Copyright

WHO OWNS THE RIGHTS TO PHOTOS AFTER A SHOOT?

All photos are the copyrighted work of the photographer. I register every photo I deliver with the United States Copyright Office, and I retain all rights to the photos. As a client, you are provided with a License to use the photos.

I include a standard usage license with every photo. This usage includes what most businesses need every day, such as website, social media, architecture and design competition entries, internal uses, including proposals, printed collateral, and wall displays. This is a perpetual license that does not expire. Additional usage may require additional licenses, which can be added up front or anytime in the future.

CAN I SHARE THE PHOTOS WITH OTHER PARTIES?

Third-party usage is not permitted. Any other parties interested in the final photos should either enter the cost sharing agreement in advance of the shoot to obtain a large discount, or they can license individual photos directly through Spin after the shoot at the full per-photo rate.

Copyright - All Photographs shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Photographer, including but not limited to all copyrights and other intellectual property rights therein, in perpetuity, throughout the universe. All rights not expressly granted herein shall be reserved by the Photographer. Photographer shall have the sole power to enforce its copyrights and any other intellectual property, including without limitation all registration, renewal, and reversion rights, and the right to register and sue to enforce such rights against infringers.

Additional Usage - If Client, or any other person or entity, wishes to make any additional uses of the photographs not covered in the negotiated Agreement, Client or other person or entity shall obtain permission from the Photographer and pay an additional fee to be agreed upon if necessary.