I don't understand why it is up to me as a contributor to determine the license type for my image. In general I would like any prospective buyer to have the option to buy whatever license they want.
I assume that Royalty Free (RF) is the most expensive license. When I have no interest in restricting usage I would like this to be an option.
I assume that Rights-Managed-Exclusive (RM-E) is less expensive than RF but more than RM. If someone wants to pay for exclusivity I would like them to have that option.
Finally, if someone doesn't want to pay for either of the above, I would like them to have the option to buy a cheaper license with usage restrictions.
But when I load images I can only pick one of the above. So is it the case that if I designate RF then Alamy will also make it available under the more restrictive terms? If not, please help me understand this!