CONFIDENTIAL
AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
(For Freelance Photography/Videography)
[Note: This Amendment requires the prior approval of the applicable Regional Editor]
PLEASE READ THIS AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (THE AMENDMENT) CAREFULLY. BY PROVIDING YOUR ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE YOU ARE FORMING A LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT WITH COMPANYA AND AMENDING YOUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH COMPANYA (THE AGREEMENT). YOUR PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT, AS AMENDED.
Parties: The individual providing Services pursuant to the Agreement (You or Service Provider) and CompanyA Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation, with its principal offices at 123 street, Suite 001, New York, NY 00001 (CompanyA) (each a Party and collectively, the Parties).
Effective Date: This Amendment is effective as of the date it is signed electronically by Service Provider (the Effective Date).
Background: This Amendment is intended to grant Service Provider additional rights in Images taken by Service Provider, as described further below. It is not intended to alter the ownership rights in any content produced by Service Provider other than Images. Notwithstanding Section 4 of Exhibit B of the Agreement, the terms in this Amendment shall apply to ownership and licensing of Images taken by Service Provider. As used in this Amendment, Images means photographs, graphic, static, or video images, and other illustrations that Service Provider provides to CompanyA or takes pursuant to any assignment from CompanyA.
Ownership: Service Provider shall own all right, title and interest in and to the Images, including the right to copyright the Images (or any portion thereof).
License Grant: Service Provider hereby grants to CompanyA and its corporate affiliates including without limitation (and in all cases, reference herein to one includes reference to both) an exclusive (during the Exclusivity Period and non-exclusive thereafter), perpetual, worldwide, sub-licensable license to use, reproduce, store, distribute, have distributed, broadcast, have broadcasted, publicly and privately display, communicate, publicly and privately perform, transmit, have transmitted, create derivative works based upon, sell and promote the Images in any medium now known or hereafter devised. Without limitation of any of the foregoing or the generality thereof, and for the purpose of illustration only, the Images may be used (i) as a background or superimposed image, (ii) as icons, banners or buttons, (iii) in broadcast and theatrical exhibitions, (iv) in online and offline screenshots, (v) as altered, cropped, manipulated, modified and/or used in combination with other images, text, audio or video, including overlaying text on the image, or (vi) in any other manner as CompanyA sees fit, including creating searchable databases in which the Images will be available, and CompanyA may make the Images or portions thereof available through RSS feeds promoted on, through or in connection with any CompanyA property and/or third-party websites or other types of syndication initiatives, and CompanyA may offer its end users the ability to snag such Images by allowing users to make such material viewable, playable or displayable on or through CompanyA products or services (e.g., CompanyA video or audio players, CompanyA widgets, CompanyA photo galleries) on third-party websites or web pages.
Exclusivity Period: The Exclusivity Period with respect to any Image and any other Images taken on the same date shall begin on the date the Image is provided to CompanyA and shall continue for a period of ninety (90) days (the Exclusivity Period). During the Exclusivity Period, Service Provider shall not have the right to display or use the Images in any way (with the sole exception of Service Providers use of CompanyA-approved Images for limited, self-promotion, i.e., non-commercial, non-publication, purposes to promote Service Providers own work to persons other than the general public, including promotional cards and online or other portfolios as may be approved in advance in writing by CompanyA). Without limiting the foregoing or the generality thereof, Service Provider shall not have the right to use the Images for merchandising purposes (i.e., on or in connection with the offer or sale of merchandise that references or bears the Images).
Effect of Amendment: All other terms and conditions of the Agreement not specifically amended, changed or modified by this Amendment shall remain in full force and effect. Any capitalized term that is not defined in this Amendment shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Agreement.
