"ONE-TIME USE"

[Janet Marx <gmphoto@bc.sympatico.ca>]

Greetings from British Columbia:
 
I need your help.

In 1996, a former STOCK PHOTO LIBRARY owner (no longer in the business)
informed me that the term, "ONE-TIME USE", *now* has a different meaning
than it had in the 1980's, especially in regards to "ONE EDITION and/or
PRINTING", "ONE LANGUAGE", and "ONE PUBLICATION".  His interpretation
was that in the 1980's, "ONE-TIME USE" for book publishers meant, to him,
"ONE-TIME USE for the PROJECT", which, in his terms, included any number
of editions and/or printings and any number of languages of the book, as
long as it was the same project (book), even if the project stretched over
several years.
 
My questions:
 
1) What do you think?  Was his opinion correct?
 
2) Is "ONE-TIME USE" a legal term in the photo industry?
 
3) How long has the term, "ONE-TIME USE", been used in the photography
industry and has the term ever changed its meaning since its inception?

4) Can a stock photo library, where a photographer submits to but has no
written contract with, interpret the term, "ONE-TIME USE", as it likes, or
does it have to have authorization from the photographer (copyright owner),
especially in multiple editions and multiple language printings?
 
5) If there are multiple printings or editions and more than one language,
does the stock photo agency need to consult with the photographer for
permission or just for plain information?
 
I would really appreciate you sharing your opinions and experiences with me
because I need to settle a legal argument with another party.
 
Janet Marx
 
P.S.  To all of you R8 owners:  we just took possession of an R8 and it has a very
good feel and interesting features.  It looks like a considerable improvement.
 
What are your experiences so far with this camera?  Please let me know.
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Gunter Marx Photography                 E-mail: gmphoto@bc.sympatico.ca
& Stock Photo Library
Suite 503, 4350 Beresford St.              Tel: (604) 439-1288
Burnaby, British Columbia
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