Ownership of Copyright/Copyright Licence
1. The copyright in artwork commissioned by the Client shall be retained
by the Illustrator.
2. The Client or the Client's customer (where the Client is acting as an
intermediary) is granted a licence to reproduce the artwork solely for the
purposes set out in the acceptance of commission.
3. During the currency of the licence the Illustrator shall notify the Client
of any proposed exploitation of the artwork for purposes other than self-promotion
and the Client shall have the right to make reasonable objections if such
exploitation is likely to be detrimental to the business of the Client or
the Client's customer.
4. Any material (artwork, stills, animation) from the Illustrator’s
website will be used for reference and presentational purposes only and the
Client will not make any other use of any of the material without prior agreement
from the Illustrator.
5. Where use of the artwork is restricted, the Illustrator will nominally
grant the Client or the Client's customer a licence for use for other purposes
subject to payment of a further fee in line with current licensing rates
to be mutually agreed between the Illustrator and Client.
6. The licence hereby granted to use the artwork is contingent upon the Illustrator
having received payment in full of all monies due to her and no reproduction
or publication rights are granted unless and until all sums due under this
Agreement have been paid.
7. The licence hereby granted is personal to the Client or the Client's customer
(where the Client is acting as an intermediary) and the rights may not be
assigned or sub-licensed to third parties without the Illustrator's consent.
Payment
8. The Client shall pay all invoices within 30 days of their receipt.
Cancellation
9. If a commission is cancelled by the Client, the Client shall pay 100%
of the agreed fee on the delivery of artwork, (pro rata if the commission
is cancelled at an intermediate stage).
10. In the event of cancellation, ownership of all rights granted under
this Agreement shall revert to the Illustrator unless the artwork is
based on the Client's visual or otherwise agreed.
Delivery
11. The Illustrator shall use her best endeavours to deliver the artwork
to the Client by the agreed date and shall notify the Client of any
anticipated delay at the first opportunity in which case the Client may
(unless the
delay is the fault of the Client) make time of the essence and cancel
the commission
without payment in the event of the Illustrator falling to meet the
agreed date.
12. The Illusrator shall not be liable for any consequential loss or damages
arising from late delivery of the artwork.
13. The Client shall make an immediate objection upon delivery if the
artwork is not in accordance with the brief. If such objection is not
received
by the Illustrator within 21 days of delivery of artwork it shall be
conclusively presumed that the artwork is acceptable.
Approval/Rejection
14. Should the artwork fail to satisfy, the Client may reject the artwork
upon payment of a rejection fee as follows:
(i) 50% of the agreed fee if the artwork is rejected at the rough
stage.
(ii) 100% of the agreed fee if the artwork is rejected on delivery.
15. In the event of rejection, ownership of all rights granted under
this Agreement shall revert to the Illustrator unless the artwork
is based on
the Client's visual or otherwise agreed.
Changes
16. If the Client changes the brief and requires subsequent changes,
additions or variations, the Illustrator may require additional
consideration for
such work. The Illustrator may refuse to carry out changes, additions
or variations
which substantially change the nature of the commission.
Warranties
17. Except where artwork is based on reference material or visuals
supplied by the Client or where otherwise agreed, the Illustrator
warrants that
the artwork is original and does not infringe any existing copyright
and further
warrants that she has not used the artwork elsewhere.
18. The Client warrants that any necessary permissions have been
obtained for the agreed use of reference material or visuals
supplied by the
Client or its customer and shall indemnify the Illustrator against
any and all
claims and expenses including reasonable legal fees arising from
the Illustrator's use of any materials provided by the Client
or its customer.
Ownership of Artwork
19. The Illustrator shall retain ownership of all artwork (including
roughs and other materials) delivered to the Client.
20. The Illustrator's original artwork shall not be intentionally
destroyed, damaged, altered, retouched, modified or changed in
any way whatsoever
without the written consent of the Illustrator.
21. The Client shall return all artwork to the Illustrator not
later than 6 months after delivery in undamaged, unaltered and
unretouched
condition
although the Client may make and retain transparencies to enable
it to exploit the rights granted with the artwork.
22. If the artwork is lost or damaged at any time whilst in the
Client’s
custody (which shall mean anytime between delivery of artwork to the Client
and its safe return to the Illustrator) the Client shall pay compensation
to the Illustrator for the loss/damage of the artwork at a rate to be agreed
or, in default of agreement, decided by the Ethics Committee of the Association
of Illustrators.
23. The Illustrator shall not be liable for any consequential loss or damages
arising from loss or damage to the artwork.
Credits/Moral Rights
24. The Client shall ensure the Illustrator is credited in any
editorial use of the artwork. Credits for non-editorial use
are not required
unless so indicated.
25. The Illustrator hereby waives the right to injunctive relief
for breaches of the right of integrity and the right of paternity.
Samples
26. Unless otherwise agreed, the Illustrator shall be entitled
to receive not less than four proofs or printed copies of
the work.
Notices
27. All notices shall be sent to the Illustrator and to the
Client at the appropriate addresses. Each party
shall give
written notification
of any change of address to the other party prior to the
date of such change.
Governing Law
28. These terms and conditions are governed by the law
of England and Wales and may not be varied except by
agreement in writing.
The parties
hereto
submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English
Courts.
