hi,

i'm setting up a website for a client to sell digital photos.  does anyone
know of resources where I can find out about legal stuff regarding
royalties, usage limitations, ownership and possibly fee structures as well?

thanks for any input..

James

"James Mercola" <james@mercola.com> wrote in message
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> hi,
>
> i'm setting up a website for a client to sell digital photos.  does anyone
> know of resources where I can find out about legal stuff regarding
> royalties, usage limitations, ownership and possibly fee structures as
well?
>

Why reinvent the wheel? Let your client just send his images to Alamy. Easy.

"Fi Nishing" <fi@fisplace.info> wrote in message
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> Why reinvent the wheel? Let your client just send his images to Alamy.
> Easy.

Because if we didn't reinvent the wheel, it would be a pretty bumpy ride.
Ask Fred Flintstone.

James

On behalf of the great uninitiated - who is Alamy?

Arty

"Fi Nishing" <fi@fisplace.info> wrote in message
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>
> "James Mercola" <james@mercola.com> wrote in message
> news:WPg8d.7441$j24.1272@clgrps12... 
> well? 
>
> Why reinvent the wheel? Let your client just send his images to Alamy.
> Easy.
>
>
>

On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 22:30:07 GMT, "Artie" <spoofed@spooked.com> wrote:

>On behalf of the great uninitiated - who is Alamy?

You know. "Remember the Alamy!"

On 10/4/04 2:41 PM, James Mercola uttered:

> i'm setting up a website for a client to sell digital photos.  does anyone
> know of resources where I can find out about legal stuff regarding
> royalties, usage limitations, ownership and possibly fee structures as well?[/colo
r]


I would think this is the client's/photographer's responsibility, including
model and location releases. If the client is clueless about these things
then he/she should consult an attorney to both setup agreements for usage
sales and to protect himself against any liability.

Lots of great info on this site:
http://www.danheller.com/bizfaq.html

inez

> On behalf of the great uninitiated - who is Alamy?
>
> Arty
>
http://www.alamy.com/

is what they mean, I suspect.

Here is a really good tip for the 'uninitiated':

www.google.com

there you can type in your search and if you're lucky, you can find
what you came for and lots more! It's awesome, man, hugely retecool!

I think you'll find that most limitations etc should be set by the contract
between owner and purchaser.  Any agreement will override any 'default'
restrictions.  If you're setting up to sell, you'll need to get the client
to agree to whatever terms you want - like 'restricted for one publication,
not to be distributed', or 'unlimited use', or 'usage to expire 2005', or
'must include photo credit to ....', or 'for news reporting only, not to be
used in any advertising material', or 'not to be used to represent any
illegal activity or product' etc etc

Cheers, Jason  (remove ... to reply)
Video & Gaming: http://gadgetaus.com

I think you'll find that most limitations etc should be set by the contract
between owner and purchaser.  Any agreement will override any 'default'
restrictions.  If you're setting up to sell, you'll need to get the client
to agree to whatever terms you want - like 'restricted for one publication,
not to be distributed', or 'unlimited use', or 'usage to expire 2005', or
'must include photo credit to ....', or 'for news reporting only, not to be
used in any advertising material', or 'not to be used to represent any
illegal activity or product' etc etc

Cheers, Jason  (remove ... to reply)
Video & Gaming: http://gadgetaus.com