Comments on: Understanding Royalty Free http://www.microstockdiaries.com/understanding-royalty-free.html For People Selling Photos Online Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:09:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lee Torrens http://www.microstockdiaries.com/understanding-royalty-free.html/comment-page-1#comment-465 Lee Torrens Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:30:44 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/understanding-royalty-free.html#comment-465 Thanks for setting me straight (again) Ellen. I can always count on you. I've updated the post. Thankyou. - Lee Thanks for setting me straight (again) Ellen. I can always count on you.

I’ve updated the post. Thankyou.

- Lee

]]> By: Ellen Boughn http://www.microstockdiaries.com/understanding-royalty-free.html/comment-page-1#comment-464 Ellen Boughn Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:43:46 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/understanding-royalty-free.html#comment-464 Thanks for the definitions...but your statement 'Rights Managed image licenses require royalties to be paid' is a little misleading. 'Royalties' is used to describe the fees that are paid to the photographer for both rights managed and royalty free. The fees that the USERS pay are called "licensing fees" and are also paid for both RF and RM. The RM fees are calculated based on a complex set of usage rules while the RF fees are, as you described, one shot deals. The name 'royalty free' is a misnomer and was thought up by the first guys in the RF business. We have had to live with it ever since. But then if I'm so smart do I have a better idea. Nope! Thanks for the definitions…but your statement ‘Rights Managed image licenses require royalties to be paid’ is a little misleading. ‘Royalties’ is used to describe the fees that are paid to the photographer for both rights managed and royalty free. The fees that the USERS pay are called “licensing fees” and are also paid for both RF and RM. The RM fees are calculated based on a complex set of usage rules while the RF fees are, as you described, one shot deals. The name ‘royalty free’ is a misnomer and was thought up by the first guys in the RF business. We have had to live with it ever since. But then if I’m so smart do I have a better idea. Nope!

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