Licensing Help - NCAA

[jonnydonut]

First off, thanks to so many of the vets on this forum who give good advice to the younger more inexperienced photogs such as myself, especially in the business and legal side of things. Even when your words are harsh and not what people want to hear, you're a blessing to the community and the forum. I hope to give back the way you have to so many folks on here.



I took aerial still shots of the UH vs Texas Tech game a while back for the University. See here: http://jonnycarroll.blogspot.com/200...n-stadium.html. Since then, I've had a few people contact me about buying prints which I blew off at first. Mostly because I didn't want to deal with checking and making sure it was legit to do so. I later sold an additional release license to the University which would allow them to sell prints and posters with my photos.

Well now, (over a week after the game) I had a sports online site wanting to buy a digital version of one of the photos, as well as others wanting to buy prints. I feel like it's time to face this and make it happen if I can.

Now, our licensing agreement clearly states that I still maintain full copyright, so with that I should be able to print but the zinger is the NCAA event. I have no intention of selling the ground action shots, but can I? and what about the aerials which I didn't attend the game to take..? What am I restricted to, what am I allowed to do? I have every desire to be fully legal and legitimate.

Advice?
Thanks in advance.

Jonny Carroll
TXaerial.com

[epoh]

Honestly, I would call and verify. I can't really find anything on their website that would indicate you cannot sell the photos, but better safe than sorry:

The National Collegiate Athletic Association
700 W. Washington Street
P.O. Box 6222
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206-6222

Phone: 317/917-6222
Fax: 317/917-6888

[jonnydonut]

Originally Posted by epoh

Honestly, I would call and verify. I can't really find anything on their website that would indicate you cannot sell the photos, but better safe than sorry:

The National Collegiate Athletic Association
700 W. Washington Street
P.O. Box 6222
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206-6222

Phone: 317/917-6222
Fax: 317/917-6888

Thanks. Do they have an email?

I'd much rather have something like this in writing. I ran into trouble early in my career with verbal miscommunication, or rather just strait up wrong verbal communication to me.

Also, I can post here what they send me.

[epoh]

I got that info from http://ncaa.org/ I don't see an email listed.

[bondarnes]

pmr@ncaa.org

[AndrewCCM]

Good job asking questions and following through on finding out. I know that with most sports work that I deal with, editorial licensing of images is fine, but outright selling the image for other purposes is typically not allowed unless you obtain a different agreement.

[bigjon0107]

I would check with UH as well. They might have something to say since it has their massive trademarked logo and names on the field.

At A&M, you have to contact the University to deal with licensing a photo.