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Originally Posted by XcYZ
The idea that I'd have to pay the artist a royalty fee for every t-shirt, poster, calendar, etc, was not a popular one.
I think anyone that has renderings, illustrations, and/or design work done needs to discuss this point ahead of time.
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Exactly!
However the royalty fee is something that can be negotiated. If you don't try or mentioning it it will automatically kick in. And go on for a long time.
If you negotiate away the royalty you most certainly has to pay a higher fee for the work. You can make a deal that the artist get royalty for the first n objects you sell or for a limited time. But those deals is two sided, after the time limit you can not use it either.
Look at Elvis, he is the dead person with the highest income in the world. $300 000 000 every year in royalties.
Jan