Q. If I sell an article that
includes accompanying photographs, what are my rights as far as the
photos are concerned? Can I re-use them with another article, as long
as the new article is completely different from the original one? Or
is it necessary to obtain new photos to go with every new article?
A. If the photos
were sold as part of an article/photo “package” then it will
depend on what rights were sold for the package. If you sold only
First Rights, the photos can be resold after the original piece is
published, in the same way the original article can. If you sold
One-time Rights, you don't even have to wait for the first
publication—since they are only buying the right to publish article
and photos one time. However, if you sold All Rights to the package,
the photos belong to the original publisher and you cannot use them
again in the future. However, if you need those particular photos to
go with another article, you can always contact the original
publisher and ask if they will release the rights to those photos
back to you. If they have no further use for them, they may be
willing to do that.
In
some cases, if the photos are particularly valuable with wide
possible use in the future, a writer can sell whatever rights they
need to for the article, but sell only One-time Rights to the
photos—giving the writer full control over their future use.
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