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Usage rights brands should name up front

Organic post, paid ads, whitelisting, and how long. The price is a price for a use, not for a file.

The agreement between brand and creator includes what the file may do after delivery.
The agreement between brand and creator includes what the file may do after delivery.

Creators are not confused about usage. They are wary of brands who call a paid-media buy 'just a TikTok'. If you will run the clip as an ad, say so, name the rough duration, and expect the rate to move.

Whitelisting, where the ad runs from the creator's handle, is a separate yes. It uses their account, not only their face. It is not included because you paid for a file.

Put the sentence in the brief and again in the offer. Chat messages get lost. The gig is the record. When a dispute happens, the record is what gets read, not the memory of a call.