Copyright ownership for all service types
Last updated: October 21, 2026
Micah J. Zimmerman owns the copyright in the original photographs, videos, and other media he creates, and in the original content of this website. Amdak Productions, LLC is the licensing business through which that media is delivered and licensed. The work is not created as a work made for hire.
No ownership rights are transferred through payment, delivery, download access, contract, invoice, or any use of the media. Clients receive a license only, subject to the terms of the applicable agreement. Copyright is assigned only through a separate written assignment or a project agreement that expressly says so.
Payment in full activates the client's license. Payment does not transfer ownership. Payment in full of the applicable invoice is what starts the client's license to use the media under the agreed terms. That license grant is the only thing payment buys.
Ownership of the depicted property, business, or subject matter does not convey ownership or copyright rights in the photographs or media depicting that property.
Use of AI-assisted tools in creating a deliverable does not change who owns it. I, Micah J. Zimmerman, retain copyright in my original photography, video, drone, and Matterport captured media unless a separate written copyright assignment or addendum expressly transfers it. Amdak Productions, LLC is my licensing business, and the client receives the license described in these terms and the project agreement. Clients may not use my deliverables to train AI models, or as input to AI tools to make derivative works, without my written permission.
Copyright Owner: Micah J. Zimmerman (Amdak Productions, LLC)
All photographs created by Amdak Productions remain my intellectual property. Clients receive a limited, non-exclusive license to use images for agreed-upon purposes upon full payment.
✓ Copyright is retained by Micah J. Zimmerman at all times
Copyright Owner: Micah J. Zimmerman (Amdak Productions, LLC)
All videos, footage, and edits created by Amdak Productions remain my intellectual property. Clients receive a limited, non-exclusive license to use videos for agreed-upon purposes upon full payment.
✓ Copyright is retained by Micah J. Zimmerman at all times
Copyright Owner: Micah J. Zimmerman (Amdak Productions, LLC)
All aerial photography and videography captured via drone operations remain my intellectual property. Clients receive a limited, non-exclusive license upon full payment.
✓ Copyright is retained by Micah J. Zimmerman at all times
Captured Media (Amdak owns): the underlying scan data, point cloud, exported files (OBJ, XYZ, E57, floor plans, schematic PDFs, MP4 walkthroughs), still photography, and 360° panoramas I capture on site are my original authorship and remain the exclusive copyright of Micah J. Zimmerman.
Hosted Interactive Tour (Matterport owns): the interactive 3D "dollhouse" experience, the player, the hosting platform, and the proprietary software that renders the tour are owned by Matterport, Inc. and are governed by their Terms of Service. I do not own and cannot transfer rights to Matterport's software or hosted player.
Clients receive a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the captured media and to embed or share the hosted Matterport tour link for the agreed-upon purposes. Use of the hosted tour is additionally subject to Matterport's Terms of Service.
Hosting is not perpetual. I do not provide perpetual Matterport hosting. Any complimentary hosting period will be stated on the proposal. After that period, the Client is responsible for Matterport hosting, transfer, or export. Delivery of a tour link is not a transfer of Matterport software rights and is not a promise that the link will remain live.
✓ Captured scan data & photography © Micah J. Zimmerman
⚠ Interactive tour software & hosting © Matterport, Inc.
For listing, leasing, and property marketing work. Once the project is paid in full, clients receive a non-exclusive, non-transferable, United States–only license covering MLS and listing platforms, their own website and social media, and brokerage marketing.
The license is tied to the listing the media was commissioned for. Active listing marketing ends when that listing expires, is withdrawn, or the property sells or leases. The client keeps the right to use the media for their own portfolio, social media, and personal brand marketing, but a re-list of the same property requires a new listing license — including a re-list by the same agent. Licenses never transfer to a new agent or brokerage.
For construction, architecture, engineering, industrial, and corporate project work. The named client receives a non-exclusive, non-transferable, perpetual publicity-and-collateral license beginning on payment in full — website and project pages, organic social, awards and submissions, press and trade editorial, proposals and recruitment. Out-of-home and vehicle wraps, paid national advertising, packaging, and use by the owner, GC, consultants, vendors, or manufacturers require a separate license.
Need broader use, additional licensed parties, or expanded territory/duration? Extended licenses are available for an additional fee. Contact us to discuss your needs.
Copyright stays with me by default. Paying an invoice activates your license to use the media; it does not transfer copyright. Receiving delivery or publishing the media does not transfer copyright either. Ownership transfers only through a separate written copyright assignment addendum signed by both parties — see the Client License Terms.
Amdak Productions registers copyrights with the U.S. Copyright Office for all commercially produced media. This provides legal protection and enables enforcement against unauthorized use.
If you encounter unauthorized use of media created by Amdak Productions, please report it immediately via the DMCA reporting page.