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The following provisions are typical of standard terms in image licenses. Please note that the provision of these terms does not constitute legal advice nor do the following terms constitute the entirety of an image license agreement. Furthermore, the terms are solely provided for informative purposes and are to be used only with the guidance of a legal professional.

IMAGE LICENSING

1. Define important terms: Typical definitions of these terms read similar to the following:

Image: Means original artwork, prints of original artworks, digital images of original artworks and copies of original artwork by ____the artist____.

Reproduction: Means any form of copying or publication of the whole or part of an image. Reproduction shall also include any distortion or manipulation of the whole or part of an image.

Invoice/Bill of sale: Means the invoice or sales agreement provided by ___the artist that describes the order and corresponding fees for usage.

2. Make a statement of Copyright:

Copyright
All images are copyrighted. ___The artist___owns all rights to the original artworks, and images. No ownership or copyright in any image shall pass to __the client__ by the issue of an invoice with respect to the image. ___The client____ must provide copyright protection for any image represented that is by ___the artist____. The following credit line is required for any editorial use of an image “____the artist and a url (if any)____for commercial uses,___the client__shall include the credit provided above when customary and appropriate.

3. Make a statement of either permitted or restricted use:

Restrictions on use

The rights hereby granted to __the client___ are non-transferable which means that any work produced by ___the client__ using an image must be for ___the clients’__ own use. ___The client___ may not sub-license, sell, loan or otherwise transfer to anyone any image or the right to reproduce the image insofar as an image has been included by ___the client___ into one of the authorized uses as stated on the invoice of ___the client__ and nothing produced by the client shall grant or, purport to grant, to any third party a right to use or reproduce the images. __The client__ hereby agrees to take all reasonable steps to prevent third parties from duplicating or distributing the images.

Unless otherwise stipulated on the invoice, images are licensed on a non-exclusive basis and are strictly limited to the use, medium, period of time, print run, placement, size of image, territory, and other restrictions specified on the invoice, which is incorporated into this agreement by this reference, and as incorporated together with this agreement constitutes the full license granted. No secondary advertising or commercial rights whatsoever are granted or implied unless specifically stated on the invoice.

All rights not specifically granted to__ the client__by this agreement are reserved. __The clients__ right to reproduce an image is subject to the restrictions set forth in this agreement and is conditioned upon __the clients__ full payment of the license fee prior to reproduction of the image.