I'm quite in Bjarne's camp on this one; people should get paid for
their work, regardless of gender or whatever. There's no such thing as
'building a resume' in that regard, because it has been my experience that
once the 'for profit' world finds out you've been giving away your work to
the 'not for profit' world, they will treat you exactly the same way: cheap,
easy labour. And it doesn't matter what industry you're in, the same rule
applies.
I'm going through this exact problem atm with a company that designs
visuals for museums and historical sites. Huge company. International.
They're being paid rather handsomely by the not for profit commission
they're representing. And they're expecting my husband to simply hand over
one time publication rights to a particular photograph in our Niagara
Escarpment book. When I said that wasn't good enough, they came back with a
sum so ludicrously small as to be an insult, reminding me their client was a
not for profit organization. I politely reminded the woman representing the
company that their client may be not for profit, but we aren't, and for that
matter neither is the company, and that perhaps she'd want to reconsider her
offer.
No, if your work is not worth being paid for, then it's not worth
giving away either. End of story.
Rant off.
Regards,
Lorina
Five Rivers Chapmanry
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