Free License Generator

[Jim Bryant]

There's a free license generator on the PLUS site that allow users to "generate" an xmp file in order to add rights information into the headers of their image files. Another free tool on the PLUS site, the PLUS Media Selector, creates a Media Summary Code
designed to allow both people and applications to read licenses in any
language. If you decode a license there, it will display in a format that
may be copied/pasted.

However, the PLUS Registry (in development now) will allow exports of text
for use in documents and other applications.

In drafting licenses for use in documents and communications with clients, I
recommend that you avoid the use of paragraphs and instead provide the
information a clear and succinct list. This has been among the top requests
of the art producers, designers, publishers and other clients participating
in PLUS around the world. While many applications have stuck with the 80s
method of composing rights licenses in a free-text paragraph, this can
easily lead to misinterpretations and unintentional infringement, and is one
of several reasons that clients demand work for hire or unlimited rights.
You will protect your client relationships and do your clients a great
service by moving to a simple, straightforward list. The standardized set
of license parameters developed jointly by the organizations representing ad
agencies, design firms, photographers, illustrators, publishers stock
agencies and reps are:
---
Media:
Placement:
Versions:
Size:
Quantity:
Duration:
Regions:
Languages:
Industries:
Exclusivity:
---

If your licenses don't consider or limit certain of the above parameters,
you can simply state "any" or "all" or whatever you please.

In addition to the above, you should specify the number of images, the start
date for the license, the end date, and any additional constraints or
obligations. For terms and conditions associated with a license, look to
your trade association's forms.


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