I do recall that this has appeared on the forums before, but I couldn't find it ...
A(n obscure) band has asked me to use an image for an album cover ... they are asking for "terms and conditions for its use". Any bright ideas of how one should respond to this?
Thanks, Stuart
Posted by Max Waugh on September 3, 2015 at 12:13 PM
Stuart, if you handle more than one or two licensing requests per year, it may be worthwhile to invest in FotoQuote's pricing software. It can be a big help when it comes to determining pricing.
Once you have a figure in mind, I'd be sure to spell out the price, length of usage term, number of copies the usage is good for, etc. These are all things that are commonly considered when it comes to image licensing. It's up to you whether to allow them to use the image perpetually or if they'll need to come back and re-up the license after they've printed their first, say, 500 or 1000 copies.
Max has given some excellent criteria to look at in terms of liscensing.
Here are couple of others to consider...
Exclusive or non-exclusive use.
Copyright status.
If the use is exclusive, then the price you charge should reflect that. If they want to buy the copyrights, then the price you charge should be reflected in the contract, as well.
As always be sure to obey the two primary rules...
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4 repliesI do recall that this has appeared on the forums before, but I couldn't find it ...
A(n obscure) band has asked me to use an image for an album cover ... they are asking for "terms and conditions for its use". Any bright ideas of how one should respond to this?
Thanks, Stuart
Stuart, if you handle more than one or two licensing requests per year, it may be worthwhile to invest in FotoQuote's pricing software. It can be a big help when it comes to determining pricing.
Once you have a figure in mind, I'd be sure to spell out the price, length of usage term, number of copies the usage is good for, etc. These are all things that are commonly considered when it comes to image licensing. It's up to you whether to allow them to use the image perpetually or if they'll need to come back and re-up the license after they've printed their first, say, 500 or 1000 copies.
Max
Max has given some excellent criteria to look at in terms of liscensing.
Here are couple of others to consider...
Exclusive or non-exclusive use.
Copyright status.
If the use is exclusive, then the price you charge should reflect that. If they want to buy the copyrights, then the price you charge should be reflected in the contract, as well.
As always be sure to obey the two primary rules...
No good deed goes unpunished.
Get it in writing.
--P
Max & Preston - thanks, much appreciated and good advice!!
is it death metal, by any chance?