Sales
As I have mentioned before, I recommend that artists assign only limited, non-exclusive rights to prospective art buyers in order to retain copyright and the ability to sell a work repeatedly in different markets. If the negotiated fee is deemed to be sufficient however, the artist may be willing to sell a manufacturer or other art buyer exclusive rights to use the artist's work in a particular form. Once again, when assigning exclusive rights, the artist should delineate, in an agreement, the form of exclusive use and the time period for which exclusivity is granted. These are points to negotiate, and, while being fair to the client asking exclusivity of use in his or her product field, the artist would be wise not to grant too broad or long an exclusive use, because dinosaur images which resonate strongly with the public can be sold to many buyers without harming any of their individual interests.
In some circumstances, the artist may sell all right, title, and interest in a copyright. This is rare and must be done in writing. Here is a form to use in such a transaction. Once signed, a copy of his document should be recorded with the Copyright Office by the recipient of the copyright transfer within one month of the date of transfer. This is the form the artist can use to reacquire his or her copyright as well.
Owner of copyright's name goes in the first blank, and his or her address in the second, recipient's name and address on the third and fourth, with the title, description (including medium, size of original, etc.) in the following blanks, then the copyright owner's name, date, and signature follow.