Licences en comparaison

The following table compares some characteristics of rights-managed and royalty-free images. Although digital photography is used today, much archival material in particular still consists of slides and negatives.

	rights-managed	royalty-free
Licensing	per project	per user
Validity of license	per project	unlimited by licensee
Limitations	defined by license	defined by license
Pricing	depending on license	depending on license
Exclusivity	possible	not possible
Availability	depending on agency	depending on agency
Delivery format	digital or analog	digital only
Quality	depending on source material	depending on source material