constant wrote:I was hoping to get some feedback from writers on this one.
Right now if a customer purchases a "Unique" license, they are allowed to use it as many times as they want in magazines, websites, etc. As long as they own the website or magazine.....
What do you think?
I might be a bit late in joining in, but as far as I can figure, when someone buys "unique",they are effectively buying all rights to the article. As such,they can do what they want with it (as long as they stick to what's agreed in terms of the changes they can make).
Just like when you write for another articles gathering group - they can sell it wherever they want or give it away if they prefer. You, as writer, have been paid for your work. If that's not enough, then it's your own fault for charging too little. That's why the exclusive price can be different from the usage price.
However,if they pay only for usage, then they are limited, as with magazines,to use it only in one place. It it happens to be a newsletter, then they can only use it once, period. On a web site,it can be there are long as necessary, with any number of references to it from other sites or pages or newsletters (although this does break the spirit of the agreement, if not the letter).