Also referred to as third party rights or underlying rights. The most common releases are model and property releases. They are designed to ensure that the people and owners of the property in the footage gave permission for themselves or their property to be used in a commercial context.
Release information
Do I need a release?
You are reporting for a newsworthy event or illustrating a subject of general interest.
This is editorial use
Releases are not necessary. Edit away to your hearts content.
You are helping sell or promote a product, a company, goods, services or raise money.
This is commercial use
Does the footage contain identifiable people, buildings, products, logos or works of art?
no
yes
You will need to consider releases.
Please contact us for further advice and assistance.
We use cookies to identify you as a user during your visit to our website and to provide you with smooth and fast access to the information you are looking for. Some of the cookies we use are technically necessary, that is essential (for example for the shopping cart or the provision of our content in different languages), while others help us to improve our offer in a user-friendly way. None of the cookies contain any personal information.
By clicking on the "Allow cookies" button you accept the use of all cookies. Clicking on the "Deny" button will only set the technical cookies that are essential for delivering the content. You can access and adjust these settings at any time ("Cookie Policy" button at the bottom of our website).
