CVS fine print gives rights to your work away.

Read the fine print...CVS fine print gives rights to your work away.

Photographers should pay attention and petition CVS to change terms of service. http://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecvsphoto%2Ecom%2Fdisclaimers%2Fterms%2Easpx&urlhash=GysF . Pay attention to bullet 1 of the License and Warranties section. This, folks, is very scary. I use a pro lab and immediately checked their terms...all cool. But what about my clients who buy 'full rights and ownership' packages? If they use CVS for a print, suddenly MY work belongs to CVS? Take this seriously and, please, check the terms of service for any lab, printers, publishers you may use.

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