got an offer for Le Mans photos

[goodduck]

Hey all,
I got this email a few days ago.

I work for an agency that produces the inflight magazine for a small UK based airline. In the issue that we are currently working on we are doing a feature on the Le Mans 24 hour race. I was browsing through Flickr and saw some of your photos for the event and was just wondering what your terms and conditions for inclusion of one of your photos might be? We haven’t picked any images as yet but it never hurts to start checking!

i replied with this.

Dear Sally,
I am flattered that you are interested in my photos. I have had some of my Le Mans pictures printed in a calendar but it was for fund raising so i am unsure what to ask for compensation. If you could let me know what you typically offer for this sort of thing that would be very helpful. My terms would be that I would keep the right to reprint the photo, digitally, or physically and I would keep the right to sell it in the future. Let me know if this is alright. if you want some additional information regarding the actual race that could be very valuable to your readers, www.club-arnage.com puts out a guide every year that is considered to be THE definitive guide to Le Mans. this is the project page where they are compiling the 2008 guide. there are links to the past years guides. www.clubarnage.com/caguide/

thanks,
Xander Walker

i have a feeling that maybe they already knew about club arnage.  It would be great to have one of my pictures printed, but i think they might find better stuff out there on the net. has anyone else gotten offers like this before? if anyone else has had experience in this area i would love to hear what you have done.

these are my pictures from 2007
http://flickr.com/photos/goodduck/sets/72157600398363813/

[Werner]

Hi goodduck,

Wonderful pics - may I use some of them for our CA guide? You will of course get the credits for this

Cheers

Werner

[Lord Pig-Pen]

Send them the one of the Gimp on the front of the Commer from 2007.... thats very suitable

[goodduck]

Hi goodduck,

Wonderful pics - may I use some of them for our CA guide? You will of course get the credits for this

Cheers

Werner

yes certainly. I just wish I could make it to la sarthe this year.

[Piglet]

When she says "your terms and conditions" you'll note that she's not offering you money!!  Lots of folks are happy to use pictures, very few want to pay...

[goodduck]

if thats the case then i probably will not allow my pics to be printed. for CA i am glad to offer my pictures at no charge but an airline that is making a profit should have to pay since they are making money from my work indirectly. ie my picture would potentially make someone want to go to Le Mans and that person would buy a plane ticket from the airline making me responsible for additional business for the airline.

[goodduck]

thanks ferrarispyder.
i would indeed like some help with pricing, and i know that whetever happens i will want to retian control of the copyright. could you explain the metadata file  copyrighting a bit further? thanks