Who Owns the Listing Photos?

The Texas REALTORS® Legal Department created model policies to help you establish rights regarding ownership and use of photos. They are designed to work together and separately—you can use all of them or only one.

Model Work Made for Hire Agreement

This form states that the broker is the owner and author of the photographs from their creation. Download PDF

Model Assignment Agreement

This form states that a photographer assigns all rights to the photographs to the broker. Download PDF

Model License Agreement

This form states that the photographer retains ownership of the photographs but grants to the broker a license to use the photographs. Download PDF

Learn to Use the Forms

Watch this Texas REALTORS® legal webinar to learn the basics of copyright law, how the law affects your day-to-day brokerage operation, and how to use these forms.

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