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I’ve had some voice artists try and charge me, but with some explaining they always see reason which I’m grateful for. Though, I had one recently who insisted I paid it. Asking people who don’t make a profit from the work or use it for commercial purposes is a ploy to maximise the fee from the client. I had it cancelled.

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I’ve had some voice artists try and charge me, but with some explaining they always see reason which I’m grateful for. Though, I had one recently who insisted I paid it. Asking people who don’t make a profit from the work or use it for commercial purposes is a ploy to maximise the fee from the client. I had it cancelled.

use it for commercial purposes is a ploy to maximise the fee from the client.

It’s the standard for actors to have a separate fee for commercial use of their performance. You pay for the performance and a fee to use it commercially. That’s how actors work not just here but everywhere at least in the U.S.A.

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use it for commercial purposes is a ploy to maximise the fee from the client.

It’s the standard for actors to have a separate fee for commercial use of their performance. You pay for the performance and a fee to use it commercially. That’s how actors work not just here but everywhere at least in the U.S.A.

That is exactly how it works. If you want to use his act commercially, you have to pay for it

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Here’s the thing, it really depends, there are too many gray areas with this subject, in my case for example I usually order a few voice overs from a few sellers for any particular project I am working on, which means I am not sure which voice over I will pick. I have to explain this to the seller every time and it is annoying as it always involves constant back and forth. I explain that if I do decide to use their work I will come back and pay for the commercial rights, if not, I won’t. If the seller refuses to do the work, then they won’t get the gig. It’s that simple. The smart thing to do would be to add the commercial rights to the initial price and avoid the extra fee which makes it seem like they are ripping people off. But most people think it’s better to tack on a million fees afterwards which makes it seem like a bait and switch. The system should be improved because obviously it isn’t working for the buyer and seller. It should work for all parties involved but instead both parties are left with a bad taste in their mouth.

One more thing off subject that is completely broken…Fiverr, don’t charge a $2 fee when I want to tip a seller for good work! It discourages people from leaving a tip. Do you really need to charge $2 for every transaction including a tip? Charge $2.50 for the gig and nothing for the tip that will help you offset the cost and you’ll likely make more money since most people don’t leave tips (likely due to the $2 fee)

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I have a question along the same lines.
I have been charging return buyers commercial rights for each time they hire me.
Today a buyer said that he has already paid for commercial rights once and that he dose not have to pay for them again.
I am of the belief that each order requires its own purchase of commercial rights, just because I sold him rights to one voice recording does not entitle him to the rights of any other I might send him.
Am I wrong? If I am not, how can I politely and clearly explain this to him?

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To answer this question correctly, when you sell your product on Fiverr, you give all rights away unless… You specifically state that the rights are not include and that your product is only for personal use. And do not click commercial use because that’s giving them definite permission and removing fiverr from being held responsible for any legal action and grants them full copyright for commercial use. All of this can be found in their policy.

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it is legally yours

So if you buy a copy of a movie on Blue Ray, do you have the right to exhibit for $$, or to make copies and sell them?. Please don’t throw around words like scam when you know nothing about this issue because it misinforms other who may read this.

If I use recorded voice to educate my clients about my services or products, then do I need commercial license? I am not going to resell the voiceover to other people.

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I need some voice over gigs but I still need to understand the idea behind commercial rights. So as a software engineer, should I ask for commercial rights for my code so it can be used for commercial purposes? Like how is a voice over gig different than a coding gig in terms of rights and distribution? I would even think writing code has actually the value of thinking to solve a complex problem, not only transferring words given to you, formatting documents and organizing files. If I ever dare to ask for commercial rights for my work I would never find a job. And by the way I charge a lot less, probably hundreds of times less, per word coded than a voice over per word read. I also went to graduate school. Crazy stuff. Hopefully soon AI will put an end to this non sense.

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I need some voice over gigs but I still need to understand the idea behind commercial rights. So as a software engineer, should I ask for commercial rights for my code so it can be used for commercial purposes? Like how is a voice over gig different than a coding gig in terms of rights and distribution? I would even think writing code has actually the value of thinking to solve a complex problem, not only transferring words given to you, formatting documents and organizing files. If I ever dare to ask for commercial rights for my work I would never find a job. And by the way I charge a lot less, probably hundreds of times less, per word coded than a voice over per word read. I also went to graduate school. Crazy stuff. Hopefully soon AI will put an end to this non sense.

If I ever dare to ask for commercial rights for my work I would never find a job. And by the way I charge a lot less, probably hundreds of times less

To be honest that’s your choice to charge “hundreds of times less”. You are the one deciding how much you value your services.

And it’s your choice not to include commercial rights.

Like how is a voice over gig different than a coding gig in terms of rights and distribution?

It is very different. It’s two totally different categories and voice overs used for commercial and profit purposes are used more often.

not only transferring words given to you, formatting documents and organizing files.

That’s not what commercial right are. Maybe you need to double check what commercial rights mean.

So as a software engineer, should I ask for commercial rights for my code so it can be used for commercial purposes?

You can but only in a case where your code will be used for profit purposes.

And by the way I charge a lot less, probably hundreds of times less

Just another note: the argument that “people wouldn’t buy my services if I’ll charge more” wouldn’t really work here.

Coding is one of THE most paid jobs right now. If you are not charging enough for that then you need to change something in your offering. Coding is a money making industry right now and probably for another couple of years. I know a lot of coders that make 500$ A DAY. So it’s your choice to undercharge for that service.

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