106.1 General Purpose

The purpose of this Copyright Policy is to establish a clear framework for the protection, licensing, permitted use, restriction and enforcement of copyright and related intellectual property associated with AKBSTOCK Products, Website content and other protected creative material.

This Policy is intended to help Customers, visitors, licensees, creators, businesses and other users understand how copyright-related rights and responsibilities operate when interacting with AKBSTOCK.

106.2 Protecting Original Creative Work

A primary purpose of this Policy is to protect original creative work and other lawfully controlled intellectual property against unauthorized copying, reproduction, distribution, resale, sharing, extraction or other misuse.

AKBSTOCK recognizes that textile designs, digital artwork and related creative resources may represent substantial creative effort, professional skill, commercial investment and intellectual value.

106.3 Protecting Legitimate Rights Holders

This Policy is intended to protect not only rights owned directly by AKBSTOCK but also rights that AKBSTOCK is lawfully authorized to license, distribute, administer or enforce.

Nothing in this Policy is intended to claim ownership of intellectual property that legally belongs to another person or entity.

106.4 Clarifying Customer Rights

This Policy is also intended to clarify that Customers may receive meaningful rights to use AKBSTOCK Products without necessarily acquiring ownership of the underlying copyright.

The scope of those rights depends on the applicable License Agreement, Product terms, transaction circumstances and applicable law.

106.5 Distinguishing Ownership From Licensing

One of the central purposes of this Policy is to distinguish ownership of copyright from permission to use copyrighted material.

A License may authorize specified uses of a Product while the underlying copyright remains with the applicable rights holder unless it has been expressly and legally assigned or transferred.

106.6 Explaining the Effect of Purchase

This Policy is intended to make clear that purchasing an AKBSTOCK Product ordinarily provides access to the Product together with the rights granted under the applicable License.

Payment alone does not automatically amount to a transfer of copyright ownership.

106.7 Explaining Different License Models

AKBSTOCK may make Products available under different licensing models, including Commercial, Subscription, Exclusive, Free or other Product-specific arrangements.

This Policy helps explain the copyright principles common to those models while the applicable License Agreement determines the exact rights granted in a particular transaction.

106.8 Defining Permitted Use

This Policy is intended to help identify the difference between uses that may be permitted under an applicable License and uses that may require additional authorization.

Detailed permitted uses are addressed in this Policy and in the relevant AKBSTOCK License Agreements.

106.9 Defining Prohibited Use

This Policy is intended to identify categories of use that may be prohibited because they exceed the scope of an applicable License, interfere with legitimate intellectual property rights or create unreasonable risks of unauthorized redistribution or exploitation.

106.10 Preventing Unauthorized Redistribution

A significant purpose of this Policy is to prevent AKBSTOCK Products from being redistributed as standalone design resources without authorization.

Customers may receive rights to use Products in authorized projects or end products without receiving unrestricted rights to distribute the original or substantially equivalent Product files to others.

106.11 Preventing Unauthorized Resale

This Policy is intended to prevent the unauthorized resale of AKBSTOCK Products, source files, previews or substantially equivalent digital resources where such resale is not expressly authorized.

The ability to commercially use a Product in an authorized end product should not be interpreted as unrestricted permission to resell the underlying Product itself.

106.12 Preventing Unauthorized File Sharing

This Policy seeks to prevent sharing of protected Product files through messaging services, cloud folders, file-sharing networks, online groups, marketplaces or other channels where such sharing is not permitted by the applicable License.

106.13 Protecting Preview Content

This Policy is intended to clarify that Product previews, thumbnails, watermarked images and other publicly viewable Website materials are provided for evaluation, identification, marketing or informational purposes.

Public visibility does not automatically create unrestricted permission to copy, extract or commercially exploit such content.

106.14 Protecting High-Resolution Products

AKBSTOCK may supply high-resolution, editable, layered, vector, production-ready or otherwise commercially valuable Product files.

This Policy is intended to protect such files against unauthorized redistribution while allowing legitimate Customers to use them according to their License rights.

106.15 Supporting Textile Production

This Policy is intended to allow legitimate textile, garment, fashion, home décor and manufacturing uses where authorized by the applicable License while protecting the underlying design from unauthorized resale or distribution.

106.16 Supporting Professional Designers

AKBSTOCK Products may be used by designers and creative professionals in authorized commercial and client workflows.

This Policy seeks to provide sufficient clarity so professional users can understand the distinction between using a design within a licensed project and transferring unauthorized independent rights in the design itself.

106.17 Supporting Businesses and Manufacturers

This Policy is intended to support legitimate business and manufacturing activity while establishing safeguards concerning access by employees, contractors, printers, factories and other third parties.

106.18 Protecting Digital Distribution Channels

Digital Product files can be copied and redistributed rapidly and at large scale.

This Policy therefore seeks to establish reasonable controls around downloadable files, digital distribution, online uploading and other activities that could make protected Products available to unauthorized persons.

106.19 Preventing Marketplace Misuse

This Policy is intended to prevent unauthorized uploading or resale of AKBSTOCK Products through stock marketplaces, design libraries, asset stores, print marketplaces or other third-party platforms where the applicable License does not authorize such activity.

106.20 Preventing Piracy

A further purpose of this Policy is to discourage and address piracy, unlawful copying, unauthorized sharing and other forms of systematic misuse that may harm AKBSTOCK, legitimate rights holders and lawfully licensed Customers.

106.21 Protecting Against Unauthorized Scraping

This Policy is intended to establish that publicly accessible Website content is not automatically available for unrestricted automated scraping, harvesting, bulk extraction or systematic downloading.

Such activities may also be governed by the AKBSTOCK Terms & Conditions, Acceptable Use Policy and applicable technical restrictions.

106.22 Artificial Intelligence and Dataset Protection

This Policy is intended to address unauthorized use of AKBSTOCK content for artificial intelligence training, machine-learning datasets, model development, data extraction and related computational uses.

The existence and enforceability of particular copyright or contractual restrictions concerning such activities remain subject to applicable law.

106.23 Protecting Copyright Management Information

This Policy is intended to protect legitimate copyright notices, Product identifiers, ownership information, watermarks and other copyright-management information associated with AKBSTOCK content.

More detailed rules concerning removal or alteration of such information are addressed later in this Policy.

106.24 Preserving Evidence of Ownership

This Policy is intended to support reasonable preservation of creation records, source files, publication records, licensing information and other evidence that may help establish authorship, ownership, licensing or enforcement rights.

106.25 Supporting Copyright Enforcement

This Policy provides a framework for AKBSTOCK to respond where it reasonably believes that protected content is being used outside an applicable License or other lawful authorization.

Enforcement may involve reasonable contractual, technical, platform-based or legal measures, depending on the circumstances.

106.26 Fair Enforcement

The purpose of this Policy is not to encourage indiscriminate or excessive copyright enforcement.

AKBSTOCK seeks to distinguish legitimate infringement from authorized use, lawful exceptions, genuine ownership disputes and other circumstances in which enforcement may not be appropriate.

106.27 Protecting Licensed Customers

This Policy is intended to protect Customers who lawfully obtain and use AKBSTOCK Products within their License rights.

AKBSTOCK retaining copyright should not prevent a valid Customer from exercising uses clearly authorized under the applicable License.

106.28 Preventing License Confusion

Another purpose of this Policy is to reduce misunderstandings about the meaning of terms such as commercial use, exclusive use, free download, modification, client work, end product, redistribution and copyright ownership.

Specific definitions and License terms should be consulted where their precise meaning is relevant.

106.29 Protecting Exclusive Transactions

Where AKBSTOCK provides an Exclusive License, this Policy is intended to support the integrity of that transaction by protecting the relevant rights granted under the applicable Exclusive License Agreement.

The exact effect of exclusivity remains determined by the specific agreement rather than by the word “exclusive” alone.

106.30 Protecting Subscription Content

Products accessed through a Subscription remain subject to copyright and License restrictions even where the Customer obtains them through recurring Subscription access rather than individual Product purchases.

This Policy is intended to clarify that Subscription access does not create unrestricted ownership or redistribution rights.

106.31 Protecting Free Products

This Policy is intended to ensure that Customers understand that Products supplied without monetary charge may remain protected by copyright and subject to License restrictions.

Free availability should not automatically be interpreted as public-domain dedication or unrestricted redistribution permission.

106.32 Protecting Website Content

This Policy is intended to protect original Website content, including eligible graphics, artwork, written material, Product previews and other protectable elements, while recognizing that individual elements may have different ownership or legal status.

106.33 Respecting Third-Party Content

A fundamental purpose of this Policy is also to respect copyright owned by third parties.

AKBSTOCK does not intend to obtain or assert rights in third-party content merely because that content appears on, is submitted to or is referenced through the Website.

106.34 Providing a Complaint Framework

This Policy is intended to explain AKBSTOCK’s general approach to alleged infringement and to direct legitimate copyright complaints toward the appropriate dedicated complaint procedure.

106.35 Separating Policy From Complaint Procedure

This Copyright Policy primarily establishes substantive copyright and License principles.

The separate Copyright Complaint (DMCA) Policy is intended to address procedural matters such as submission of infringement notices, supporting evidence, responses and disputed claims where applicable.

106.36 Supporting Good-Faith Complaints

This Policy seeks to provide a framework under which genuine copyright concerns can be raised and reviewed without automatically treating every disagreement as misconduct or fraud.

106.37 Discouraging False Claims

This Policy is also intended to discourage knowingly false, fabricated, misleading or abusive copyright claims that could improperly interfere with AKBSTOCK, its Customers or legitimate rights holders.

106.38 Supporting Evidence-Based Decisions

Where copyright ownership or infringement is disputed, this Policy seeks to support decisions based on reasonably available evidence rather than unsupported assumptions.

Relevant evidence may include original files, creation records, contracts, licenses, publication history, metadata and other appropriate documentation.

106.39 Protecting Against Overclaiming

This Policy is intended to protect AKBSTOCK without claiming rights broader than those AKBSTOCK actually owns, controls or is legally entitled to enforce.

The scope of copyright protection remains determined by applicable law and the facts relating to the relevant work.

106.40 Recognizing Copyright Exceptions

This Policy is not intended to eliminate legally applicable copyright exceptions, limitations or other rights that cannot lawfully be excluded by contract.

Whether a particular exception applies depends on the relevant jurisdiction and circumstances.

106.41 Recognizing Design-Law Interaction

Because AKBSTOCK operates in the textile and design sector, this Policy is intended to recognize that certain creative works may involve interaction between copyright law, design law and other intellectual property protections.

The Policy therefore should not be interpreted as creating copyright protection where a different legal rule governs the relevant design or use.

106.42 International Protection

AKBSTOCK may serve Customers across multiple jurisdictions.

This Policy is intended to provide a consistent general copyright framework while recognizing that copyright protection, licensing rules, exceptions and enforcement remedies may vary internationally.

106.43 Compliance With Mandatory Law

This Policy is intended to operate subject to mandatory applicable law.

Where a provision of this Policy conflicts with a legal requirement that cannot lawfully be excluded or modified, that mandatory requirement will prevail to the extent of the conflict.

106.44 Supporting Legal Certainty

This Policy seeks to reduce uncertainty by documenting AKBSTOCK’s general expectations concerning copyright, Product licensing and intellectual property use.

Clear rules can help both AKBSTOCK and Customers understand their respective rights before disputes arise.

106.45 Supporting Commercial Confidence

Clear intellectual property rules can help Customers use legitimately licensed Products with greater confidence in commercial, manufacturing and creative workflows.

This Policy therefore seeks to protect both the value of AKBSTOCK Products and the legitimate rights acquired by Customers.

106.46 Protecting Product Value

Unauthorized redistribution of digital design files may undermine the commercial value of both individual Products and the AKBSTOCK library.

This Policy is intended to preserve that value while enabling lawful licensed use.

106.47 Protecting Exclusive Value

Unauthorized copying or redistribution may be particularly harmful where a Product is subject to exclusive or restricted licensing.

This Policy therefore supports additional protection of rights and obligations created through Exclusive License transactions.

106.48 Supporting Traceability

AKBSTOCK may use Product identifiers, transaction records, metadata, watermarks or other reasonable methods to help identify Products, authorized transactions and potential unauthorized distribution.

This Policy is intended to provide a legal framework for such legitimate rights-protection measures.

106.49 Supporting Account Enforcement

Where copyright misuse is connected to an AKBSTOCK Account, this Policy may support proportionate Account restrictions or other contractual measures where permitted by the applicable AKBSTOCK legal documents.

Such measures should not be applied merely because a Customer raises a legitimate copyright question or good-faith complaint.

106.50 Supporting Platform Enforcement

Where protected AKBSTOCK content is unlawfully distributed through a third-party Website, marketplace, social network, hosting service or other platform, this Policy is intended to support appropriate use of available reporting, takedown or dispute procedures.

106.51 Supporting Legal Remedies

Where appropriate and legally available, this Policy is intended to preserve AKBSTOCK’s ability to pursue remedies for infringement, License violations or related misuse.

The nature and availability of any remedy depend on applicable law, contractual rights and the facts of the particular matter.

106.52 No Automatic Litigation

The existence of a potential copyright violation does not mean AKBSTOCK must immediately initiate legal proceedings.

Depending on the circumstances, AKBSTOCK may use communication, correction, removal, platform reporting, Account measures or other proportionate steps before considering formal legal action.

106.53 Correcting Genuine Mistakes

This Policy is intended to allow reasonable correction of genuine misunderstandings or accidental violations where appropriate, without requiring AKBSTOCK to waive its underlying rights.

106.54 Distinguishing Mistakes From Abuse

AKBSTOCK seeks to distinguish genuine Customer mistakes from intentional piracy, systematic redistribution, fraudulent conduct or repeated misuse.

The seriousness and circumstances of the conduct may therefore influence the response considered appropriate.

106.55 Protecting Against Repeat Misuse

This Policy is intended to support stronger measures where a person repeatedly or knowingly engages in unauthorized copying, distribution or other misuse after receiving appropriate notice or otherwise having reason to understand the applicable restrictions.

106.56 Supporting Copyright Education

This Policy is also intended to educate Customers about the basic difference between purchasing a digital design, obtaining permission to use it and acquiring ownership of intellectual property rights.

106.57 Reducing Accidental Violations

Clear copyright and License rules can reduce accidental violations caused by misunderstandings about file sharing, client delivery, marketplace uploads, modifications or commercial use.

This Policy therefore seeks to provide practical guidance in addition to legal protection.

106.58 Supporting Proper Client Workflows

This Policy seeks to help professional Customers understand when files may be provided to clients, manufacturers, printers, contractors or other service providers and what restrictions may continue to apply to those recipients.

106.59 Supporting Proper Modification

This Policy is intended to explain that permitted modification of a Product does not automatically eliminate copyright or License restrictions applicable to the underlying work.

Detailed rules concerning adaptations and derivative works are addressed later in this Policy.

106.60 Supporting Physical End Products

AKBSTOCK recognizes that many Customers obtain textile designs for use in physical commercial products.

This Policy seeks to protect legitimate production rights granted by the applicable License while preventing the physical-product permission from being misinterpreted as unrestricted digital-file distribution permission.

106.61 Supporting Digital End Products

Because digital end products can expose source artwork to copying or extraction, this Policy is intended to establish greater clarity concerning permitted digital uses, editable files, templates and downloadable products.

106.62 Protecting Source Files

This Policy seeks to preserve the distinction between an authorized end product and the underlying AKBSTOCK source file.

Where a third party can extract or reuse the original design as an independent asset, additional restrictions may apply under the relevant License.

106.63 Protecting Against Sub-Licensing

This Policy is intended to prevent Customers from granting independent rights in AKBSTOCK Products to third parties unless such sublicensing is expressly permitted under the applicable License or written authorization.

106.64 Protecting Against Ownership Claims by Customers

Unless legally transferred, Customers should not represent that they own the underlying AKBSTOCK copyright merely because they purchased, downloaded, modified or commercially used the Product.

This Policy seeks to preserve accurate identification of intellectual property ownership.

106.65 Protecting Customer-Created Contributions

This Policy is not intended to claim ownership of independent original material lawfully created by a Customer merely because it is combined with an AKBSTOCK Product.

Rights in combined or derivative works remain subject to applicable law and the underlying rights in each component.

106.66 Supporting Record Keeping

This Policy is intended to support reasonable maintenance of records relating to Product creation, licensing, publication, purchase, access, enforcement and copyright complaints where necessary for legitimate business or legal purposes.

106.67 Supporting Future Growth

AKBSTOCK may expand its Product categories, technologies, licensing models, distribution systems and international operations over time.

This Policy is intended to provide a flexible copyright framework capable of supporting that growth while remaining subject to applicable law and future amendments.

106.68 Relationship With Commercial License Agreement

The Commercial License Agreement provides the specific contractual permissions and restrictions applicable to Products obtained under a Commercial License.

This Copyright Policy provides the broader intellectual property principles supporting those terms.

106.69 Relationship With Subscription License Agreement

The Subscription License Agreement governs Product-use rights arising through eligible AKBSTOCK Subscription access.

This Policy explains the underlying copyright principles that continue to apply to Subscription Products.

106.70 Relationship With Exclusive License Agreement

The Exclusive License Agreement governs the particular scope and consequences of an Exclusive License transaction.

This Policy does not independently expand or reduce the exclusivity expressly provided by that Agreement.

106.71 Relationship With Terms & Conditions

This Policy should be read together with the AKBSTOCK Terms & Conditions, which may establish additional contractual rules concerning Website access, Accounts, Products, Licenses, prohibited conduct and enforcement.

106.72 Relationship With Acceptable Use Policy

The Acceptable Use Policy may impose additional restrictions concerning automated access, misuse, abuse, technical circumvention, harmful activity and other conduct relating to AKBSTOCK systems or Products.

106.73 Relationship With Refund & Cancellation Policy

The Refund & Cancellation Policy governs the financial and transaction-related consequences of refunds, reversals and cancellations.

This Copyright Policy helps explain the intellectual property and License consequences where Product-use rights are affected by such events.

106.74 Relationship With Privacy Policy

Where copyright administration, complaint handling or enforcement involves personal information, the AKBSTOCK Privacy Policy governs the processing of that information together with applicable law.

106.75 Relationship With Copyright Complaint (DMCA) Policy

The separate Copyright Complaint (DMCA) Policy is intended to provide the procedural mechanism through which eligible rights holders may report alleged infringement and through which disputed copyright claims may be handled.

This Copyright Policy establishes the substantive principles that operate alongside that procedure.

106.76 Consistent Interpretation

AKBSTOCK legal documents should be interpreted consistently wherever reasonably possible, with each document governing the subject matter for which it is specifically designed.

Mandatory applicable law will prevail where it cannot lawfully be modified by contract.

106.77 No Creation of Rights Beyond Law

This Policy is intended to protect legitimate rights, not to create copyright or intellectual property rights that do not exist under applicable law.

Any assertion of ownership, licensing or infringement remains subject to the legal status of the relevant work and the facts of the particular case.

106.78 No Removal of Mandatory Rights

This Policy is not intended to remove rights, exceptions, defenses or protections that applicable mandatory law does not permit AKBSTOCK to exclude.

106.79 Balanced Protection

The overall purpose of this Policy is to maintain a balanced intellectual property framework.

AKBSTOCK seeks to protect creators and rights holders against unauthorized exploitation while ensuring that Customers can exercise legitimate rights obtained through valid Licenses.

106.80 Trust and Transparency

AKBSTOCK seeks to build trust by clearly communicating what Customers may and may not do with its Products and by avoiding unnecessary ambiguity concerning copyright ownership and Product licensing.

106.81 Supporting Responsible Use

This Policy encourages Customers to use AKBSTOCK Products responsibly, lawfully and within the scope of the applicable License.

Customers who are uncertain about a proposed use should review the applicable License before using or distributing the Product.

106.82 Protecting the AKBSTOCK Ecosystem

Effective copyright and License protection helps preserve the integrity of the AKBSTOCK design library, supports continued creative development and protects legitimate Customers from competing with unauthorized copies of the same Products.

106.83 Supporting Sustainable Creative Commerce

This Policy is intended to support a sustainable system in which creative digital Products can be lawfully licensed, used commercially and protected against unauthorized redistribution.

106.84 Future Technologies

Copyright-related risks and methods of using digital creative content may evolve as technologies change.

This Policy is intended to provide principles capable of applying to new methods of copying, distribution, automated processing and digital exploitation, subject to applicable law and future Policy updates.

106.85 Future Product Categories

This Policy may apply to future AKBSTOCK Product categories where the relevant material is protected by copyright or other applicable intellectual property rights and is made available under the AKBSTOCK legal framework.

106.86 Policy Updates

AKBSTOCK may revise this Policy where reasonably necessary to reflect changes in its Products, Licenses, technologies, enforcement practices, legal requirements or business operations.

Any changes remain subject to the provisions governing updates to this Copyright Policy and applicable law.

106.87 No Automatic Retroactive Expansion

A later amendment to this Copyright Policy does not automatically expand or reduce rights granted under an earlier completed License transaction where those rights are governed by the terms applicable to that transaction, unless a legally valid modification applies.

106.88 Customer Questions

Customers who require clarification concerning copyright or permitted Product use may review this Policy, the applicable License Agreement and other relevant AKBSTOCK legal documents.

Where necessary, Customers may contact AKBSTOCK through its official support or copyright contact channels.

106.89 Copyright-Specific Contact

Copyright-specific questions and legitimate copyright communications may be directed to the official AKBSTOCK copyright contact address identified in this Policy.

Formal infringement complaints should follow the separate Copyright Complaint (DMCA) procedure where applicable.

106.90 Customer Support and Copyright Support

General Product, payment, Account or download questions should normally be directed to Customer Support, while copyright ownership, infringement or rights-related matters may be directed to the dedicated copyright channel.

This distinction helps AKBSTOCK route requests to the appropriate process.

106.91 No Legal Advice to Customers

This Policy explains AKBSTOCK’s contractual and operational copyright framework but does not constitute individualized legal advice to a Customer concerning a particular jurisdiction, dispute or third-party use.

Customers remain responsible for obtaining independent professional advice where necessary for significant legal questions outside ordinary AKBSTOCK License clarification.

106.92 Copyright Policy as Part of Legal Framework

This Policy forms part of the broader AKBSTOCK legal framework and should not ordinarily be read in isolation from the applicable Terms & Conditions, License Agreements, Acceptable Use Policy, Refund & Cancellation Policy, Privacy Policy and Copyright Complaint procedure.

106.93 Protecting Both Sides of the Transaction

The purpose of this Policy is not solely to restrict Customers.

It is also intended to document and protect the legitimate Product-use rights that Customers receive, so that valid License holders can understand what they are entitled to do with properly obtained AKBSTOCK Products.

106.94 Rights Must Be Read in Context

No individual sentence in this Policy should ordinarily be interpreted in isolation where another applicable provision defines, limits or qualifies the relevant right.

The complete applicable License and legal framework should be considered when determining the scope of a particular permission or restriction.

106.95 Fairness Principle

AKBSTOCK seeks to apply copyright and License rules reasonably and consistently while taking account of the relevant Product, transaction, License and evidence.

Similar conduct may receive different treatment where material facts or legal circumstances differ.

106.96 Good-Faith Principle

AKBSTOCK seeks to exercise copyright enforcement and complaint review in good faith.

Customers and third parties are likewise expected to provide truthful information and avoid knowingly false ownership or infringement claims.

106.97 Proportionality Principle

Where a violation occurs, AKBSTOCK may consider the seriousness, scale, intent, repetition, commercial impact and other relevant circumstances when determining an appropriate response.

This does not prevent stronger action where immediate measures are reasonably necessary to protect rights or prevent ongoing harm.

106.98 Long-Term Copyright Strategy

This Policy is intended to support AKBSTOCK’s long-term development as a professional textile design library by creating clear standards for protecting creative assets while enabling legitimate commercial licensing worldwide.

106.99 Core Purpose

The core purpose of this Copyright Policy is to ensure that AKBSTOCK creative content can be lawfully licensed and commercially used without allowing lawful access to become unauthorized ownership, unrestricted redistribution or infringement.

It seeks to protect creators, rights holders, AKBSTOCK and legitimate Customers within one balanced intellectual property framework.

106.100 Section Summary

This Copyright Policy exists to protect legitimate intellectual property associated with AKBSTOCK while clearly defining the rights that Customers receive through valid Licenses.

It is intended to prevent unauthorized copying, redistribution, resale, piracy, sublicensing, scraping and other misuse while supporting lawful textile production, commercial projects, client work and other uses expressly authorized by the applicable License.

The Policy also seeks to protect legitimate Customers, recognize third-party rights, accommodate mandatory copyright exceptions and legal requirements, provide a framework for fair enforcement and direct copyright disputes into an appropriate complaint process.

AKBSTOCK’s overall objective is to maintain a transparent and sustainable digital textile design ecosystem in which creative work is protected, Customers understand their licensed rights and unauthorized exploitation can be addressed fairly and lawfully.