Sell images and videos on Fotolia

Licenses

Fotolia’s standard license allows unlimited print runs and never expire for:

Websites, blogs, newsletters, web banners and illustrations
Press articles and magazine illustrations
Print advertising (magazines, urban displays), commercial documents, packaging
Slide shows and videos for presentation and broadcast
Décor design elements, including framed images for personal use

Offering your images for sale under an Extended license is also an option.

The Extended license is more expensive, and allows buyers to use the content in derivative products intended for resale (postcards, posters, t-shirts, templates...).

Exclusivity

From silver rank, you may choose one of 3 options with regard to exclusivity:

Total Exclusivity

1) Definition

Total Exclusivity means that Fotolia is the only website or image bank that will sell your RF files. This is the highest level of exclusivity.

If you choose Total Exclusivity, you won't have the right to sell any of your images outside Fotolia, except in the following cases:

Selling of creative works as rights-managed files, on your own or through a company dedicated to this activity;
Selling of works through a personal portfolio website. In such cases, the website shall not offer works for free or sell other author’s works;
Selling of works directly to an end user in accordance with an assignment or work for hire contract;
Selling of works directly to the end user in accordance with an editorial contract;
Selling of prints;
Printing and selling of derivative products (posters, t-shirts, clothing, decorations and the like), whether by the contributor or through a dedicated website. In such cases, the website must not offer works for free or sell other royalty-free creative works.

See the Exclusivity Agreement

2) Benefits

You will receive higher royalties (Exclusive Commissions)
You will have the ability to raise your selling price (photos, illustrations and vectors)
You will be given the option of removing your exclusive images from the Fotolia subscription program, if you wish. (option in "My Profile" section)

Partial Exclusivity

1) Definition

Contributing artists are offered file-level exclusivity. Their portfolios consist of exclusive files (which are not offered on other websites or agencies) and non-exclusive files (which can also be offered on other microstock websites or stock photo agencies)

2) Benefits

You will receive commissions outlined in the Partial Exclusivity chart
You will have the ability to increase the price of exclusive images (non-exclusive photos, illustrations and vectors prices may be increased when you reach the emerald rank)
You will be given the option of removing your exclusive files from the Fotolia subscription program
You will have the ability to sell your non-exclusive images at another agency or image bank. (You may not sell your exclusive files at another agency or image bank)

Non-Exclusivity

1) Definition

Contributing artists sell imagery on Fotolia and on other stock photo agencies.

2) Benefits

You will receive commissions outlined in the Non-Exclusive chart
You will have the ability to increase your selling price (for photos, illustrations and vectors, when you reach the emerald rank)
Non-exclusive files are automatically included in the Fotolia Subscription program
You may sell your non-exclusive imagery at other stock photo agencies

Sell images and videos on Fotolia

Licenses

Exclusivity

From silver rank, you may choose one of 3 options with regard to exclusivity:

Total Exclusivity

1) Definition

2) Benefits

Partial Exclusivity

1) Definition

2) Benefits

Non-Exclusivity

1) Definition

2) Benefits

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