Photo Licensing Questions

 I took photos during the biggest sailing regatta in Thailand. Now an international boat manufacturer is interested in my photos for their website, Facebook, a big banner in a boat show and maybe some magazines. What should i ask per photo??It will be very much appreciated if i...

Ugh.  Please advise this amateur who needs the proper words to respond to this email from the owner of the Record Label I've been working with regarding my contract/invoice for said work which they've just received.  He says:...

I recently did a shoot for a local freebie magazine. I shot a couple artisans and some of their work. The magazine paid me for the editorial shoot. Now the artisans want to use one of the shots of their work for an ad in the same magazine. This particular photo is not running in...

Hello, I need a ballpark figure for what to charge a client who breached our licensing agreement by using three of my images on the internet.  One of the images in on 5 pages, and is quite prominent, the other two are on two pages each.  They wil be up for approximately two...

I was recently made aware that a photo of mine was being used on a commercial website advertising a hotel group. It was used in two different places on the website, at about a quarter page and a half page. I told the hotel group the photo was mine, and they immediately removed...

Recently, I was contacted by a local marketing agency and asked to photograph a commercial event for an energy drink company.  The contract (Statement of Work) stated quite simply the following:  What I was required to shoot How long I was required to shoot for That I would...

I have a query in my inbox right now asking for image use in a textbook with these specifications: less than 1/4 page100k press runworldwide rightsancillarieselectronic useCradoc's Fotoquote give a five year textbook usage quote for 1/4 page, 80-100k press run, & worldwide...

I was contacted by a photo buyer for a national text book company. They want world-wide, perpetual rights for 300 location images, 100 images shot in three cities for a total of 300 images. So I need to prepare the following: • Day rate plus travel expenses •  Licensing...

This is what I"m being told my the indie label (according to their many 'knowing' sources in the industry).  He's rejecting my contract/License agreement because I have charged according to Usage, and Units and Duration.  He says no one does this anymore.  He says he needs...

A dancer for a large company wants to use an image I took of her on her website. What kind of fee and what duration would be reasonable for private use such as this, either for the image to be the main one, or simply one of a handful in a gallery? 

Hi all.  I have a client (gov agency) asking me about  1) using a stock wildlife image in an internal publication - that I can handle 2) further licensing the image for use, in perpetuity, in brochures and publications I've always regarded perpetuity licensing as a bad idea,...

I'm mainly a commercial shooter so I'm not as familiar with the editorial (especially newspaper) world as I should be. As I've been trying to get in the habit of carrying a camera of some sort with me at all times a questions occurred to me:If I stumble upon a breaking news...

hello.  Im new here, I want to thank everyone here for their help and guidence.  So I shot an image of someone and it was published on the internet(one site) and it's now being used by at least 15 + websites.  The reason its gotten around is because the photo is of...

hello all, I have a half day job, covering a meeting here in Israel for a US local paper. What would be a fair price to charge them? Thank...

Dear Shakodo Members,I have a rather unusual Licensing question and while I like to see myself as experienced with licensing, in this case I have to throw the towel. Hope you can help.First let me show what this is all about:This is the prototype of a designer handbag made by a...

Is that education them to paid by license or hide the license in the quote a best option?

Hi everybody, just to feed this site with a small piece of information: Today I got the payment of a local newspaper, which sometimes publishes one of my photos. The pay exactly 14,50 Euros, no matter if the photo will be placed on the titel, spreading over 3 or 4 columns, or...

Hello, I'm new here!  I recently licensed three of my photographs to a major USA retailer to use in 1,200 of their store windows.  I was very explicit that they could only use them in the windows.  Today I see that they have used them prominently on their website.  One of...

OK, so far this is hypothetical in the sense that I have not said I would offer one of my own for this painter to use, nor has he definitely asked.  Background Info:  Earlier this year I shot a particular musician's album covers, posters, etc.  The artist/painter in question...

Currently need a number value on an image that was taken without permission and used in a rather popular band's set and website. The image was published on deviantART in 2005 and does not have formal licsensing. They have used it in the background of their set in over 80...