Rights Managed, or RM, in
photography and the
stock photo industry, refers to a
copyright license which, if purchased by a user, allows the one-time use of the photo as specified by the license. If the user wants to use the photo for other uses an additional license needs to be purchased. RM licences can be given on a non-exclusive or exclusive basis. In stock photography RM is one of the two common license types together with
royalty-free, subscription and
microstock photography
Microstock photography, also known as micropayment photography, is a part of the stock photography industry. What defines a company as a microstock photography company is that they (1) source their images almost exclusively via the Internet, (2) d ...
being business models often confused as separate license types (both use the
royalty-free license type).
References
External links
Stock Photo - Frequently Asked Questions
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