LIMITED LICENSING:
In order to provide you with the best service and support at reasonable pricing, we do not sell our photos for Real Estate Photography. We are licensing the use of the photos. My low rates are dependent on using the photographs for a limited period and protecting you, myself, and the clients by retaining the copyright. The service agreement is a Limited License Release. Only the licensee has permission to use the images.
Generally, my photos are Licensed for use – *The photographer issues a limited license for the client to use the images under this contract in his or her MLS listing and in other promotional materials intended to sell the property under his/her current contract with the property owner. Those images may NOT be transferred to subsequent listing agents or the client in the event that the property does not sell under the terms of the current contract.*
Builders, stagers, designers, or “third parties” that wish to use images must contact the photographer directly for licensing and fees.
Photo credit must be given to Elevated Coastal Photography when used on any and all social media sites
The unauthorized use of images is a copyright violation.
Images cannot be sold to another agent who takes over an expired or withdrawn listing.
LIMITED LICENSING:
I actually do offer exclusive licensing of photos for use by the purchaser and photographer only for an additional fee. This licensing means only that Client and the photographer will have use of the photos and they will not be permitted to sell/give/transfer or license elsewhere not by the photographer or Client.
HOMEOWNER POLICY:
Home sellers and buyers may certainly request a copy of the photos from the photographer only. Licensees may not give rights to, give copies or ‘transfer’ the photos to anyone else. Please have home sellers and buyers contact me.
Another Agent Wants to Use the Photos
I always prefer to re-shoot a home as the cost to re-license usage of a property is the same as if it was just photographed. Not all photo sets are available as they may have exclusive licensing. No photos can be sold/transferred to any other agent by a client. Only by myself.
What can’t the agent do?
Even if an agent has a copy of the photograph, they cannot give it to any person or entity to use that is not outlined in the usage license. The photos are simply not theirs to give. Only the copyright holder can grant further licensing. The photos have in essence been rented as outlined by who can use the photos, for what purpose and the time frame in addition to any other stipulations. The licensee cannot assume more usage than they are granted. They also cannot transfer the usage to someone else.
INFRINGEMENT
Home sellers and buyers may certainly request a copy of the photos from photographer only. Licensees may not give rights to, give copies or ‘transfer’ the photos to anyone else. Please have home sellers and buyers contact me.
Another Agent Wants to Use the Photos
I always prefer to re-shoot a home as the cost to re-license usage of a property is the same as if it was just photographed. Not all photo sets are available as they may have exclusive licensing. No photos can be sold/transferred to any other agent by a client. Only by myself.
What can’t the agent do?
Even if an agent has a copy of the photograph, they cannot give it to any person or entity to use that is not outlined in the usage license. The photos are simply not theirs to give. Only the copyright holder can grant further licensing. The photos have in essence been rented as outlined by who can use the photos, for what purpose and the time frame in addition to any other stipulations. The licensee cannot assume more usage than they are granted. They also cannot transfer the usage to someone else.