Permission To Use My Images ??

[Peter McCullough]

Morning all;

I received this private message this morning from a chap in San Francisco who wants to use a few of my floral images with my permission, here's what he sent me;


"I'm a high school band director, and our marching band show for this year centers around the four seasons. For Spring, we would like to use large printouts of flowers on flags as props in our show. Would it be possible to get permission to use a few of your flower pictures posted in this forum"?
Thank you!


This has never happened to me before and I've nil experience of what to do in respect of his request. So any advice relating to this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks;
Peter

 

[Rob MacKillop]

You don't know if he is telling the truth about the school band. He might be hoping you just give him permission to print your images. Tell him there would have to be a specific deal, and in writing from both parties, by regular mail, not email. Well, thems my immediate thoughts.

 

[Dave Cawley]

Any publicity is good publicity, what have you to loose ? Say yes and ask for your name to be accredited. And don't worry if it isn't.......

Dave

 

[Dave Moss]

I agree with Dave on this but I would make sure he is who he says he is first

 

[Pete Askew]

I think a mix of Rob and Dave's advice is the right way. Give permission for use for that specific use and ask for a credit in any programme etc they produce. An email is legally binding provided it ca be linked to both parties.

 

[Glenn Clabo]

This has happened to me a few times. I don't sell my pictures unless they are used for commercial purposes. I just recently did this with the diver picture I posted here recently. They agreed to pay because they wanted to use it.
Because they don't have lots of money these days...I enjoy letting non profits like schools using my images...but I do try to make sure they do so by coming to an understanding in writing. Electronic correspondence is legal...but the truth is...unless you have a staff of lawyers...very little is worth the fight. In fact...posting on the internet really opens yourself up for "illegal" use. You probably would not have known it if he did this without asking. He should get points for being honest.
I would recommend that you do a search to find out if he is really who he says he is...write a copyright...not for commercial/profit use...requiring credit...and of course some pictures of what they did. It's a win win...imho.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Id take a leaf of Eric Kim's book and tell them to fill their boots!

 

[Beth Anthony]

ask him to film his band playing with your images on his flags for use on your webpage. his answer is yours.

 

[Glenn Clabo]

ask him to film his band playing with your images on his flags for use on your webpage. his answer is yours.

Good one Beth!