At 4:30 PM +0100 11/6/11, Pablo Coronel wrote:
I have most of my <http://www.flickr.com/photos/89853469@N00/>pics
in flickr with a (C) sign so that they are not used.
I have never made money of them, and do not intend to either but I
got the following request:
Hope you are well! I loved your photos of Holland was wondering if
we would be able to use your pics on our interactive map
<http://wetu.com/Home/Map>wetu.com/Home/Map. To see an example of
the pop-up box where we would use the pics, just type (for example)
Galapagos in the search bar on the right and click the listing that
appears. Unfortunately we are a start-up so we don't yet have a
budget to pay for images, but of course I can credit you.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks and warm regards,
Lexi
I was planning to answer saying that they can use my photos only for
that purpose as long as my name is credited and no prints; postcards
are made.
Does that sound sensible?
No. You need a contractual agreement signed by them and you which
specifies what usage you license to them. Along the way, I suggest
you register the images, all your images, with the U. S. copyright
office, in case you discover that people are using your images
without your permission, or that this "startup" decides to do
something with your images for which they are not licensed.
Then, as for the license, you need to be a specific as possible about
what you agree to them using the images for - that includes time the
images will be visible online, cost of license, additional costs for
further usages, and anything else you feel you should have control
over with your images.
There are plenty of sample contracts online at places like ASMP which
can guide you when creating your on.
As for a fee, it's interesting, always, that they can afford to pay
this person Lexi, who appears to have no last name and seems to not
know how to apply a signature to her emails, but they have no budget
for the items which, more than any others, will drive people to view
their site. Keep in mind, also, that their site will undoubtedly
have advertising on it - the primary way that they will get income
from the site itself. However, I'd do some research and find out
where their financial resources are coming from before I'd give
anything to them at all. Clearly, looking at their site they've got
some substantial funding and the site is for commercial purposes, so
there should be money for you too.
Every photographer that gives away his work makes it more difficult
for all photographers who are actually trying to make a living to do
so.
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Emily L. Ferguson
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