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General Midstock / Re: Shoot on request - FocalPop
« on: September 19, 2009, 16:35 »
Hey guys - My name is Becky and I'm from FocalPop. Hope you don't mind if I jump in and answer some questions.
Leaf is right that the image buyer defines the rights (royalty-free at first, but they'll be able to request rights-managed soon.) Photographers can determine whether they are interested when they review the request. There are many factors a photographer will likely consider before choosing to participate (the rights, price, the turnaround time, whether they already have a photo fitting the request, etc.)
As far as the rights retained by FocalPop - the intent is as Leaf guessed, which is that we can display the images on our site, use them in advertising to show what FocalPop members can do, and do it in a way that is similar to what other microstock photography sites as well as crowdsourcing sites do.
You guys make some good points about how our terms differ from istock specifically. It's always good to hear feedback from photographers, so I'm glad we got a chance to hear your take on the terms. We're going to take a look at them again with our lawyers to make sure they aren't more rigid than we intended.
Nothing is set in stone, especially during this initial beta period, so please feel free to provide any other feedback that you think we should consider.
Becky
Leaf is right that the image buyer defines the rights (royalty-free at first, but they'll be able to request rights-managed soon.) Photographers can determine whether they are interested when they review the request. There are many factors a photographer will likely consider before choosing to participate (the rights, price, the turnaround time, whether they already have a photo fitting the request, etc.)
As far as the rights retained by FocalPop - the intent is as Leaf guessed, which is that we can display the images on our site, use them in advertising to show what FocalPop members can do, and do it in a way that is similar to what other microstock photography sites as well as crowdsourcing sites do.
You guys make some good points about how our terms differ from istock specifically. It's always good to hear feedback from photographers, so I'm glad we got a chance to hear your take on the terms. We're going to take a look at them again with our lawyers to make sure they aren't more rigid than we intended.
Nothing is set in stone, especially during this initial beta period, so please feel free to provide any other feedback that you think we should consider.
Becky
