In a message dated 5/12/2010 7:05:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sha...@collierfam.com writes:
Out of curiosity, how much might a copyright holder charge for permission to do this? That depends entirely on the copyright holder. Some might actually be gracious and not charge any fee at all--they might be pleasantly surprised that you made the effort to ask and would just want proper credit. Fees for use of images in publication, though, which I know about, can range from about $50 (US) per use on up to the stratosphere. (Some of the larger museums, for example, charge at least $300.) For publication, though, it depends on how big the print run is, and whether for profit or non-profit. Use of an image for some kind of product, like fabric or a pattern, is really more into the licensing area. I would say expect to pay at least $100. And, while copyright laws do vary from country to country, there are international conventions. (Not all countries are signatories--I know Taiwan used to not be, so they produced a lot of stuff we would regard as pirated. Don't know if that is still the case, so hope I haven't libeled any Taiwanese.) Ann Wass _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
