#New Amiga CDROM!
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Out of the 352 GIF-256-color pics, all but about 20 are royalty-free. The
remaining pics (24-bit, etc) are copyright and licensing fees depend on the
use, and may be not charged for some applications. I don't want these pics on
some rock video without being paid, basically. Anyone can use the 24-bit pics
for their own enjoyment, viewing, personal non-commercial non-reproduction
projects, etc. They may not be reproduced, distributed without the CDROM
itself, broadcast, used for commercial projects, etc. without permission.
Perfectly reasonable, like original art in any printed art book, etc. For big
project with a high budget, I'll charge commensurate licensing fees. I'm not
trying to choke the small-budget artist, just to be reasonable and maintain
ownership of my creative endeavour (my own art, so to speak). ALL uses do
require a statement of the origin of the material be included when it is used,
e.g. From the FractalPro Image Library, by permission. Like that. I think
you'll find my terms are not 'gun to the head'. The readme file on the CDROM
has the whole bit in fairly explicit terms. I hope this doesn't sound too
restrictive – it's just a fair way to keep things above board and a meaningful
copyright.
Daniel,
no, I don't think these are "gun to the head" terms, especially when explained
in the thoughtful manner you just used. As an occasional producer of very
low-cost (or no-cost) animations, I prefer to know about licensing before
buying any product. I'm on the lookout for music/clip-art/sound
FX/animation/image libraries which are as close to full buy-out as possible.
Blaq!
Charles, I think you'll find that many of the GIF images on the new FractalPro
Image Library CDROM will be fully satisfactory for your uses. You'll have to
make a statement that that's where they came from, but no royalties will be due
if you use the GIFs (except for one group of 16 images which are off-limits for
use without permission). But there are over 350 pics available and some really
are only 256 color even in 24-bit, so the GIFs are , in some cases, fully
faithful reproductions of the 24-bit ones. In some cases the original 24-bit
pics are as many as 16384 colors so the GIFs are definitely not as good as the
originals, but you'll find many many usable GIFs there. I want people to use
them, but as I said, not for converting my 16000 color 24-bit hi-res pics to
video and using them in toothpaste commercials (at least without compensation).
The 24-bit pics with hi color counts will knock your socks off. So will many
of the GIFs. I think you'll find the FPILV Volume 1 a quite reasonable
investment in your supply of library materials. And there's more coming!
Thanks – I figured folks would understand what the reasonable limits on
reproduction were meant to accomplish.