Author Topic: Royalty Free, Rights managed & licensed (Read 8163 times)

yuliang11 · « **on:** October 28, 2009, 11:11 »

just curious. why is buying a royalty free photo much,much cheaper than licensed ? it seems RF offers a lot more advantage from a buyer perspective,right?

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #1 on:** October 28, 2009, 15:01 »

It isn't necessarily cheaper, and the advantage is that you get the image you want, if it is only available as RM.

Karimala · « **Reply #2 on:** October 28, 2009, 17:54 »

There's less chance for competing companies to purchase identical images.

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB116467838729434053-j1YX6tWZ7hTQ_MqzLcRfX2utcSE_20071127.html

ap · « **Reply #3 on:** October 28, 2009, 18:07 »

Quote from: Karimala on October 28, 2009, 17:54

There's less chance for competing companies to purchase identical images.

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB116467838729434053-j1YX6tWZ7hTQ_MqzLcRfX2utcSE_20071127.html

great article!

yuliang11 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 28, 2009, 19:17 »

great info. i noticed that photos with human face without model release can be right managed & licensed , and photos with model release can be RF.i wonder why on earth would someone pay like 10 times ore more for a licensed file without model release ?

madelaide · « **Reply #5 on:** October 28, 2009, 19:36 »

I think you are mixing things. You need a release for commercial use, RF or RM (L in Alamy). If you don't have a release, the image is basically usable only for editorial content.

yuliang11 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 28, 2009, 20:50 »

Quote from: madelaide on October 28, 2009, 19:36

I think you are mixing things. You need a release for commercial use, RF or RM (L in Alamy). If you don't have a release, the image is basically usable only for editorial content.

thanks. but there's a huge difference in price between L & RF