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Compare one-time video licenses
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Direct answer
dy offers three one-time products with no subscription or automatic renewal: non-exclusive Standard fixed at USD 49.99; prospective 7, 30, or 90-day Premium Category Exclusivity; and prospective Premium Catalog Buyout. The creator approves the options and sets only Premium prices. PayPal or an eligible card appears only when checkout is configured; an offer or quote is not payment or a granted license.
What each option means
- “Standard: a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide commercial license to adapt the clip and incorporate it into finished campaigns; the same asset may receive other licenses.”
- “Category Exclusivity: adds to Standard a 7, 30, or 90-day hold on new licenses for the recorded competing category, only inside dy's catalog. It addresses the agency's concern that a competitor could later obtain the same video and lets the creator set a higher price for the hold without producing a new video.”
- “Catalog Buyout: a server-verified COMPLETED capture prospectively withdraws the asset from new licenses on dy.”
- “Earlier licenses survive. No option transfers copyright, authorship, moral rights, or third-party rights by itself.”
Control before choosing
- 1Confirm the product, one-time price, and creator's express approval.
- 2For category, record the exact category, client, and 7/30/90-day term; expiry creates no renewal or new charge.
- 3Review how many valid licenses existed before purchase: category exclusivity and buyout are prospective, not retroactive.
- 4Check third-party rights and seek legal review when the concrete use requires it.
Price, allocation and current status
A server-verified COMPLETED capture applies the contractual 92/8 gross split in integer cents. Standard USD 49.99 records USD 45.99 for the creator and USD 4.00 for dy. The creator share remains pending until settlement and reconciliation. PayPal fees, taxes, withholding, refunds, and reversals are separate entries. Checkout fails closed if the provider, merchant, credentials, or verified webhook is missing.
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Frequently asked questions
Licensing questions
Can I buy a video today?
Only when you are an authenticated buyer, an active offer exists, and the interface reports PayPal Checkout as available. The license begins only after a server-verified COMPLETED capture; every other state blocks delivery.
Is this a subscription or does it auto-renew?
No. All three options are one-time products. A category hold ends at expiry and creates no automatic renewal or charge.
Does Category Exclusivity erase earlier licenses?
No. It only blocks new licenses for the recorded category inside dy for 7, 30, or 90 days. Earlier valid licenses survive, and no exclusivity outside dy is promised.
Why would an agency pay more for Category Exclusivity?
Because the hold reduces, inside dy's catalog, the risk that a competitor could later obtain the same video for the same category during 7, 30, or 90 days. The creator can set a higher price for that hold without producing a new video. It does not erase earlier licenses or promise exclusivity outside dy.
Does a Catalog Buyout transfer copyright?
No. It would prospectively withdraw the asset from new licenses in dy's catalog. Copyright, authorship, and moral rights remain with the creator unless a separate valid, express, signed assignment says otherwise.
Who sets the prices?
dy fixes Standard at USD 49.99. The creator approves that option and independently sets optional Premium prices. A visible price is not proof of payment or a granted license.
How does dy earn revenue, and how much does the creator receive?
A server-verified COMPLETED capture is split 92/8 in integer cents: Standard USD 49.99 records USD 45.99 gross for the creator and USD 4.00 for dy. The creator share remains pending until settlement and reconciliation; fees, taxes, refunds, and reversals are recorded separately.
Is the Fresh Drop Club subscription available?
No. dy follows a one-time pay-per-license model and offers no subscriptions. Fresh Drop Club would only be evaluated after verifying that at least three agencies return for new content; it is unavailable today, is not charged, and creates no automatic renewal.
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