Licensing

What you can
do with the work.

Every file delivered through LSCA carries an explicit license. Here's a plain-language guide to what each license type means — and where the lines are.

Personal License

Personal

For private, non-commercial use by the individuals in the work.

Permitted

  • +Print and display for personal, private enjoyment
  • +Share directly with family and close friends
  • +Store in a personal archive

Not permitted

  • Post publicly on social media or any public-facing platform
  • Use in advertising, marketing, or promotional material
  • Reproduce commercially in any form
  • Transfer, sublicense, or share with third parties outside your household

Typically issued for private portrait sessions and personal event photography. If you want to post images publicly, ask about a Social Media License.

Social Media License

Social Media

Organic posting on your own channels — no paid advertising.

Permitted

  • +Post on your personal or brand social media accounts (Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, etc.)
  • +Use in organic (non-boosted) brand content and community posts
  • +Embed on your personal or brand website for editorial/about-style content
  • +Share via stories, reels, and similar ephemeral formats

Not permitted

  • Use in paid, boosted, or sponsored advertising placements
  • License or sublicense to third-party brands or agencies
  • Publish in press, editorial media, or commercial print
  • Use in contexts that imply endorsement of a product or service beyond your own brand

Covers organic social presence only. If you need to run paid social ads featuring the delivered work, upgrade to a Commercial — Standard license.

Commercial — Standard

Commercial · Standard

Business and marketing use within the scope of the agreed brief.

Permitted

  • +Use in advertising, marketing campaigns, and promotional materials
  • +Publish on your company website, email marketing, and social media (including paid)
  • +Include in pitch decks, brochures, reports, and event materials
  • +Use across the single brand or project described in the delivery brief

Not permitted

  • Sub-license or transfer to third-party brands, agencies, or partners
  • Use across multiple brands or business units not named in the brief
  • Resell the files or include them in stock libraries
  • Train AI / ML models on the deliverables

The most common license for client commissions. Scope is always tied to the brief agreed at the start of the project — if your plans expand, let us know before you publish.

Commercial — Extended

Commercial · Extended

Broader, long-term commercial rights including production sub-licensing.

Permitted

  • +Use across multiple campaigns, time periods, and touchpoints without restriction
  • +Sub-license to your marketing agency or production vendors solely for producing materials on your behalf
  • +Deploy across multiple brands or divisions within the same organisation
  • +Use in out-of-home advertising, large-format print, and broadcast-adjacent contexts

Not permitted

  • Resell or redistribute the files commercially or as stock
  • Sub-license to third-party brands outside your organisation
  • Train AI / ML models on the deliverables
  • Transfer ownership of the underlying copyright (that remains with the creator)

Suited to campaigns with long shelf lives, multi-brand rollouts, or projects where an external agency needs to produce derivative materials. Priced per project — contact us for a quote.

Editorial License

Editorial

Journalistic and editorial publication in factual contexts only.

Permitted

  • +Publish in newspapers, magazines, blogs, and editorial media
  • +Use in factual, news-related, or documentary contexts
  • +Archive in an editorial media library under standard press terms
  • +Use in academic and educational publications

Not permitted

  • Use in advertising, sponsored content, or any commercial promotional context
  • Imply endorsement of a product, brand, or ideology
  • Alter the image in a way that misrepresents its factual meaning
  • Relicense to other publications without written agreement

Commonly applied to event reportage, public-interest photography, and press releases. Subject consent under this license is limited to editorial use — commercial use requires a separate agreement.

Broadcast & Distribution

Broadcast

Film, television, streaming platforms, and monetised online video.

Permitted

  • +Include in film, documentary, or television productions
  • +Distribute on streaming platforms (Netflix, Prime, YouTube, etc.)
  • +Use in monetised online video and video-on-demand content
  • +Screened at festivals, cinemas, or public exhibitions tied to the production

Not permitted

  • Use in broadcast advertising spots without a separate Broadcast Advertising Agreement
  • Relicense or sell the footage separately from the production
  • Use in perpetuity without a defined distribution window — terms must specify the window
  • Train AI / ML models on the deliverables

Broadcast rights are always scoped to a specific production and distribution window. Broadcast advertising (TV commercials, pre-roll ads) requires an additional written agreement — contact us before you go to air.

Fine Art License

Fine Art

Limited-edition prints and gallery display. Creator retains full copyright.

Permitted

  • +Print in a defined, numbered limited edition agreed in writing
  • +Display in galleries, exhibitions, and art fairs
  • +Reproduce in exhibition catalogues and press coverage of the exhibition
  • +Resell individual prints as physical objects within the agreed edition

Not permitted

  • Print beyond the agreed edition size without a new written agreement
  • Use the work in commercial advertising or marketing contexts
  • Create derivative works or digital reproductions outside the physical edition
  • Transfer copyright — the creator retains all underlying intellectual property

Each fine art project specifies edition size, print dimensions, and medium in the delivery agreement. The creator retains the right to display the work in their own portfolio and to enter it for awards. Contact us to discuss edition pricing.

All Rights Reserved

All Rights Reserved

Full copyright retained by the creator. No use without written permission.

Permitted

  • +View the delivered file for reference
  • +Request specific usage rights in writing from LSCA or the creator

Not permitted

  • Reproduce, publish, or distribute in any form
  • Use commercially, editorially, or in any public-facing context
  • Modify, crop, or create derivative works
  • Transfer or share the file with any third party

Applied when the creator retains full copyright — typically for fine-art commissions, speculative work, or projects where broader rights were not part of the agreed brief. Any use requires prior written permission.

Questions about your license?

Your license type is stated in the delivery confirmation you receive when your gallery is ready. If you're unsure what applies to your project, or need rights that go beyond what's listed here, reach out at [email protected] and we'll clarify in writing before you publish.

Image removal requests

If you are identifiable in an image delivered through LSCA and wish to request its removal, use our image removal form. We aim to respond within 72 hours.