i recently did a job for a school. these images feature sports and academic settings with college students doing various things.
now, i am getting requests from the individual students asking for prints or digital files of those sessions.
this is not the first time this has happend. the school thinks that the students should be coming to them for the prints. i maintain that I have the right to sell the individual students prints, since i maintian the copyright on all of my images.
i am looking for a standard right to reproduce document that covers this and other possible issues so that i wont have to have this conversation with the next school i shoot for.
i have actually held up giving this dvd of high resolution images to the school until we settle this matter with a right to reproduce document, so any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
thanks,
tony g.
Full Version: right to reproduce
Do you have a contract with the school? you should. Even if it's as simple as listing what they are getting and not getting for their money and signed by both parties in advance.
Here is the language of my Limited Use Release:
Limited Use Release:
I hereby grant permission to ____________ to use the photographs of __________ created on _____________ in the following ways:
1. Printing for personal use only.
2. Emailing and posting low resolution files on personal web pages for the purpose of on screen viewing.
All other rights and uses protected by Copyright are reserved and the sole property of the photographer, Bill Cawley.
I fill in the blanks and modify the usage list for each application. But the main thing is clear communication up front. I know it can be a little awkward making things clear, but it's always worth it. If I'm doing a verbal agreement job without a signed contract, I always make a point to repeat the 'deal' back to them at the end and if possible put it all in an email and send it off right after the conversation so when the job happens, it's clear and if any issue comes up later, you can refer back to the email.
But it's still better to sign a contract.
Oh, and I agree that it's totally OK for you to sell prints unless you've given (or sold) legal right to the school to resell your work.
~Bill
Here is the language of my Limited Use Release:
Limited Use Release:
I hereby grant permission to ____________ to use the photographs of __________ created on _____________ in the following ways:
1. Printing for personal use only.
2. Emailing and posting low resolution files on personal web pages for the purpose of on screen viewing.
All other rights and uses protected by Copyright are reserved and the sole property of the photographer, Bill Cawley.
I fill in the blanks and modify the usage list for each application. But the main thing is clear communication up front. I know it can be a little awkward making things clear, but it's always worth it. If I'm doing a verbal agreement job without a signed contract, I always make a point to repeat the 'deal' back to them at the end and if possible put it all in an email and send it off right after the conversation so when the job happens, it's clear and if any issue comes up later, you can refer back to the email.
But it's still better to sign a contract.
Oh, and I agree that it's totally OK for you to sell prints unless you've given (or sold) legal right to the school to resell your work.
~Bill
QUOTE(BillCawley @ March 26 2008, 03:14 PM) 
Do you have a contract with the school? you should. Even if it's as simple as listing what they are getting and not getting for their money and signed by both parties in advance.
Here is the language of my Limited Use Release:
Limited Use Release:
I hereby grant permission to ____________ to use the photographs of __________ created on _____________ in the following ways:
1. Printing for personal use only.
2. Emailing and posting low resolution files on personal web pages for the purpose of on screen viewing.
All other rights and uses protected by Copyright are reserved and the sole property of the photographer, Bill Cawley.
I fill in the blanks and modify the usage list for each application. But the main thing is clear communication up front. I know it can be a little awkward making things clear, but it's always worth it. If I'm doing a verbal agreement job without a signed contract, I always make a point to repeat the 'deal' back to them at the end and if possible put it all in an email and send it off right after the conversation so when the job happens, it's clear and if any issue comes up later, you can refer back to the email.
But it's still better to sign a contract.
Oh, and I agree that it's totally OK for you to sell prints unless you've given (or sold) legal right to the school to resell your work.
~Bill
Here is the language of my Limited Use Release:
Limited Use Release:
I hereby grant permission to ____________ to use the photographs of __________ created on _____________ in the following ways:
1. Printing for personal use only.
2. Emailing and posting low resolution files on personal web pages for the purpose of on screen viewing.
All other rights and uses protected by Copyright are reserved and the sole property of the photographer, Bill Cawley.
I fill in the blanks and modify the usage list for each application. But the main thing is clear communication up front. I know it can be a little awkward making things clear, but it's always worth it. If I'm doing a verbal agreement job without a signed contract, I always make a point to repeat the 'deal' back to them at the end and if possible put it all in an email and send it off right after the conversation so when the job happens, it's clear and if any issue comes up later, you can refer back to the email.
But it's still better to sign a contract.
Oh, and I agree that it's totally OK for you to sell prints unless you've given (or sold) legal right to the school to resell your work.
~Bill
thank you so much Bill. this is exactly what i needed to see.
tony g.
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