Author rights for footage

[Armando Costantino]

Actually stock website are not cash cow, let’s say that help with the montly budget. As far as the footage that I’ve uploaded, it’s more a payback for them. I was underpayed and most of all they insult me, professionally speaking. So it become a bit personal for me.
This people start this project without a script, as I asked for. And they really have no clue about how to make a video, but as they payed me, the pretend to know everithing, from videoediting to graphics. So the job continue for 2 months, getting back everyday email with changes that they want on the video, and of course, as was a close budget, not be payed for that. So, is not really the matter of how much money i will do with this footage.

[Todd Terry]

I understand, but the point is that if they decide to make trouble about it (to any degree), the cost to you to fight them (even if it is just the cost of aggravation) will far outweigh the benefits from being able to sell the footage.

I understand that you are mad at this client and feel the need to “win” this battle. But as long as they are keeping you bunched up and hassling over this, they are the ones who are winning.

I’d wash my hands of them, move on, and consider myself the winner for putting a bad client behind me, and forget about them.

But that’s just me….

T2

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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com