Publication Use Fees for Photographic Reproductions
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These charges apply to the use of a reproduction in print, film, video or digital format when commercial use for profit is desired.
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All applications for publication use must be made on the Application for Permission to Publish Photographs form.
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When use fees are assessed, they are in addition to photofinishing costs, which are assessed at the rate charged by McMaster University Media Production Services.
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PUBLICATION USE FEES ARE NOT REQUIRED for personal or private use; for use in theses; for use by non-profit societies; for use in community service announcements; for historical articles in local newspapers or other similar uses; or for non-profit scholarly publications.
| BOOKS/SERIALS (print run under 10,000 copies) : | |
| Inside illustration | $100 per image |
| Cover illustration | $200 per image |
| BOOKS/SERIALS (print run over 10,000 plus copies) : | |
| Inside illustration | $125 per image |
| Cover illustration | $300 per image |
| POSTER (promotional) : | |
| Local | $75 per image |
| National | $200 per image |
| POST CARDS : | |
| Less than 500 | $75 per image |
| 500 - 1000 | $225 per image |
| 1000 plus | $450 per image |
| CALENDARS: | |
| Less than 500 | $75 per image |
| 500-100 | $250 per image |
| 1000 plus | $450 per image |
| BROADCAST FILM, TELEVISION, VIDEO: | |
| Local | $225 per image |
| National | $450 per image |
| Educational documentaries | $100 per image (fee negotiable) |
| *Prices subject to change without notice | |
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William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections
McMaster University Library, 1280 Main Street W. Hamilton, Ontario Canada L8S 4L6 (905) 525-9140, x22079 / Fax: (905) 546-0625 |

