Hook And Eye Co.
1514 Ed Bluestein Blvd · Austin, Texas
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<<RECIPIENT_NAME_OR_BRAND_PERMISSIONS_TEAM>> <<RECIPIENT_TITLE>> <<IP_HOLDER_LEGAL_NAME>> <<STREET_ADDRESS>> <<CITY_STATE_ZIP>>Re: Permission to display photographs of work depicting <<CHARACTER_OR_PROPERTY_NAME>>
Dear <<RECIPIENT_SALUTATION>>,
I'm Lindsey, the principal at Hook And Eye Co. — a costume and garment shop in Austin, Texas. We built the <<COSTUME_OR_CHARACTER_BUILD_DESCRIPTION>> for <<WEARER_OR_CLIENT>>, based on the character <<CHARACTER_NAME>> from <<PROPERTY_OR_TITLE>>. The build was completed in <<YEAR_OR_DATE>> for <<EVENT_CONVENTION_OR_OCCASION>>.
I'm writing to ask your permission to display photographs of this costume as part of Hook And Eye Co.'s portfolio of past work. The photographs would show the finished build (as worn at the event above, or in our studio for portfolio documentation), and we'd reference <<CHARACTER_NAME>> by name in captions so the work can be understood. We're not requesting any rights to your character, property, or marks beyond using the character's name to describe what we built.
The photographs would appear in the following places, all of them promotional uses of our own past work and none of them commercial or for-sale uses involving the character or property:
- Our portfolio at <<HOOK_AND_EYE_WEBSITE_URL>> (project detail page)
- Our social media accounts (Instagram and similar)
- Print marketing materials — brochures, exhibition or trade-show panels, presentation decks for prospective clients
In every caption, portfolio entry, and social-media post where the photograph appears, we'd credit <<CHARACTER_NAME>> as a property of <<IP_HOLDER_LEGAL_NAME>> and make clear that the costume was a custom build, not an officially licensed product. We commit to the following:
- No merchandising: we won't sell prints, posters, t-shirts, or any other product carrying these photographs.
- No co-branding: we won't use your logos, marks, or trade dress alongside our own name in a way that could suggest affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement.
- Nominative use only: our use of the character's name and your company's name is solely to describe what we built; we claim no rights in either.
- Attribution language: if you have preferred attribution wording or hashtags, we'll use them.
This permission would be non-exclusive, would not transfer or impair any of your rights in the underlying property, and would remain in effect until you ask us to retire the photographs — in which case we'd remove them from forward-going use within thirty days of your written request. The photographs themselves remain Hook And Eye Co.'s property.
If this works for you, a brief written confirmation by reply email or signature on the line below is all we need. If your office prefers a more formal licensing arrangement or a different framing entirely, I'd welcome the conversation.
Thank you for considering this — and for making the work that gave this costume its source.
Sincerely,
Lindsey Rae
Hook And Eye Co.
1514 Ed Bluestein Blvd, Austin, Texas
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