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Gerry Mellor

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Hello everyone. Sorry if this has already been asked... Does anyone know where I can get some advice to help me decide what to charge when selling/transferring the copyright of a painting, to my client? Many thanks in advance. Gerry

Sylvia Evans

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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.  

Alan Morris

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Never ever sell your copyright to anyone unless there is very serious dosh to be made.  Your copyright is your most precious asset!
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Gerry Mellor

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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.  
Sylvia Evans on 23/09/2022 11:26:01
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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Gerry Mellor

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Never ever sell your copyright to anyone .....
Alan Morris on 23/09/2022 20:19:50
Would you mind expanding on this a bit more please Alan. Thanks (I'll be devil's advocate for a second and pose the question..."Why not?")

Alan Bickley

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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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Gerry Mellor

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Thanks everyone. Food for thought. (I did a general internet search and results were as varied as you can imagine). Cheers again.

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