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What copyright agreement do you have with your freelancer?

If you work with freelancers or are thinking about working with freelancers, it’s probably not a question you’ve thought of before. After all, you’ve paid for something to be produced – surely, you can do what you want with it… right? Not necessarily – unless explicitly agreed, the freelancer owns the copyright to the deliverable they have produced.

The public is not your audience

As the old adage goes, one size does not fit all. One communication platform does not reach all. One style of communication does not engage all. One message is not relevant to all.

This is true whether you are a business trying to sell your products or services, a researcher trying to share your science, or an NGO trying to help address a social or ecological problem.

What is a freelance researcher?

Freelance researchers aren't tied to a particular institution, instead offering their services to governments, organisations, NGOs, businesses, and sometimes even individuals who need specialist researchers or consultants for a project.

Keeping your image use ethical and legal

From using copyrighted images taken straight from the web, to images without attribution, it seems that many people simply aren’t aware that what they are doing is wrong - ethically or legally. In this short overview, we look at how you can obtain images that keep the image creators happy - the long arm of the law at bay.