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<blockquote data-quote="ohkphoto" data-source="post: 36822" data-attributes="member: 1573">Perhaps this is part of the problem, Anthony. When you say, &quot;pay for the photos&quot;, what exactly do you mean? Prints or a specific license. I'm guessing license, and if so, what kind? Check fotoquote for specifics. The fighters who are using your photos for their profiles, etc. need to be told (by you) when you give them their &quot;personal use license&quot;, that it's exactly that. Personal use ONLY. You may have to tell them also what they can NOT do with the photos. . . Like give them to another promoter. Include a couple of business cards and let your fighters know that if other promoters want to use your photos of them, you would be happy to work them. Since it's a problem, put it in writing right on the license. Most people think that if they have the photo, they can do anything they want with them, including give it to publications and promoters. I had a similar situation where the local newspaper not only used my photo for a special feature, but cropped the copyright out and gave me no credit. I sent them a very nice email along with a bill for a one time commercial usage license. They reprinted the photo with a statement that attributed the photo to me --in essence, a nice 1/4 page ad.Yes, you need to deal with this immediately unless you plan to work for nothing. Use your people skills to educate the people you photograph as well as the businesses who want to use your photos.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ohkphoto, post: 36822, member: 1573"] Perhaps this is part of the problem, Anthony. When you say, "pay for the photos", what exactly do you mean? Prints or a specific license. I'm guessing license, and if so, what kind? Check fotoquote for specifics. The fighters who are using your photos for their profiles, etc. need to be told (by you) when you give them their "personal use license", that it's exactly that. Personal use ONLY. You may have to tell them also what they can NOT do with the photos. . . Like give them to another promoter. Include a couple of business cards and let your fighters know that if other promoters want to use your photos of them, you would be happy to work them. Since it's a problem, put it in writing right on the license. Most people think that if they have the photo, they can do anything they want with them, including give it to publications and promoters. I had a similar situation where the local newspaper not only used my photo for a special feature, but cropped the copyright out and gave me no credit. I sent them a very nice email along with a bill for a one time commercial usage license. They reprinted the photo with a statement that attributed the photo to me --in essence, a nice 1/4 page ad. Yes, you need to deal with this immediately unless you plan to work for nothing. Use your people skills to educate the people you photograph as well as the businesses who want to use your photos. [/QUOTE]

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