Hi Carol,

Obviously there's no one way to calculate the worth of an intellectual 
property.  As a stock photographer, I've tried many methods of pricing 
my work.  More often then not, I'm told by publishers that "this is 
what we pay" for a particular use.  They usually have no desire to 
negotiate.  Of course, I'm not representing an institution, but simply 
my own work.  So, this may not be relevant, but just the same, here's a 
website that's lots of fun.

http://photographersindex.com/stockprice.htm

Tony Aloi


On Sep 30, 2006, at 9:01 AM, Carol Ely wrote:

> In this discussion of rights & repros, it would be enormously helpful 
> if someone would share actual costs - as in "I charged $200 for 
> one-time rights (to "X") to a textbook publisher" or "I charged $1000 
> per image for unlimited worldwide rights in all media to a major 
> documentary film producer" or "I charged $$25.00 for "X" rights to "X" 
> to ...."
>
> You get the idea. What kinds of fees are actually floating around out 
> there? I'm at a loss when asked, and I suspect I'm undercharging. But 
> then most of our requests are from very small nonprofits and scholarly 
> enterprises. I wish I could be negotiating with Disney!
>
> Thanks.
>
> Carol Ely
> Historic Locust Grove
> Louisville, KY
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