Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] ownership of negs.
From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net>
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 12:26:07 -0400

At 10:27 AM 5/26/99 -0400, you wrote:
>
>When I shoot portraits (etc.) for friends, I (an amateur photog)
>usually retain the negatives, and I deliver prints.
>
>Next month I'll be shooting an event for a company, which wants
>to "buy out" the negatives from the hour-long shoot.  At risk of
>starting a "how much should I charge" thread (we've been through
>that one), can any LUGgers with experience in this area give me an 
>idea as to how this sort of "buy out" might affect the cost of the job?
>I'm not necessarily asking for specific prices (it will vary with region
>and probably a million other variables).
>
>The shoot will be an hour long, on location, documentary/journalistic
>style, on color negative film.  The company will be using these photos 
>internally (displays, etc.) and probably in trade journals and maybe a
>local newspaper.
>
>--Andrew
>no archive

Andrew,

Complete buy-out should be at least three times the one-time rights fee,
according to FotoQuote.

Tina



Tina Manley, ASMP
http://www.tinamanley.com/