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Licensing and Prices
Images are available for Rights Managed (RM) licensing (also known as Rights Controlled or Rights Protected or 'Traditional' licensing). This means the licensing of an image at any one time is specific to:
- type of use (editorial, advertising, etc)
- medium (book, brochure, etc)
- final size of reproduction
- print run of medium (if applicable)
- language(s) and territory(ies) of distribution of medium
- duration of use required
The price for licensed use of a particular image will also depend to some extent on:
- degree of exclusivity of use required
- how high-profile the intended use is likely to be
- the uniqueness (or otherwise) of the image
Images are not available for 'Royalty Free (RF)' licensing (or for 'Multiple Use' licensing, or 'Flat-rate' use) and are generally licensed on a per use basis. Nonetheless, all uses are negotiable.
Standard RM - Standard Rights Managed - the vast majority (95%) of the on-line images are in this category, available for a wide variety of uses, and for non-exclusive and exclusive use (see below).
Premium RM - Premium Rights Managed - a small selection (5%) of the on-line images have a premium attached to their use and more restrictions as to their use, due to their having a higher degree of uniqueness and/or being offered as fine art Limited Edition Prints (type 'Premium RM' or 'Limited Edition Print' in search box, or see 'Special Collections' link at left). Use may be exclusive or non-exclusive (see below).
A license for use of an image may be non-exclusive (Not Rights Protected) or exclusive (Rights Protected):
Non-exclusive (Not Rights Protected):
- The buyer must specify: intended use, media, size of final use, print run, territory and duration.
- The buyer pays a licence fee for each particular use of an image, but another
buyer may also purchase and use the same image under the same type of licence and for the same kind of use at the same time.
- Pricing is based on intended use, media, size of final use, print run, duration and territory. The territorial pricing may be negotiable with regard to the specific country.
Exclusive (Rights Protected):
- The buyer must specify: intended use, media, size of final use, print run, territory and duration.
- The buyer pays a licence fee for each particular use of an image, but may ensure that the same image is not used by their competitors by obtaining a degree of exclusivity for the intended use.
- Rights protection can be an advantage for high-profile projects such
as ad campaigns and promotions.
- Pricing is based on intended use, media, size of final use, print run, duration and territory, and for this type of licence varies depending on the terms
requested - typically licenses with exclusive terms may cost 20-30% more to
guarantee exclusivity for a particular use.
To calculate a price for a particular use of an image, click on 'Price' below main image and choose the various options required (this facility - along with Shopping Cart, On-line Ordering and Payment, and Download of hi-res files - is available only to registered users, so please register first). If the price for the intended use is acceptable, click on 'Add' to add this image to your shopping cart and follow the instructions for payment and image delivery. Please do not hesitate to contact us by telephone should you wish to discuss the pricing and/or intended use, or to negotiate more specifically.
Full Terms and Conditions of Submission and Use of Pictures can be found here
This page last revised: Jul 2003
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