Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]More should stand their ground like you did. On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 5:52 PM, Montie <montoid at earthlink.net> wrote: > A brave new photo world...I read stuff like this and then thank God I'm > retired. Your work, your copyright...I would have done the same, good > on you! I suppose some young fledgling might want to published a photo so > bad they'd be willing to relinquish all rights to it...can't picture it > personally (pun intended). :-) > > Montie > > > >>LUG - > > I'm sure you've heard more than enough about the Syrian refugee project but > I've run into a problem and would like your opinion. > > The local newspaper The Herald - which has been bought out by McClatchy, > along with every other newspaper around - asked for some of my photos to > illustrate an article about the project. I sent them several photos two > weeks ago with permission to use them in the newspaper and on their website > with a copyright notice. I didn't hear anything for two weeks. Today I > got an e-mail saying that they could not use the photos with a copyright > notice and if I gave them permission to use them without the copyright > notice, I would also have to sign a release giving the Herald "an > irrevocable, royalty-free license to publish, republish, resell, > distribute, copy and edit the submission an unlimited number of times in > any print, electronic or other medium." > > I explained to them that I could never sign a release that gives away all > rights to my photos - that it would not be fair to me or the subjects of my > photos. I explained that I never lease photos as royalty-free and that any > royalty-free photo that featured an identifiable person would have to have > a model-release signed by that person. All of my photos are rights managed > for editorial use only. > > I told them they were welcome to use the photos with a copyright notice. > Now I have to explain to the committee why the photos won't be in the > Herald :-( > > What do you think? > > Tina > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >