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Ordering & Licensing Information

All images included herein are intended for personal use only. Any reproduction, redistribution, publication, or other use, by any means, without prior written permission is prohibited.

Photocopies, copy prints and digital images can be provided. With the proper fees and permissions, many images can be used in commercial and non-profit applications.

ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS
To order photographs displayed on the Library's website use this order form. Print the form and send it to the address provided. All orders must be prepaid with a check drawn on a United States bank and made out to the Los Angeles Public Library. When selecting photos make sure to record the "Order Number" provided in each record. Please note that commercial use fees may apply. Please see below.


Order Form Adobe Acrobat


DELIVERY TIMES
Requests are processed in the order received. Photographic prints will be available in approximately 2-4 weeks; digital prints, CD's, Zip disks and emailed images in approximately 1 week.

PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTION FEES

8x10 single weight photographic lab print  

$40

11x14 single weight photographic lab prin   $50
8x10 digital print (photographic quality print with 90 year life expectancy)   $30
11x14 digital print (photographic quality print with 90 year life expectancy)   $40
Digital image scanned onto CD-Rom, emailed or FTP   $25
CD-Rom (each)   $15
Re-scanning of original image to a resolution higher than 300dpi at 8x10   $40
First Class postage for up to 5 photographs or 2 storage media   $5


Other print sizes and paper types are available. Contact the Photo Collection regarding special orders. Prints over 11x14 must be picked up at the photographic laboratory.

PERSONAL USE FEES
Individuals using the photographs for home decor, research, or other personal uses, need only pay the photographic reproduction fee.

COMMERCIAL USE FEES
Individuals and businesses using the photographs for commercial purposes, including the decoration of business premises, must pay the additional commercial use fees.

In addition to the cost of reproduction, the Library charges the following fees for each image used in:
Advertising and product design (for up to 3 years)   $250
Brochures and flyers   $50
Commercial decor, per image, basic fee for one time use   $200
Commercial decor usage fee for multiple copies per image   $400
Commercial media, including images for use in CD-ROMs, television, video, and films. Basic fees for one time use, one language distribution rights   $150
Basic fees for worldwide, all media, in perpetuity   $300
Educational media, education, industrial in-house, or non-profit presentations   $50
Trade publications, including printed and electronic magazines, and commercial or self-published books   $75

LICENSING AGREEMENTS AND CREDIT STATEMENTS
For personal and commercial uses of the Library's images, the Library will send to the user a Licensing Agreement which states rights assigned and which the user is to sign and return to the Library. It will also state proper credit to be used for the product whenever photographs are used in commercial or non-profit situations.


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