To charge or not to charge
I have been aproached by a German company who are looking to produce a CD Rom to accompany literature aimed at planning authorities and land owners. Their question to me is:
"under which terms we could maybe use one of your movies (or a sequence of it) for this CD-ROM." "We would appreciate if we could use it for free and we will reference the source of this movies." The movies samples they are reffering to are at http://www.gigrin.co.uk/movs.html Should I let them use this material for free? |
Hi Chris,
ask yourself if this company will make money using your footage. If they do, then you should charge them. Don't give away your work for free when it's not a charity thing. Just my 2 (Euro)Cents. |
I agree that they should pay you. How much depends on the value to them, and you have to ask yourself if you really think that having a "credit" will get you any new business from their prospects? If so, then maybe they pay less than they would otherwise.
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Thanks guys
Didn't come back here quickly as a the death of my father took precedence over all else after my post. I've since agreed a sum and links back to my site so many thanks for the advice. Chris |
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