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Interesting Gerry I wouldn't have a clue.I assume you have a specific reason and a good one. I suppose it depend# what they want it for ,I am assuming they will make dosh out of it. I'm quite precious about my copyright.A commissioned painting may also be wanted/used by the business as their christmas cards. So not exactly making money directly out of it, but it helps their potential. I wondered whether to charge/sell a "one-off purpose" copyright.
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by Gerry Mellor
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It wouldn’t bother me one iota! If I could make extra money by selling the copyright as well as the original then I wouldn’t hesitate.
As to what to charge will to some extent depend on several factors…
Are you a recognised listed artist or an amateur? This could have some bearing I would think, depending on what they want to do with it. Prints from an unknown artist must surely have a lesser value compared to a known name.
What is it that they propose to do with your original? Ie: Cards for instance can be profitable and can run for decades… and buyers of cards aren’t particularly interested in who painted it…
A tricky one to come up with a figure, but it would have to be four figures I would have thought! Much more if I was selling to a recognised card company!
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