Rights-Managed Licensing

Overview

Rights-Managed licenses allow buyers to use images for a specific purpose. For example, if you wanted to use an image for an advertisement on the back cover of a magazine with a US circulation of 500,000.

In PhotoShelter, photographers can choose to offer their images for rights-managed licensing. In order to determine the correct price, you need to enter usage information. As a buyer, you can immediately purchase it and take electronic delivery.

Pricing an Image

In order to price a rights-managed (RM) image, you must first create a free PhotoShelter account. This requirement ensures that the photographer is aware of who is trying to license an image, and that the buyer is a legitimate person.

When you find an image that has been priced for rights-managed sales, you will select a series of parameters to generate a price. For example, category, size, duration, etc. The parameters vary by the type of usage.

When the price is presented, you then have the option to purchase it immediately. In some cases, the "purchase" option will not be available because the photographer requires that he/she review each order. This is to prevent licensing of an image to places that the photographer might object (e.g. a photographer might not want an image used in a political way).

Receiving Files Electronically

Once you've accepted a pricing and entered your billing information, you must wait a few minutes before the files are prepared for your retrieval. You will receive an e-mail when the files are ready for pick up.

You can view your downloads by:

• Click My PhotoShelter -> My Downloads"

Each image is a separate download and is delivered as a ZIP file. The ZIP file includes:

• the Image
• XMP Sidecar with usage rights
• Text file with usage rights

The usage rights are also embedded in the image file. The usage rights will indicate what the license allows and who the licensee is. For example:

Usage rights agreed upon for this image are: United States, Advertorial.Print.Magazine, 1/2 Page, Up to 5,000 ** Licensed to Joe Smith / Joe's Design Co. **

You can download the images for up to 96 hours. After that point, you need to contact the photographer if you need to retrieve the file again. Each image needs to be downloaded individually.

A History of Sales

All your historical sales for any licensing type can be found in PhotoShelter.

• Click My PhotoShelter -> Purchases

FAQ

The country I want to license an image in doesn't appear in the drop down list.

Photographers determine in which countries they want to license their images. However, if you cannot find your country, or a particular usage, contact the photographer. More often than not, you can negotiate with them.

Can I license an image exclusively?

We recommend you contact the photographer directly do discuss exclusivity rights. PhotoShelter doesn't currently support an automated way to price for exclusivity.

Can I license a single image in multiple countries at once?

No. Please price the image for each country you'd like to use it in.