Well I think I am about to make your day. Check out http://photographersindex.com/stockprice.htm and see what they price an image for billboard use. Many would charge more because this is based on a stock photo not a created photo. Custom work should cost more. There is rarely if ever a reason to sell a copyright. Now putting a limit on who else can use the image might be a condition. They likely wouldn't want you to sell the image immediately to a competitor. They may not want anyone else using it for a given time period. Again that might be reasonable, but it also should come at an additional charge. Think of it this way. Your images are your retirement fund. --- On Tue, 9/23/08, Robert Hall <robert.g.hall@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Robert Hall <robert.g.hall@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Billboard layout > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 1:44 PM > Elson, > > "Give" is a poor word, how about license to use. > They certainly may have a > copy of the file, but they should only license to use the > layout and images > unless they have a contract that allows them to have > unlimited use of it. > > You will retain copyright unless you license it to them via > contract. You > should simply be clear in the contract as to what they are > allowed to use, > how often, and for what purposes. This should not be a sale > of copyright > unless you are willing to do so and it states such in the > contract. > > Does this help? > > Robert > > On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 9:05 PM, Elson T. Elizaga > <elson@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > We are negotiating with a client in the making of a > billboard containing a > > photo I still have to make. For members in the list > who have experience in > > this type of project, do you give the digital layout > of the billboard to the > > client? Or do you retain copyright of this and the > photos? > > > > Elson > > http://nazca.elizaga.net > > > > > > > -- > Robert Hall > www.RobertHall.com
