I can only agree 100% with Shel.
Godfrey
On Apr 3, 2006, at 6:06 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Aaron,
All the experts on the forum can't agree on what's right or legal.
There
are different laws in different countries. Plus, you have an
agreement
with MLB and the MLBPA. If I were you, I'd get things clarified
with the
bodies with which you have agreements, maybe to the extent of
redrawing
some aspects of the agreement. I wouldn't bet 25-cents on any
position
posted here as being correct for your situation. You already have
agreements in place that, it seems, need to be clarified. This
forum is
not the place to get legal advice.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Aaron Reynolds
Godfrey, this is very interesting to me -- I have a lot of
requests to
purchase individual prints of baseball photographs I have taken,
but my
agreement with MLB upon accepting the press pass is that I may only
sell
photographs for editorial use. While I don't believe that the
wording of
the agreement explicitly says that I can't sell prints, this is
what I've
been told by team representatives. Are they misinterpreting the
law? And
if so, what is "editorial" about a framed print on a wall?
(This is not to say that the photographs cannot be purchased and
used in
advertisements or for posters, but a separate license fee has to be
arranged with both Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball
Players Association.)
I'm interested because I have a show of my baseball images coming
up in
May, and to be able to sell some would certainly be helpful to the
year-end
bottom line,though at the same time I have to be cautious not to
alienate
the team or the league.
