l i c e n s i n g options assignment rates
The photographs on this site are copyright protected • when you select an image from the library, or assign a photo-shoot, you are licensing specific rights to that image • it is important that the terms of license agreement accuaretly reflect your needs • below, in order of cost, are the various options and their definitions:
one-time use,
non-exclusive
(prices listed in pricing coach
are based on this category)
• buyer has one specific use in mind
• buyer does not mind if other buyers licencse rights to the same photo during the agreed period of usage.
one-time use,
with industry exclusivity
• buyer has one specific use in mind
• buyer wishes to restrict competitors from the same industry from using the image during the specified period of usage.
one-time use,
with total exclusivity
• buyer has one specific use in mind
• buyer wishes to restrict ALL other buyers from using the same image during the specified period of usage.
unlimited use,
with industry exclusivity
• buyer can use the image as often and in as many uses as needed, for a specified period of usage
• buyer wishes to restrict competitors in same industry from licensing rights to that photo
• buyer does not mind if others outside of their industry license rights to that photo.

unlimited use,
with total exclusivity

• buyer can use the image as often and in as many uses as they want, for a defined period of time
• buyer restricts ALL other buyers from using that image for the agreed license period.

limited buyout • buyer can use the image as often and in as many uses as they want, for a defined period of time
• photographer cannot sell the image to any other client for that period of time
• the photographer holds the copyright to the image.
total buyout • buyer owns the photo and can use the image as often and in as many uses as needed.
copyright of the image is transferred to the buyer
• photographer removes that image from his collection and cannot license rights to that image ever again.

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