Revenue:
Renewals nobody offers
The buyout expires, the image keeps running. Nobody reminds you, so nobody offers the renewal. With aethos you know in time which license is about to expire.
01 - Welcome to aethos
For photographers
Where are your images running without you getting paid?
You grant usage rights, but after delivery you lose sight of what happens to your images. With aethos you issue every license digitally, your client signs via link, and the scan shows you where your images appear online and whether the use matches the license.
- Try free for 1 month
- Data hosted in the EU
- Based in Vienna
- Digitally signed licenses
02 - What unclear licenses cost you
You deliver the images. What happens next, you don't see.
The usage rights sit in the quote, in an email or in a footnote on the invoice. Once the images are delivered, you no longer know for sure where and for how long they run.
Revenue:
Control:
Use beyond the license
Licensed for social media in Austria, now the visual runs as an online ad in Germany. Without a clear license you won't notice, and you can hardly prove it.
Clarity:
No more "That was included"
When usage type, territory and term are scattered across emails, it comes down to your word against theirs. A signed license settles it before it gets awkward.
03 - The uncomfortable truth
If you have to search for the answer, you give away the follow-up job.
Example: a request from your client
[Image]
Summer campaign, visual 03
We would like to use the summer visual in Germany as well.
Is that covered by our license?
License_ULN-IMG-2026-000120002.pdf
- AustriaExisting license
- GermanyNew license
- Client XYZSigns via link
+ Model Release.pdf
The question is a job, if you can answer quickly and clearly. For that you need to know what you granted the client back then: usage type, territory, term and exclusivity.
Today that means digging out the old quote, going through emails, checking the invoice. If the answer takes too long, the campaign launches anyway, and the image may simply run in Germany without a license.
With aethos it is all in the license, and the new license is with your client in seconds.
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04 - How aethos works for photographers
Every image with its license, for every client.
01
Job delivered?
License included.
You issue the license in a few minutes: usage type, territory, term and exclusivity. Your client reviews and signs via link, without an account.
02
Past jobs?
Simply add them.
You record existing agreements afterwards and attach the quote or contract. That way you keep track of earlier images too.
03
Where is it running?
Scan on demand.
aethos finds where your image appears online and shows you whether the use matches the license. Even where you would never have looked.
04
License expiring?
Offer the renewal.
aethos reminds you before it expires. You offer the renewal while your client still needs the image.
Scan feature
Find your images online.
With the scan you search on demand where your images appear online and see right away whether the use matches your license. At your client's, in other countries and on sites you never had on your radar.
What you do with the result is up to you: offer a renewal, license it retroactively or clarify it with your lawyer.
The scan is an indication, not a legal assessment. It cannot find offline use such as posters or print.
Best of all:
With a signed license, the awkward money conversation becomes a simple question: your license is expiring, would you like to renew?
05 - Before / After
What changes in your day-to-day.
Today
- Usage rights sit in the quote, in emails or on the invoice
- You only know when a buyout ends if you work it out
- You offer renewals when you happen to think of it
- You can't see whether your image runs beyond the license
- "That was included" comes down to your word against theirs
- Every client question means digging through the archive
With aethos
- Every license digital, signed and in one place
- Per image: usage type, territory, term and exclusivity
- Alert before a license expires
- Offer the renewal while the image is still running
- Scan feature: you see where your image appears online
- Clear terms instead of discussions
06 - Pricing
What you miss out on, you can't see today.
What you miss out on, you can't see today.
What aethos costs, you can.
Renewals that were never offered, use beyond the license, discussions about "that was included": all of this costs you revenue without ever showing up on an invoice. aethos costs a fixed amount and shows you where your images run.
Do the math
What you could be missing in renewals
Disclaimer
Illustrative calculation based on assumed average values, in particular an assumed average renewal fee. Results are non-binding estimates and do not replace an individual calculation.
Potential license revenue per year
€2,000
≈ 5 renewals per year
Non-binding approximation. Prices excl. VAT.
aethos Creator Plan
from €29 / month
billed yearly, excl. VAT
Try free for 1 month
Working in a studio or with a team? Team from €89, Business from €249 per month. Compare all plans
- Issue licenses and get them signed digitally
- Usage type, territory, term and exclusivity per image
- Your client signs via link, without an account
- Collections for your work
- Alert before expiry, so you renew in time
- Scan on demand: where is your image used online?
- 300 credits per month for licenses and scans
07 - Demo & start
See aethos in action, or get started right away.
In 20 minutes we show you live how you issue your licenses with aethos and keep track of them.
We are happy to use a real job of yours: create the license, send it to your client, run a scan. You see what your next renewal looks like.
Book demo callYou already know what you need? Then start without a call, the first month is free.
- 1 - Choose a plan: Creator Plan, monthly or yearly
- 2 - Create your account and verify quickly
- 3 - Issue your first license and send it to your client
08 - FAQ
What photographers want to know first.
The usage rights are already in my quote. Isn't that enough?
The quote is a good start. But it sits in your inbox and somewhere in your client's project folder, and nobody thinks about the expiry date. With aethos it becomes a signed license with clear terms that both sides can find at any time, and you get an alert before it expires.
Does my client need an account?
No. Your client receives the license as a link and can review and sign it digitally without an account. The license only becomes valid once it is signed.
Won't this seem complicated to my clients?
For your client the license is an advantage: they have proof they need themselves when someone asks about the rights. They review it via link and sign in a few clicks.
What about jobs that have already run?
You add them afterwards and attach the quote or contract. From then on you see for those images too what applies where and until when. License periods can be set flexibly.
Does aethos enforce my rights or collect money?
No. aethos does not enforce rights and does not collect license fees. If there is a dispute, it goes through you and your lawyer. aethos provides you with the proof.
Is aethos legal advice?
No. aethos helps you document and prove your usage rights. aethos is not legal advice and not a party to your license agreements. You make the agreement with your client, and for legal questions a lawyer or your professional association is the right place to go.
What does the scan do, and what doesn't it do?
The scan searches on demand where an image appears online and compares the hits with your license. It only runs when you start it. It is an indication, not a guarantee: not every use can be found online, and a hit is not yet a legal assessment. What you do with the result is up to you. Offline use such as posters or print cannot be scanned.
What does it cost, and what are credits?
The Creator Plan costs from €29 excl. VAT per month, billed yearly, and is also available monthly. Licenses and scans run on credits. The Creator Plan includes 300 credits per month, which reset every month. Credits purchased in addition do not expire and are not refunded. You will find the details in the pricing and in the terms and conditions.
I work in a studio or with an assistant. Does that work?
The Creator Plan is for one person. If you work with several people, the Team Plan fits: 1 admin and 5 people included, expandable to up to 25.
Where is my data stored?
In the EU (Germany), and aethos is based in Vienna.
Can I cancel at any time?
Yes. You can cancel at any time, and your subscription ends at the end of the paid period.
Can I try aethos first?
Yes. The first month is free. You can issue licenses, send one to a client and try a scan at your own pace before you decide.
Why do I need to verify?
aethos is used to exchange licenses between real contracting parties. So that every proof goes back to a real sender, we check accounts with an identity verification (Stripe Identity). This creates security and trust for you and your clients.
The next question about your image rights is coming.
Turn it into a follow-up job.