Norsk Telegrambyrå A/S (hereafter NTB) is granted unlimited rights for the reproduction of the photographer's images that are made available for resale.
Images present in NTB's image portal cannot be further sold by the photographer themselves or through entities other than NTB.
The photographer must possess copyright and usage rights for the images provided to NTB for resale.
The photographer should obtain written consent from photographed individuals as well as other rights holders where applicable. It's the photographer's responsibility to ensure all permissions for resale are obtained.
The photographer retains the copyright to their images and can use the images in the promotion of their photographic business.
NTB has the authority to permit limited alterations to the original files.
NTB encourages its customers to credit images with the photographer's name/NTB. NTB is not responsible for ensuring correct byline usage by the customer but shall inform its customers about proper byline attribution. The images can be used commercially and editorially by NTB and by clients/partners through agreements with NTB.
If there are any restrictions on resale, it's the photographer's responsibility to clearly label the images accordingly.
NTB has the right to use the images free of charge for promotional activities.
NTB does not accept images that are wholly or partially generated by AI.
NTB has the right, but not the obligation, to follow up on illegal use of the images uploaded to NTB's image portal.
NTB is free to determine the price that individual customers/partners should pay for the images, and the photographer is bound by the agency's pricing. The photographer receives an agreed-upon share of the sales amount (or any compensation in case of illegal use) afterwards, typically on a monthly basis. Sales reporting and commission payments occur according to a separate, individual agreement.