How to handle

[GadgetRick]

So I've been shooting more and more MMA events. Starting to get some traction and earn a few bucks from my shots. Anyway, a local college contacted me about a fight I shot recently about publishing some photos of a couple of fighters who were on that card. There's no pay involved, just a photo credit, but I can live with that at this stage of my (budding) career.

How do I handle this to protect myself? What kind of license do I send them? I know it's a limited rights license but how do I word it? They will print it in an upcoming issue (or two). They also publish their issues in PDF format on their website so I need to cover that as well.

Thanks in advance!

[BigFuzzy]

Simply ensure that the rights you give them are very specific.

Note something along the lines of:

Usage: photos provided by GadgetRick are to be used on a one-time free of charge basis for the purpose of publishing in XXX volume of xxx magazine and the sister PDF version. No further use of above images is allowed without explicit permission by GadgetRick...

or something like that.

[GadgetRick]

Sounds good to me BF. That's basically what I was thinking just wasn't sure exactly how to word it. Thanks.

[BCampbell]

Rick, look for a book called "Business and Legal Forms for Photographers".

It has sample contracts and goes step-by-step through definitions. Even has forms on CD.

Best $25 you'll spend.

[GadgetRick]

Thanks BC.