Compare Your Art (CYA) - It's That Easy!

Art is difficult to compare on a pure aesthetics basis. Everyone has a different style and a different taste ... from the very simple to the quite elaborate ... every image has it's place and it's time.

However, digital artwork is different. What you can do is compare production techniques, the technical efficiency of the files, the number of file formats available, the number of different and unique styles available, the flexibility and quality of printing or displaying on multiple devices, the use of drop shadows and different color backgrounds, and the cost of a perpetual royalty free usage of the image.

By "royalty free", we mean your ability to use the licensed image as many times as you choose, for as long as you choose, for numerous applications, on as many devices as you own ... and even have the flexibility to create different versions, or different color patterns, to fit all of your needs ... today and tomorrow ... for as long as you care to continue using the image. One low price allows you to use the image forever with no additional royalty payment of any kind. "Royalty free" ... forever!

You will also want to make sure the image you use is copyright-protected and registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. This is VERY important. This gives both you, and the company you licensed the image from, the ability to protect your image in the court system if that becomes necessary. And, believe me, that type of problem happens far more often than we all wish it would through the Internet distribution channels these days.

It is very dangerous for you to use an unprotected (not copyright registered) image in any of the your important web pages ... or in any of your presentation materials or other printed documents. For more information on "copyrights", see the "Copyrights" section of our new web site at www.imageline2.com.

So, let's get on with it. It's time for you to Compare Your Art ... you'll be glad you took the time to CYA ... believe me. It's not just the visual image that's important ... it's all the creative thought, research, documentation, testing, and programming that goes into our bringing you the image you want ... in multiple file formats that work on virtually any device you may use ... both today and in the future.

Imageline gets a positive checkmark for all of the categories listed below. We assign one point for each checkmark. That gives Imageline a CYA score of 21. See if your image supplier (some of our competitors are listed below) can make anywhere near this grade. You'll be glad you took the time to CYA. We guarantee it!

   1. Each image individually copyright-protected and registered with the U.S. Copyright Office
   2. Original source and sketch files of each image kept in safe archives perpetually
   3. Images produced and owned by a company that is still in business with in-house personnel
   4. All images designed, produced, digitized, and colorized in the United States and subject to our laws
   5. Licensing fees go directly to the artists and copyright owners, not to "middlemen"
   6. Images do not use any elements extracted from the "public domain"
   7. Signed "Work for Hire " agreements with any outside contractor who worked on the image
   8. World renowned illustrators and designers creating images that are truly distinguishable
   9. Company licensing the images never accused of copyright infringement in over 25 years
10. All images tested for B&W, gray scale AND color printing quality, and multiple online display options
11. Fourteen (14) different and unique artistic styles to choose from
12. ALL images created with sophisticated and proprietary vector-based drawing programs
13. Images available for use as cartoons, photo-realistism, symbolism, presentations, and animations
14. No bit-mapped, stair-stepped, low resolution imagery in our libraries
15. Usage on any device for as long as you want for one low license fee ... royalty free
16. Images available for every major market ... business, personal, healthcare, education, religion, holidays
17. FREE Copyright protection and consulting services should any claims ever be made against you
18. IPICS 2.0 images not available from anyone other than the original owner (Imageline, Inc.)
19. Discounts on related products and services to help you protect your new image
20. FREE highly relevant and usable vector images to demonstrate to you the quality of our work
21. We GUARANTEE if you find anyone who scores as well as Imageline we'll license you your favorite image for FREE

Some of our most successful competitors are:

Ntech
Jupiter Images
Getty Images
iStockphoto
Corbis
Clipart Factory
iClipart
Google
Microsoft
Fotosearch
Nova Development
Logoworks/Logomaker
Open Clipart Library
WPClipart
Photobucket
Other Free Online Clipart Sites

CYA .. not all clip art is created equal. What's behind your new image is equally as important as how it looks!