Freelance photographer Frank Furter is at it again. He wants to sell his beautiful Sunrise in the Rockies photo to Mountains Magazine. He and the magazine agree on a price and so Furter sells it. Now Mountains Magazine wants to publish a calendar of pictures from its publications, including Furter's. The magazine should have to pay him more money, Furter feels, but the Supreme Court precedent goes against him because a freelancer who sells his photo to a magazine sells all the rights, in perpetuity.

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In 2001 the Court ruled that freelancers retain the rights to their work beyond the original publication unless a contract specifically states otherwise.

Freelance Photographer Frank Furter Is at It Again