying.  (Merely viewing, without other action, in a web browser without otherwise downloading or copying the material is not considered reproduction by these terms).  "Distribution" means any form of dissemination of the website material, including artwork images, by the means of, but not limited to, electronic communication (web, e-mail, messaging, server transfers, etc.), by fax, or any other type of transfer in physical or digital form.  "Commercial use" is any form of sale, lending, renting, promotion or advertising, or display associated with goods or services for sale, regardless of whether such actions or associations generate monetary revenue.  "Internet" includes but is not limted to the physical devices and communication processes known as the "world wide web," and electronic visual communications, telecommunication, texual communications, distance data transfer, audio communications and related processes and services, and related devices and functions which effect such communciations. Internet also means any such process, device, function or service so designated in the future, or serving a similar or related function. "Online" means any form of display or dissemination that is viewable or accessible via the internet to anyone or any device.  "Public display" means any form of exhibition or display of the material, including online presentation, which can potentially or actually be viewed, either simultaneously or non-simultaneously, by more than one person with little or no limitation.

Terms of Use:  Any use of the materials, express or implied, must include attribution (artist’s name) unless otherwise specified.  For any uses occuring outside the physical boundaries of the United States of America, European Union countries, United Kingdom, Japan, or South Korea, or when any uses, including online display, may result in display outside of the afore countries, a copyright notice must be visible on the material.  The copyright notice should be in the form presented with the image on the website and in addition, must comply with any local standards for such a notice if they differ from the website format.  Digital files for use online must include a link back to either this page (http://www.koyaabe.com/rights.html) or the main website page (http://www.koyaabe.com) within the “file info” section or in print adjacent to the image or text.  If any terms herein are found to be unlawful or ineffective, the remain terms shall survive and will constitute the entirety of the statement, or of the agreement, if any. To the extent that these terms create an agreement or a license, any such dispute arising from the agreement or license shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York and by the laws of the United States of America, including as allowable by the law, statutory damages and fees. In the event of any legal dispute, the licensee or putative licensee agrees that the Courts of the State of New York, United States of America, are the sole venue for such action. By performaing any acts that are permitted by this statement or agreement, including any of the terms or authorizations specified anywhere on this page or this statement, the person or entity taking such action, including any agents of an entity or person, agrees to be bound by the terms herein and acknowledges that notice has been received. These terms may be altered at any time by the artist/author of the materials and by the copyright holder/owner.

Other than the uses granted on this page, and those specifically permitted by law, all rights are reserved.  All rights of reproduction, distribution, public display, publication, and any form of commercial use, or transfer, are expressly retained. Additional and other uses, or any exceptions to this statement/agreement, may be authorized only upon the express written permission of the artist/author or copyright holder/owner.  

Please feel free to contact the artist’s representative for any information, questions, or permission requests at rights@koyaabe.com.  Thank you.




Additional Resources: Information about copyrights, permitted uses and rights related to visual art are available from the U.S. Copyright office.