Terms.

What this is

Cottonmouth Press makes print-ready t-shirt files. We don’t print, sell, or ship shirts. You take the file to a printer of your choosing; what happens at the printer is between you and them.

The free download

Every published plate is free to download for personal use: shirts for you, your friends, your group. The designer’s credit line stays on. You may not sell shirts made from a free download or redistribute the file.

The print pack

Buying a print pack gives you a commercial license for that one plate: sell shirts made from it, in any quantity, with or without the credit line. You may not resell or share the files, register the slogan or design as a trademark, or claim you made it. The designer keeps the copyright. The full license ships in the pack.

If you press designs

• You own what you write. By publishing you let anyone download it free for personal use with your credit line on, and let us sell print packs for it, paying you the designer share shown at the time of sale.
• Don’t press other people’s trademarks, hate speech, or harassment. We screen, and we take plates down when the screen or a report is right.
• Presses (generation credits) have no cash value and aren’t refundable once used. Bought presses never expire.
• Payouts run monthly by hand once you’re over $20. We may hold a payout while we look into a report.

If you post a print photo

Only post photos you took or have permission to post. A verified photo appears on the plate and the designer’s profile. We can decline or remove any photo.

Accounts

One handle per person. We can suspend accounts that abuse the press, the directory, or other people. Suspension hides your plates; it doesn’t take back files people already downloaded.

No warranty, limited liability

The files are provided as-is. We aim for a spec any shop accepts; if a shop rejects one, tell us and we’ll fix the file or the shop. We’re not liable for what gets printed, worn, or sold.

Changes

If these terms change in a way that matters, we’ll email account holders before it takes effect.