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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 434732" data-attributes="member: 9240">Two licensing options - perpetual or renewable.&nbsp; I've done both.&nbsp; Perpetual is easier to manage, though no easier to control should the user decide that an image agreed upon for a website would make for a consistent look in a brochure that they never tell you about.&nbsp; The problem is that you'll burn through your $50 license fee in one call to a lawyer to get a cease and desist letter sent, and unscrupulous businesses know that.&nbsp; I prefer licenses with a fixed end date for the initial license and the option on the buyer's end to renew at a discounted fee every year in perpetuity.&nbsp; One contract and a reminder on the calendar to contact them yearly to ask about renewing - if only so they're reminded to either send a check or remove the image.&nbsp; But I can count the number of licensed images I have on my fingers and toes, so it's not a big deal.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 434732, member: 9240"] Two licensing options - perpetual or renewable. I've done both. Perpetual is easier to manage, though no easier to control should the user decide that an image agreed upon for a website would make for a consistent look in a brochure that they never tell you about. The problem is that you'll burn through your $50 license fee in one call to a lawyer to get a cease and desist letter sent, and unscrupulous businesses know that. I prefer licenses with a fixed end date for the initial license and the option on the buyer's end to renew at a discounted fee every year in perpetuity. One contract and a reminder on the calendar to contact them yearly to ask about renewing - if only so they're reminded to either send a check or remove the image. But I can count the number of licensed images I have on my fingers and toes, so it's not a big deal. [/QUOTE]

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