A license upgrade agreement for real estate photographers and 3D tour creators extending media use beyond standard MLS listings to billboards, ad campaigns, brand collateral, and national marketing campaigns.
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The Extended Commercial License is a written agreement between a real estate photographer or visual-media business (Licensor) and a client or brand (Licensee) that supersedes any prior standard MLS or single-listing license. It grants clearly scoped rights to use licensed media across out-of-home advertising, paid digital and broadcast campaigns, brand collateral, and national or regional marketing campaigns. Fees are structured across three reach-based tiers tied to campaign impression thresholds, and prominent-placement rules govern billboard and large-format OOH use.
Use the Extended Commercial License when a client intends to repurpose real estate photography or 3D tour media beyond a standard MLS listing — for example, in a billboard campaign, a paid social or display ad, a developer's investor deck, a trade-show backdrop, or a regional or national brand rollout. It is also appropriate when a previously licensed image is being moved into a higher-reach campaign that exceeds the impression threshold of an existing agreement.
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This Extended Commercial License Agreement is entered into between your photography or visual-media business ("Licensor") and the client or brand ("Licensee"). It **supersedes any prior standard MLS or single-listing license** and extends usage rights to a wide range of commercial applications — making it the essential upgrade document for photographers whose work ends up on billboards, in ad campaigns, or inside a brand's national marketing collateral.
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Once the applicable fees are paid, this license covers a broad but clearly defined set of uses, including:
Any use outside these categories — including stock library submission or product packaging — requires a separate written agreement.
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One of the most powerful features of this template is its **three-tier supplement structure**, letting you price based on actual campaign reach:
Clients select the appropriate tier at signing and agree to upgrade — and pay the difference — if their campaign grows beyond the chosen threshold.
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For billboard and large-format OOH placements, the agreement requires **advance written notice** before installation, including location, dimensions, and run dates. A mandatory attribution credit line ("© [Photographer Name] — All Rights Reserved") is required wherever custom crediting is standard practice. Any substantive alteration — AI-generated extension, compositing, architectural removal — requires prior written approval.
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