[log in to unmask] (Mark Tomlinson) wrote: >Hi all - >We're currently negotiating with WOW! from Compuserve for their use of >some of our photographs on their proprietary on-line service. >We've never charged anything for this before, but they're willing to >pay, and we of course are cash-strapped, so... >Can anybody provide some guidance on this process? What are typical >licensing fees for use of photos? >Any help via post, e-mail, mail, or phone would be appreciated. >Thanks >Mark >-- >Mark Tomlinson, Executive Director >Rachel Carson Homestead >613 Marion Avenue >Springdale PA 15144 >(412) 274-5459 >[log in to unmask] >http://www.lm.com/~markt/rachel/carson.html >-- >Mark Tomlinson, Executive Director >Rachel Carson Homestead >613 Marion Avenue >Springdale PA 15144 >(412) 274-5459 >[log in to unmask] >http://www.lm.com/~markt/rachel/carson.html find out who else they're buying pictures from, and ask them what they're paying the other folks; then contact the other people yourself and verify. tell "WOW" up front that you don't know what is fair, but will be verifying their reported facts. being good-naturedly ingenuous gets you futher, in the long run, than being craftily pseudo-sophisticated. "Bein' middle-aged and old takes up most of your time, doesn't it?" Ringo Starr A Hard Day's Night Nancy J. Gill ([log in to unmask]) http://www.netcom.com/~njgill/