{"id":16963,"date":"2025-04-11T22:41:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T03:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmcmedia.com\/realestate\/?page_id=16963"},"modified":"2025-04-11T22:41:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T03:41:26","slug":"usage-rights-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kmcmedia.com\/realestate\/usage-rights-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Usage Rights Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All of our images are copyrighted (intellectual property of KMc Media), and we license our images to you <em>for use,<\/em> based on the package you\u00a0purchase.\u00a0We are committed to\u00a0protecting the interests, intellectual property rights, and livelihood\u00a0of our company and photographers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MLS Realty package:<\/strong> The real estate agent or broker is granted Temporary Usage Rights to use those images <em>until the property is either sold, rented, or otherwise goes off the market. <strong>If you need to re-use images for more than a single one-time listing, you will need to purchase a Copyright Release for Permanent Usage Rights.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once it has been sold, you must purchase a\u00a0<strong>Copyright Release<\/strong> for Permanent Usage Rights to continue using for your marketing purposes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Homeowner\/Vacation Rental, Commercial, and Portfolio packages:<\/strong> Come with Permanent Usage Rights to use those images forever for all marketing purposes. <strong>Portfolio packages are\u00a0for marketing only.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0images you purchase\u00a0are <strong>non-transferable<\/strong> and cannot be given away, bartered or sold.\u00a0The client who pays for the images is the only one who has the rights to use the images. For example, a realtor pays for images but cannot give those images to the builder, designer, remodeler, stager, etc. of that property photographed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>KMc Media must be credited for the images purchased.<\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3>What are\u00a0\u201ctemporary\u201d\u00a0usage rights?<\/h3>\n<p><em>These are the most common usage rights, for MLS listings.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You (the realtor\/agent who\u00a0purchased\u00a0the images) can use\u00a0the images\u00a0until your property has been sold or goes off the market. You must\u00a0still credit KMc Media for the images on your blog or \u201cJust Sold\u201d marketing materials.<\/li>\n<li>After you sell the property, if you want to continue using\u00a0the images\u00a0for your marketing purposes, you can call the Front Office to pay for permanent usage rights. The amount you have already paid for each photo will be credited towards you purchase, and you can purchase usage rights for as many photos as you would like.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do not distribute your images to someone who has not obtained permission from or made a separate payment to KMc Media.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3>What are\u00a0\u201cpermanent\u201d usage rights?<\/h3>\n<p><em>This falls under the category of our Portfolio\u00a0package pricing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What it means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You (who\u00a0<em>purchased<\/em>\u00a0the images) can use the images however you want, in perpetuity.<\/li>\n<li>Wanna put it on your website? In a magazine ad? On a billboard?\u00a0On\u00a0your blog? On a\u00a0coffee mug\u00a0for promotional products? You\u2019re all set and good-to-go with permanent usage rights.<\/li>\n<li>Permanent usage rights are just that \u2014 the ability to use the images however you want. The images still\u00a0hold\u00a0our copyright ownership and rights; You cannot sell, transfer, or give away the images to anyone else.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Each client who pays for permanent usage rights\u00a0is given permission to use\u00a0the photos\u00a0for their marketing only.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3>What if\u00a0you use copyrighted images without permission?<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We have a rights management\u00a0system to find KMc Media images on the internet, and determine if those images were obtained legitimately. If they were not paid for, we will ask the image user to do 1\u00a0of 3 things (depending on the usage purposes of the images):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask the user to remove the images from the site \/ source within the next 24-hours.<\/li>\n<li>Ask the user to correctly reference\/credit KMc Media as the photographer for each image.<\/li>\n<li>Ask the user to pay for permanent usage rights to continue using the images, that way they can use them forever, for all marketing purposes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Copyright infringement is a serious issue for our photographers and our business.\u00a0Any parties who use our images without permission or legitimate payment will be issued a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cease_and_desist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cease and Desist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If there are any parties using our\u00a0images without permission or legitimate payment on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntreis.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NTREIS<\/a>\u00a0\/ MLS, we will contact NTREIS and they will immediately remove them from MLS, or such parties will be issued a Cease and Desist.<\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3>Learn more about Copyright Laws:<\/h3>\n<p>For US copyright law, please visit the United States Copyright Office <a href=\"http:\/\/www.copyright.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; 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