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Oddly enough I'm one of the photographers listed in one of BJP articles (Kate Middleton related). My experience of the situation was that they were willing to n
by nicholassmith 15y ago
Oddly enough I'm one of the photographers listed in one of BJP articles (Kate Middleton related). My experience of the situation was that they were willing to negotiate but admitted no blame, I priced high and negotiated down to a reasonable settlement.
The interesting thing is I'm in favour of copyright review, I believe the current system as it stands is inherently flawed, for the single reason that it favours the biggest boy in the gang rather than the creator, so whilst the law is technically on your side it can be tricky to navigate.
- Gakuranman 15y agoThat's pretty much what happened to me as well. At first they wanted their standard fees per photo of £40 for the first, £20 for the second and £10 for any after that. Those fees were terrible, and I was successful in getting a lot better rate. I ended up waiving my unauthorised usage fee and setting for a a reasonable amount that I would have been happy with if they had contacted me in the first place. Still, several people are saying that I should have stuck to my guns and demanded my original invoice and that I was too lenient. Perhaps a learning experience for me...
- nicholassmith 15y agoI was also successful in getting a better rate, but I invoiced very high (£1k) and negotiated down to a reasonable rate for both parties, but I was told afterwards I could probably have pushed my luck.