ALL RE-USE OF EXISTING VICE CONTENT - whether it is footage, audio, photos or articles - REQUIRES REVIEW & APPROVAL FROM R&C!
The short answer is because we don't own everything we create / host on our O&O.
The long answer has to do with tax law, legal entities, content acquisitions, intellectual property ownership, additional permissions and general clearance concerns from older VICE content. If you want intense details, email usrncteam@vice.com.
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Email usrncteam@vice.com with the following information:
- Link to the video you wish to use footage from
- Time in & time out codes of the clips you wish to use
- The name of your production + a little context on how the clips will be used
- The platforms on which your production will be displayed (digital, TV, etc)
Once we have all the details of your request - R&C will assess whether or not the footage is clear for re-use or if additional action is needed in terms of internal licensing or further permissions.
If we have confirmed that footage is clear to re-use, you may reach out to the relevant Post department to request the clean footage.
**PLEASE do NOT reach out to Post prior to obtaining R&C approval! They will loop us in to sign off on the use anyway - there is no loophole when it comes to re-using footage without R&C sign-off**
As soon as you know you want to re-use VICE footage & definitely PRIOR to the R&C pre-publication QC process.