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In Alamy, there are 3 options, RF, L and L protected, so my understanding is if you choose L, then you can upload the same photo to other agency as a RM as well, is it right?

And one more question, can I remove all logos of a RM photo to Alamy again as a RF photo?

My understanding is that RF is fully released (usually without logos) for models and/or property.

L and L protected are equal to RM (which may have no model/property releases, so they could be used for editorial purposes).

So far I thought L is non-exclusive Rights Managed (RM) which allows you to sell the same image at other agencies under the same (non-exclusive) license (but not as RF).

L protected means that the image is exclusive to Alamy. So buyers instantly know that this image cannot be licensed anywhere else besides Alamy.

It can happen though, that an L image might be requested exclusively and Alamy will contact the photographer to find out if the photo is only available at Alamy or if it has been uploaded somewhere else.

As for removing logos of RM/L images and selling them RF. Legally I would say you can do it - I just don't know how potential buyers feel about that.

Alamy's RF license gives you a lot of freedom while L licenses are tailored to the customers needs but could be a lot more expensive than the RF version. If it doesn't make a difference to the buyer whether there is a logo in the image or not you could upset a buyer by offering the "same image" at two hugely different price points.

As it has been mentioned before, you "could" offer any image at any agency with any license not caring about legalities etc. but there is a big risk in getting banned from the agency/ies or pi$$ing off potential buyers.

I personally never take an L image and offer it as RF as well just without the logos.

LOL - my bad. Although I'm uploading to Alamy daily I haven't realized it. I've only submitted RF this year so I didn't pay attention.