Winning with web work THE NET is just another medium. That was the message from Dorian Silver, whose Planet Syndication sells articles around the world, and Gwen Thomas, of the Association of Photographers, to the May Branch meeting.
Time is of the essence.
Gwen reminded the meeting of legal cases in the US, Germany and France establishing that online use is an extra publication. Negotiate the print rights, then move on to web rights as a separate matter. Dorian wanted people to think about secondary and tertiary uses as well as the prime use an article was being commissioned for. Gwen and Dorian both suggested that individual freelances may feel less able than agents to withstand pressure from clients. It's premium product.