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05/13/2008 09:43:24 PM · #1 |
Hello,
A website wants to use one of my pictures for a newsletter and the contract states that I am granting "the absolute right and permission to copyright as a part of a compilation". What does "absolute right" mean? I tried looking on the internet and in the forums here, but couldn't find it. I know that in writing there are various rights that an author sells their work under, but I couldn't find what they are for photography.
Basically, I want to know if I can use the photo again later for myself or to sell again, or am I giving them everything!
Thanks so much! (Also, if you know the definitions of any other rights that I could come across, I would appreciate them).
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05/13/2008 10:05:57 PM · #2 |
Here is the legal definition.
In this context, I believe the difference from an ordinary license to make reproductions of your image (by printing in their newsletter) they want to be able to claim their own copyright on the image within the context of the compilation of images they are assembling.
It's not clear that such a move would give them the further right to sublicense the image, but that's probably the only "threat" to your own control.
There are probably other factors in the contract which are more important than this particular aspect. If you want to be able to use the image yourself for other purposes, make sure your contract involves "licensing" and not "selling" the image, and that it includes the words "non-exclusive" -- pretty much all other terms are freely negotiable.
I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV. ;-)
If you plan to try and sell/license more images, you might want to invest in the books on Copyright and other areas of IP, tax, and business law available from Nolo Press -- check and see if any are available in your local library. |
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05/14/2008 01:21:38 AM · #3 |
| It means that you should ask for more money. |
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05/14/2008 02:11:50 AM · #4 |
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