I am an artist, I am selling several paintings to a hotel and they want to buy the copywrite from me for each painting they buy so they can make prints to place on the walls.
I have no problem selling my copywrite BUT I do not know how much to charge? If my painting was for example 100 GBP can you help me to decide how much a copywrite for that should be? Have you had experience in this field?
2007-03-21 02:43:31 · 9 answers · asked by ArtLiz.net 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
I would make just one or two suggestions in this field, as I have seen another artist make a mistake here.
If you sell the copyright, make sure it stipulates that you are able to keep the rights to the painting only for self promotion (such as a portfolio, or website) without having to mention anything else, or putting their stamp on it in any way. Artists should ALWAYS be able to have rights to their own work even if they may not use them for any other reason. This is important, or it is as if you never created the painting.
One thing you may try is to lease them the rights to the painting on a yearly basis. make a renewable contract, that can be renegotiated at certain times to allow for the unforseeable.
The artist that drew the lips for the Rolling Stones sold the rights for $50. My point is that it is better to lease, if they want to buy, otherwise you may be shortchanging yourself.
If they are insistent on buying make sure you can show the picture in your portfolio without altering it's image any.
Otherwise, if you have to show the picture and make reference to them everytime you do, that is advertising for them, and should be figured into the price. Artists make their living selling images, and that is all part and parcel to the whole. They want it, make them pay what it is worth to you, and that will be determined by how much you are giving up, and how much they are gainging.
Question: Why do they want to buy the copyrights?
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2007-03-21 03:51:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a tricky question. I have been selling work commercially for 25 years and I always keep the copyright. I sell on usage. A poster company contracted me to do a piece for x amount up front and 7% royalty. The problem is trust. How do you audit? If I were you I would only sell usage of your image and get your money up front. I am not overly cynical but my experience has taught me that for piece of mind that is the best way to go. They may be great at marketing the image and have it all over the world but you only get a tiny part of that.
If you can get a trustworthy agent that could also help, they have their pulse on the market. While at first their commision may seem high it is more than worth it.
I have taken to marketing my own work for now. You can check it out here http://artguysloft.blogspot.com/
2007-03-22 03:37:19 · answer #2 · answered by artguy51 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make surew you talk to a copyright attorney.
There are couple of things you can do, you can sell your rights for a limited time and number of prints, and you don't have to sell your complete rights. Let's say you will not sell your orifginal to them but you will allow them to make the copies and you will charge them 10 gbp for each and give them rights to use your painting in advertising for one year with a stipulation to extend the term.
There are a lot of ways to do it, and you have a lot of options and you can do it without losing rights to the original.
2007-03-21 05:01:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't think you should sell the copywrite on these to a hotel. If you went to a stationery company, card company you'd get more money and that's just for the use of them, not the original which should remain yours.
2007-03-21 04:09:10 · answer #4 · answered by christine s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See if you can negotiate to instead of selling the copyright to instead get a smaller commission(or royalty) on each painting. They probably take the number of prints and average out how much it would cost per each and then figure out what a fair total would be for payout(probably low so they don't get screwed), they're probably asking you because you'll probably ask for something lower.
Now if you ask for a small commission(or royalty) on each print, this will give you money in the longrun, and they may go for it.
Otherwise, just keep in mind how many they'll be making, if they make 1000 and you ask for $1 each you get $1000, if you ask for $2 each you get $2000, just depends on where you're comfortable.
Also though, keep in mind the exposure value of having your work out there, it may be advantageous to ask for a really low amount so long as they label it that you're the painter somehow.
Best of luck.
2007-03-21 02:58:35 · answer #5 · answered by Luis 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
what ever you can get. you know anyone who wants to knock off your work only has to alter it 30% & your copywrite is useless . i've had a couple people over the years straight out use my illistrations & in court i received a judgement with out any copywrights on them . i had the origionals the show the court & the t-**** company paid dearly . so don't depend on your copwrite to protect you too much . 30% is as easy as changing a color , or even a slight alteration of the general consept . good luck ! tp. mullin popclt.com
2007-03-28 09:41:41 · answer #6 · answered by popartist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to this web site before you decide to sell your rights to your work. I think that an artist should always keep the rights to their work. It's your work!! www.porterfieldsfineart.com/howtolicenseyourart.htm
2007-03-28 19:08:54 · answer #7 · answered by Carmen B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay so you are an artist you want to know for 100GBP how much u can sell .you can sell 4-5 you can sell.
2007-03-21 04:21:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If your the original artist you can charge as much as you want
2007-03-21 02:46:51 · answer #9 · answered by scrow_80 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋