SOME INFORMATION ON COPYRIGHT:
One of the aims of Celtic Music Base is simply to help keep the music, the tradition alive.  Something we can easily do is to provide a space, a location where people can find information on artists they hear on radio programs or perhaps a name they have heard about from a friend.  It seems reasonable that such a space might include some sort of visual representation of the artist or performer.  To this end, we have included what are commonly referred to as 'publicity shots' or 'press release photos' with the biography of each artist.

In doing so, we undertook a substantial task in the area of copyright.  We have made every reasonable attempt to gain appropriate permission or clearance in order to use such material throughout the directory.

In some instances, we have received a picture for promotional use and have interpreted this definition to extend to areas such as Press/Internet media.

However, we do acknowledge that in rare instances, photographers and/or agents may claim various types of copyright on pictures we have used and that such a copyright claim may entail that the work (the 'photograph') not be re-used in other electronic media for storage and retrieval, outside a particular and initial contractual agreement with a particular party.  This is despite the fact that - for example - the picture has been sent to us for promotional use or we have obtained it from a website section labelled 'publicity material' or similar.

If such a case has occurred, please contact us and the item will be removed within 48 hours.