Fair Use Statement

Heart of Noir contains copyrighted material primarily in the form of photographic images from the films featured on the site, the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in an effort to advance understanding of the classic film noir phenomenon of the mid-20th century. We believe this constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond ‘fair use’, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

If you own the rights to any image used on Heart of Noir and wish for it not to be featured, please notify us at [email protected], and we will remove it accordingly.