Posted on 03/15/2004 6:34:46 PM PST by Criminal Number 18F
NEW YORK The New York Times angered hundreds of freelance photographers last week when it distributed a contract some are calling "outrageous," "insulting" and just plain "sad."
The contract asks freelance photographers to assign joint copyright ownership to the Times (Click for QuikCap), giving the newspaper the absolute right to exploit the photographs for the life of the copyright and collect all licensing fees, without payment to the photographer.
The Times had no previous written agreement with freelancers. Photographers, copyright lawyers and industry trade groups have objected to the new contract, saying it puts the freelancer at a distinct disadvantage. The joint copyright ownership provision takes away the photographers' ability to market his or her material with any exclusivity, and various sources describe the contract's embargo provisions as vague.
(Excerpt) Read more at editorandpublisher.com ...
There is absolutely NOTHING I would be willing to do in Iraq for $250 a day. NOTHING.
Not plumping pillows at the Bagdad Hilton - NOTHING.
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