If you don’t know the answer to the above question, you aren’t alone. In today’s Professional “users,” Amateurs, and Professional photographers, many people shoot, submit, and upload photos, and then see an RF, RM, appear on the photo. But what are they? Rights Managed (RM), Royalty Free (RF) is license types. What’s the “best” license?
Right Managed products are licensed with restrictions on usage, such as limitations on size, placement, duration of use and geographic distribution. You will be asked to submit information concerning your intended use of the product, which will determine the scope of usage right granted. Right Managed products are designated by (RM).
Royalty Free pricing is based solely on the size of the product you need. Not the specific use, you don’t have to pay any additional Royalties on a use by use basis. Once you license a Royalty Free product, you may use it multiple times for multiple projects without paying additional fees. (Pornographic, Defamatory or otherwise unlawful use of any image is, of course, prohibited) Royalty Free products are designated by (RF).
Why choose RM?
Cream of the crop. Highly stylized, with high production value, these are the images creative’s Elephant Ear, clients applaud and customers remember.
Fresh, Artful, Edgy. Our Rights Managed photos and illustrations offer unique, conceptual takes on a wide range of subject matter, from simple pleasures to travel.
Exclusive Rights. RM content is priced and licensed based on usage, and some of it is available with Exclusive Rights so your image doesn’t end up on a competitor’s billboard.
Why choose RF?
A world of options. Our Royalty Free photos, Vectors and Illustrations cover a range of popular themes from business to family and include both professionally shot and user generated options.
Products in our editorial collections are licensed with restrictions on usage, such as limitations on size, placement, duration of use and geographic distribution. Editorial products must be used in an "editorial" manner, which means use relating to events that are newsworthy or of public interest. If you wish to use an image from our editorial collections for a non editorial use, you must contact our Photo Researcher assist you. All licences of editorial products are subject to Napol Stock Image Editorial, Rights Managed and Rights Licence Agreement.
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From Rabindranath Tagore, Nobel Prize in Literature to Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi, Fourth Prime Minister of India. You can speak to anyone with archival images. In ways you might never have imagined. From iconic personalities that put a new face on your creative to decisive cultural moments that capture the perfect mood.
We’ve got images reflecting every theme under the sun. Shot by some of the biggest names in photography. So you can always find new ways to fire your imagination or help bring the ideas you’ve already got to life.
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We offer the highest quality and diversity in Rights Managed and Royalty Free images. Discover our vast range of collections, with engaging photography and illustrations for every project.
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