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09/24/2004 11:50:36 AM · #1 |
I visited a local animal shelter last week with my family and took several photos of the animals they have there. These animals are indigenous to Quebec and are animals that could not survive in the wild, as they have been injured in some way that would make their survival nearly impossible. They care for them and give them a proper home, albeit in a cage and made available for the public to visit.
I have a business relationship with them, as my company has made a donation to them to help rebuild a new shelter for one of the animals. They are a non-profit organization, and need all the help they can get.
I showed them some of the photos I took, and they have really taken to one of them, and wish to use it in their website, promo brochures, and possibly on a promotional poster. I have agreed to let them use it, and at no cost, as I wish to contribute to their efforts. I see it as a donation.
I have read about the limited copyright release and want to know where I can get one to use in this case. I want to help them, but I do want to know and control what they can do with my photo.
Any help would be great.
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09/24/2004 11:57:46 AM · #2 |
I don't know that you need a specific form, but a document that shows the image, spells out the approved uses for the image, sets a time for the rights to expire (if you want), and specifies that any use outside the aforementioned uses is forbidden unless agreed to in writing by you, should do the trick.
You could whip up something reasonable in a few minutes using a word processing program like MSWord. |
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09/24/2004 12:01:54 PM · #3 |
You could download this form and modify it to work for you:
Image Use Agreement
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09/24/2004 03:51:54 PM · #4 |
Thanks. With what I got here, and a little poking on the web, I think I've found some stuff the I can use to create my own.
Here's another question: Can I specify in my release that they are allowed to use it for any promotional purposes, but not for resale? Can I say that they can make pamphlets and posters to advertise their shelter, but that they can't take that poster and sell it in their gift shop?
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09/24/2004 03:54:14 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by mariomel:
Thanks. With what I got here, and a little poking on the web, I think I've found some stuff the I can use to create my own.
Here's another question: Can I specify in my release that they are allowed to use it for any promotional purposes, but not for resale? Can I say that they can make pamphlets and posters to advertise their shelter, but that they can't take that poster and sell it in their gift shop? |
It would be better to specify what they can do with it rather than what they can't. If you list things they can't do and don't list all possibilities, you are allowing them to do those other possibilities.
I would just make a simple agreement that they may not sell the photo in any manner and that should cover it.
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09/24/2004 03:59:17 PM · #6 |
You should check out the Creative Commons license program. It seems to be pretty along the lines of what you need, and you can customize the final license that it puts out so you can choose the restrictions you put on the use.
Just a thought.
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Maybe it's not the right thing in this case...hrm. Well, it's good info anyway.
Message edited by author 2004-09-24 16:00:59.
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09/24/2004 04:15:26 PM · #7 |
FYI: I picked up a VERY useful book called Business & Legal Forms for Photographers by Tad Crawford (Allworth Press). It comes with a handy -dandy CD-R and lots of useful info. Check it out! ($30).[
Message edited by author 2004-09-24 16:16:50. |
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