Royalty Free Images

If you are using royalty free stock images in a website template, there are several usage issues you must be aware of.

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Royalty free images are a bit of a dichotomy. They are both free and not free at the same time.

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The two most common licensing models for stock photography are Royalty Free and Rights Managed.Royalty Free grants non-exclusive, unlimited use of an image, while Rights Managed grants exclusive, time-limited, and geographic-specific use.

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Restrictions on the use of royalty free images vary in the details, but overall the following uses are standard restrictions:

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Permitted uses for royalty free images vary slightly from company to company, but the following standard uses are generally permitted.

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Royalty free refers to a type of license that gives you permission to use a stock image in certain ways. Royalty free means you are not required to pay a royalty each time you use an image.

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