All Rights Or No? The Content Creator's Debate

What rights should you sell when you give a company something to publish? Experts and content creators agree: as few as possible.

But it’s not always that simple.

Photographer John Harrington made that clear on his blog earlier this week when he sparked off a debate about how photographers should treat their work.

“Some photographers argue that these kinds of discussions [about rights] aren’t worth the hassle. Just sell your services for as much as you can up front, they say, and don’t worry about saving rights to monetize later.

“This

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