--- In photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Emily L. Ferguson" <elf@...> wrote: > > Unlimited usage rights is the functionally the same as signing over > copyright. You compete with Nat'l Geo to license your image to other > users...... Yes but if you sell the copyright you lose ALL rights. You no longer have any rights to the image yourself. I'm not a lawyer but I think that's the way it works. Richard