The grant panel asked for a signed contributor agreement by Friday.
I drafted one that listed each part of the mural, described who had made it, and gave the project permission to reproduce the design for the application and the finished wall. I didn't include a clause that gave me final say over every mark. I didn't include a clause that made the students' work mine because it had been made in my studio.
Tessa read the agreement twice.
"You want us to own our sections?" she asked.
"Yes."
"And you get to use them in your portfolio?"
"We all do."
"Can I take my boat and use it in another painting?"
"If it's sufficiently changed that it doesn't look like you're selling the same piece twice, yes. If you want to reuse the exact design, tell the client where it came from."
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