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Copyright & Ordering 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 electronic reproductions are available, and most images can be used in commercial and non-profit applications with the proper fees and permissions.

ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS
You may order photographs displayed on our website using this order form. Print the form and send it to the address provided. All orders must be prepaid with checks 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.


Order Form Adobe Acrobat


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

LICENSING AGREEMENTS AND CREDIT STATEMENTS
For personal and commercial uses of the Library's images, the Library will send to you a Licensing Agreement which states rights assigned and which you are to sign and return to the Library. It will also state proper credit to be used for each photograph whenever photographs are published or are used in the media.

PERSONAL USE FEES
Individuals using the photographs for home decor, research, or other personal uses, need only pay the photographic reproduction fee. Anyone using the photographs for commercial purposes, including decoration of businesses, must also pay the commercial fees.

COMMERCIAL USE FEES
Individuals and businesses using the photographs for commercial purposes, including the decoration of business premises, must pay the commercial 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)   $150
Brochures and flyers   $50
Commercial decor, per image, basic fee for one time use   $150
Commercial decor usage fee for multiple copies per image   $300
Commercial media, including images for use in CD-ROMs, television, video, and films. Basic fees for one time use, one language distribution rights   $125
Basic fees for worldwide, all media, in perpetuity   $150
Educational media, education or industrial in-house presentations   $25
Trade publications, including electronic magazines   $75

FEE FOR WIRE SERVICE PHOTOS
In addition to the cost of reproduction, the Library charges a special handling fee of $25 for any photo credited to a wire service in our collection.


PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTION FEES

8x10 single weight glossy fiber photographic print, archivally processed  

$25

11x14 single weight glossy fiber photographic print, archivally processed   $35
8x10 Fuji Pictrography print (photographic quality print with 20 year life expectancy)   $25
11x14 Fuji Pictrography print (photographic quality print with 20 year life expectancy)   $30
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 Library for special orders. Prints over 11x14 must be picked up at the photographic laboratory in Hollywood.


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