Advice on illo used without permission

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  You need to contact Ode immediately, but you need to remain calm and polite and allow them chance to look back through their paperwork and back to the Feb 08 edition to see for themselves that they have used it. It may be that they have done it in innocence and were sold the illo by an unscrupulous and as yet unknown third party.

  Ode owe you money though, and that is a separate issue from the new magazine that wants to run it.

  Bear in mind the fact that the article is by Paulo Coehlo and not some two-bit jobbing journo-monkey, so the cost of licensing the article should keep the cost of your illo up a bit higher in my personal opinion.

  Try not to entangle the two issues when dealing with either though. Ode may try to suggest that you are benefitting from the syndication or some such rot, so its best to keep it all nice and simple and talk about sending them an invoice not sending in the lawyers. Don't beat them up too much about what they have done, just make it clear you need payment and provide them with your fee for an artical illo. Don't ask them what they are going to pay, tell them what it costs.

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  • brilliant advice Orbit, appreciate that thanksblackspade
  • would you call or email if it was youblackspade
  • I would email first advising that I will be calling in 24hours and require a correct contact name and number to talk about it withOrbit
  • sweet thanks =)blackspade
  • Orbit is so professional.pillhead

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