<prompt> Human: Some of you may already have seen this video of our pregnancy announcementlink removed. In one day it did very well in rvideos and within an hour of it being posted I was already getting a call from break.com Defy media acquisitions asking to: Buy the entire rights to the video for 500 Offer 250 up front and 6040 on income afterwardsI have 3 other emails asking for permission to re-host the content and some asking for the authority to license the content. Even though Im a professional photographer and videographer, I never have dealt with online licensing before.So here are some bullet points: Location: California I made all the content except for the sound effects and music which is credited in the description and at the end of the video. I have intentionally disabled ads on the video, since it was intended for family and friends. I sure dont mind the Reddit community seeing it for free either. I care more about name recognition than monetary gain since the brand recognition from the video will lead to better sales for my small business. As of this post I have 3600 upvotes and I have 125k views on Youtube 16 hours being up so farBUT, Im worried Im missing a bigger picture: Ad revenue can soar into the thousands of dollars for this video, even if Im only getting 60 Television and other media may want to license the content I have the ability to grant exclusivity to the content, thus making it worth more Others may will rip this content off and make money on it even if I dont. The break.com rep offered legal services to protect and police the material Break is offering to reach out to media outlets to license the material, of which I would never do or even know where to begin. Viral videos have crazy ascent patterns, so there is a whole other dimension to understanding viral trends that I have no idea about. This may hit 500k views, die, then get revived right around Halloween. Honestly, I dont care too much about the money, since that is not what this video was for. But kids are really expensive from what I keep hearing and it would be nice to start a 529 for the unborn hellspawn as stated from Reddit comments with a few grand in there.Im hoping you guys can help me out. Worst case scenario is I make nothing but deal with the internet nightmare of content protection without any compensation. Best case scenario is I do no work from here on out and make 60. Am I missing something? Also, does it matter to sell out or not?Lastly, Im requesting fine print before I sign over anything, but I dont have anything I can show you as of now. It would suck foolishly selling off the licensing rights to my babys first viral video yes, Im totally making a sequel when that baby can stand.Edit: 5:40am PST - I just got an email from dailymail.com asking for permission to license the video on their site.Edit: 12:00pm PST - I have Good Morning America contacting us now. Im currently trying to figure out what licensing agency to use.Last Edit: 10pm PST - I chose Storyful as my licensing agency and bargained up to 7030 for the deal, in perpetuity. I also found out that the other agency offered the initial 250 as an advance on the first payment, which is great if the video flops but not great in my case. The video is still going strong on many news outlets and is still seeing solid growth after the initial Reddit boost. I chose the agency route because they will create money with me wasting almost none of my time and there will be no stress on my side either. I dont look at it as selling out as much as protecting my content, since there are so many sharks out there ready to prey on unprotected content. My wife and I agreed that all the money goes into a savings account for the unborn demon child, most likely a 529. Assistant: Whats the duration on the 60-40 contract? You probably want at least one year, two if you can get it. Honestly thats the route I would probably go. Its a good mix of flat reward and potential reward. Memes and viral videos are absolutely risky and fickle, and this could be dead tomorrow, or you could be the next Rick Astley 10 years from now.As for selling out its your content. Do whatever you want with it. While it may be bad to sell out to privatized content, if more people see it then thats good too.Not a professional, just my two cents for if it were me. Human: Defy Media is offering a contract in perpetuity.  <response>: Take the 250 and 6040 deal. You get some immediate money and hopefully some decent long term income if it continues to fare well with viewslikesshares etc. 