1. Definitions
In these General Terms & Conditions the following terms have the meanings referred
to: Aw: Copyright Act [Auteurswet] 1912
Photographic Work: photographic works as referred to in Article 10, section 1,
subsection 9 of the Aw, or other works covered by the Aw that can be equated with said
photographic works.
Photographer: the user as defined by Book 6, Article 231 of the Dutch Civil Code.
Other Party: the other party as defined by Book 6, Article 231 of the Dutch Civil Code.
Usage: copying and/or publication as defined by Article 1 in conjunction with Articles 12
and 13 of the Aw.
2. Application
These General Terms and Conditions apply to all legal relationships between a
Photographer and Other Party, including offers, confirmations of assignments and oral
or written agreements, even after the termination of an agreement, unless the parties
have explicitly deviated from these Terms and Conditions in writing.
3. Price
3.1 If the parties have not agreed a price, the Photographer will fix the price in a
reasonable and fair way, bearing in mind the scope and extent of the desired usage of
the work by the Other Party.
3.2 Necessary costs and/or additional work must be paid by the Other Party.
4. Invoice and payment
4.1 Payment will be made within 14 days of the date of the invoice.
4.2 If the Photographer has not received the amount due within the period
specified in 4.1, the Other Party will be in breach and therefore liable for interest at the
statutory rate plus 2%.
4.3 If the Other Party is in breach of any of its obligations under the agreement,
including any infringement of copyright, it will be liable for all judicial and extra-judicial
costs incurred by the Photographer when acquiring payment.
4.4 All use of the Photographic Work, in any shape or form, is prohibited until the
Other Party has paid any of the Photographer's invoices which might be outstanding.
5. Complaints
Complaints regarding the Photographic Work supplied must be reported to the
Photographer in writing/by e-mail as soon as possible, within a maximum of ten working
days of its delivery. The Photographer has the right to substitute the rejected work with
good work within a reasonable period, unless this would cause disproportionate
damage to the Other Party.
6. Assignment
6.1 The clientwill notify the photographer of any specificwisheswhich are
importantfor the execution ofthe assignmentin writing and in good time before the
assignment commences.
6.2 The Photographer carries out the assignment according to his own technical
and creative insight and is committed to meet the specific wishes of the client as
referred to in the previous paragraph.
6.3 The assignmentis at all times to be regarded as a best-efforts obligation and
not as an obligation to achieve a result.
6.4 Changes to the assignment by the Other Party for whatever reason, are for the
account of the Other Party and will only be implemented by the Photographer after a
separate offer for the additional costs has been signed as approved by the Other Party
and returned to the Photographer.
6.5 In the event of cancellation of an assignment contract by the Other Party, at any
point in time and for whatever reason, the Photographer will be entitled to the agreed
payment. In the event of cancellation, a non-professional client will only owe a
reasonably determined part of the payment, bearing in mind the work already
performed.
7. Delivery
Files are to be submitted in the agreed format and file type.
8. Illness/force majeure
8.1 The photographer is not liable for the non-fulfilment or late fulfilment of his/her
obligations as a consequence of force majeure.
8.2 Force majeure not only means that which is referred to as such in law and
jurisprudence, but all externally originating causes,whether foreseen or unforeseen, on
which the photographer cannot exert any influence and as a result of which s/he is
unable to fulfil his/her obligations, including illness and temporary and permanent
incapacity for work
8.3 In the event of force majeure the photographer's obligations are to be
assumed, in consultation with the client, by a fellow photographer whowill be
designated by the photographer.
8.4 If, in the event of force majeure, the photographer has already partially fulfilled
his/her obligations, or will only partially be able to fulfil his/her obligations, s/he will be
entitled to invoice separately the already delivered portion of the services, including the
expenses incurred, and the clientwill be obliged to pay this invoice.
9. Copyright
The copyright of the Photographic Works is owned by the Photographer.
10. Licence
10.1 Permission to use a Photographic Work by the Other Party will be granted
exclusively in writing/by e-mail in the form of a licence, of which the nature and scope is
described by the Photographer in the offer and/or the confirmation of the assignment
and/or the relevant invoice.
10.2 If the scope of the licence is not specified, it will never extend beyond the right
to one single use, in original form and for a purpose, circulation and method as intended
by the parties at the time they enter into the agreement, in accordance with the
Photographer's interpretation.
10.3 Exclusive use must always be agreed explicitly in writing and is not covered by
the right to use referred to in Article 10.2.
10.4 The Other Party is not permitted to transfer the right to use described in this
article to third parties unless the Photographer has granted written permission in
advance.
10.5 Unless otherwise agreed, the Other Party is not entitled to grant sub-licences
to third parties.
11. Infringement of copyright
11.1 Any unauthorized use of a Photographic Work is deemed to be an infringement
of the Photographer’s copyright.
11.2 Any infringement entitles the Photographer to claim compensation of at least
three times the licence fee usually charged by the Photographer for such type of use,
without losing any right to claim compensation for other damage (including the right to
compensation for all direct and indirect damage and all judicial and extra-judicial costs
actually incurred).
12. Reference to name and Personality Rights
12.1 The name of the Photographer must be clearly credited alongside the
Photographic Work used, or included elsewhere in the publication with reference to the
Photographic Work.
12.2 In the event of the copying or publication of a Photographic Work the Other
Party will, at all times, observe the Photographer's personality rights in accordance with
Article 25, section 1, subsection c and d of the Aw.
12.3 In the event of any infringement of the Photographer's personality rights ex
Article 25 of the Copyright Act, including the right to be named, the Other Party will owe
compensation of at least 100% of the licence fee usually charged by the Photographer
for such type of use, without losing any right to claim compensation for other damage
(including the right to compensation for all direct and indirect damage and all judicial
and extra-judicial costs actually incurred).
13. Liability and rights of third parties
13.1 The Photographer is authorised to enter into this Agreement and grant the
aforementioned Licence.
13.2 The Photographer is not liable vis-à-vis the Other Party for claims by third
parties and/or damage resulting from the use and publication of the Work, except in
the event of gross negligence or intent on the part of the Photographer.
13.3 The Photographer's liability is, in any event, limited to the invoice amount or, if
and insofar related to insured damage, to the amount of the sum actually paid out by
the insurance.
13.4 If third parties give notice of, or submit, a claim vis-à-vis the Photographer
and/or Other Party with regard to the Work, the Other Party and the Photographer will
determine, on the basis of mutual consultation, whether they are going to submit a
defence and how.
14. Bankruptcy/moratorium
The Photographer and the Other Party are each entitled to terminate the agreement
with immediate effect if the Other Party becomes bankrupt or is granted a moratorium.
In the event of the bankruptcy of the Other Party, the Photographer will have the right
to terminate the licence.
15. Choice of law and forum
15.1 All matters governed by these General Terms and Conditions are subject to
Dutch law.
15.2 Any dispute concerning the wording and explanation of these General Terms
and Conditions and a legal relationship between the Photographer and the Other Party
will be brought before the court with relevant jurisdiction in the Netherlands.
DuPho. | Dutch Professional Photographers
Piet Heinkade 181-K
1019 HN AMSTERDAM
© DuPho. February 2022
The original Dutch version of these General Terms and Conditions has been filed with
the Court of Amsterdam under reference number 12/2022