Usage Licenses
EXP0 offers four usage licenses designed to cover all needs, from simple personal use to the most comprehensive professional uses. Each license precisely defines what the buyer can do with the work, while the artist retains their copyright in accordance with applicable law. This system provides a transparent, balanced framework adapted to collectors, businesses, media, and creative agencies alike.
Copyright License / All Rights Reserved (©)
Use: Private collection only
| Right | Authorized use? |
|---|---|
| Personal use | ✅ |
| Public / professional use | ❌ |
| Modification / adaptation | ❌ |
| Exclusivity | ❌ |
| Attribution / Duration / Territory | Not applicable |
The All Rights Reserved (©) license is the strictest form of protection for a Work. It allows the Artist to sell a copy (digital or phygital) without granting any exploitation rights, other than strictly personal use.
Creative Commons CC BY License
Use: Free distribution
| Right | Authorized use? |
|---|---|
| Personal use | ✅ |
| Public / professional use | ✅ |
| Modification / adaptation | ✅ |
| Exclusivity | ❌ |
| Attribution | ✅ Required |
| Duration | Unlimited |
| Territory | Worldwide |
This license is particularly suitable when the Artist wishes to maximize the visibility and distribution of their work and build lasting recognition around their work.
Note: The CC BY license allows any reuse, including commercial, by third parties, subject to attribution.
EXP0 Standard License (EXP0-S)
Non-exclusive professional license — public and professional use
| Right | Authorized use? |
|---|---|
| Personal use | ✅ |
| Public / professional use | ✅ |
| Modification / adaptation | ✅ |
| Exclusivity | ❌ |
| Attribution | ❌ Not required |
| Duration | Unlimited |
| Territory | Worldwide |
Ideal for businesses, agencies, media, NGOs, and institutions.
Versatile non-exclusive license covering all public and professional uses.
The EXP0 equivalent of the "Royalty-Free" model from image banks.
EXP0 Exclusive License (EXP0-X)
Extended and exclusive transfer of economic rights, designed for long-term strategic uses.
| Right | Authorized use? |
|---|---|
| Personal use | ✅ |
| Public / professional use | ✅ |
| Modification / adaptation | ✅ |
| Exclusivity | ✅ |
| Attribution | ❌ Not required |
| Duration | ✅ 99 years * |
| Territory | Worldwide |
Designed for international brands, communication and production agencies, press, publishing and premium media, institutions, museums, foundations, and strategic collectors.
Exclusive economic rights license offering total control over the Work, on all media and for all uses, for 99 years, worldwide (respecting the Artist's moral rights).
The EXP0 equivalent of a premium buy-out artwork acquisition, legally secured and traceable on the blockchain.
Artist commitments:
- The Work is permanently withdrawn from sale;
- No other license can be granted;
- A unique 1/1 NFT is issued: no additional NFT can ever be created;
- The source file (HD / RAW) is provided to the Buyer.
* Under French law (CPI, Art. L.131-3), exclusive transfer of economic rights must be limited in time; a duration of 99 years is considered valid and commonly used.
Summary Table
| License | Personal use | Public/pro use | Modification | Exclusivity | Attribution | Duration | Territory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| © | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| CC BY | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | Unlimited | World |
| ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | Unlimited | World | |
| ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | 99 years | World |
In summary:
- The Copyright (©) license is ideal for private collection and maximum protection.
- EXP0 licenses are designed to enable use, structure value, and create professional opportunities.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can the artist sell the same work multiple times?
- ©, CC, EXP0-S → Yes, these licenses are non-exclusive
- EXP0-X → No, the artist commits to no longer selling the work
Are there restrictions on modifying a work?
Yes. When certain licenses (e.g., EXP0-S or EXP0-X) authorize modification or adaptation of the work, these uses remain governed:
they are permitted as long as they do not infringe upon the integrity of the work or the artist’s reputation, in accordance with international principles of author protection.
In other words: You can modify the image if the license permits it, but never in a distorting, defamatory, or misleading manner.
Are copyrights transferred?
No. Regardless of the type of license chosen (©, CC, EXP0-S, or EXP0-X), the author’s moral rights are never transferred.
EXP0 is a platform operating under French jurisdiction. As such, all transactions carried out on EXP0 — including by artists or buyers residing outside France — are governed by the French Intellectual Property Code, one of the most protective regimes in the world for creators.
In France, moral rights are legally inalienable, imprescriptible, and perpetual. This means that an artist, whether based in Europe, the United States, Canada, Israel, or any other country, always retains:
- the right to respect for their name (authorship of the work);
- the right to respect for the integrity of the work, even after transfer of economic rights.
Even in the case of a sale under the EXP0-X license — exclusive transfer for 99 years — moral rights remain intact and cannot be sold or waived.
Conversely, in several common law countries (United States, Canada, United Kingdom), moral rights may be contractually waived or subject to extensive limitations. On EXP0, this waiver does not occur: the foreign artist automatically benefits from French protection as soon as they sell on EXP0.
This legal framework ensures that, regardless of the licenses offered, the integrity and authorship of the work remain protected and cannot be challenged by the use or resale of the NFT.