RELEASES & LICENCES

IF YOU NEED TO MAKE AN EDIT TO ANY VICE RELEASE OR LICENSE, IT MUST GO THROUGH U.S. LEGAL

IF YOU MUST TO SIGN A 3RD PARTY RELEASE OR LICENSE, IT MUST GO THROUGH U.S. LEGAL

Personal Releases

• If a person is in a video, they need to approve that their face can be in that video. Further information can be found in THIS SECTION

• You must fill out a release form fully PRIOR TO THE SUBJECT SIGNING.
• Our standard VICE Personal Release gives us:
  • The right to show a person in a video on ALL MEDIA platforms, throughout the world (WORLDWIDE), forever (IN PERPETUITY)
  • The right to show a person in trailers or teasers for the video in which they appear (PROMOTIONAL RIGHTS)
  • The right to license out footage showing a person to other companies, and/or to distribute the final video to non-VICE platforms

Location Releases

• If you are entering into a space to film, you need a location release. Further information can be found in THIS SECTION

• Our standard VICE Location Release gives us:
  • The right to enter and film in a location
  • The right to show the footage we shot in a location on ALL MEDIA platforms, throughout the world (WORLDWIDE), forever (IN PERPETUITY)
  • The right to show signage/logos & incidental background materials within a location

• DO NOT SIGN 3RD PARTY LOCATION RELEASES WITHOUT LEGAL REVIEWING FIRST!!!

WIde-Area or Blanket Releases

• If you are filming at an event or party where a lot of people are present, you should post a Blanket Release at a visible spot near the entrance of the area. Further information can be found in THIS SECTION

• Posting a Wide-Area or Blanket Releases does the following:
  • Lets people know that they may be filmed if they are in a certain area
  • Lets people know that, if they are filmed & wind up in the final cut of our production, VICE may publish or distribute the video on ALL MEDIA platforms, throughout the world (WORLDWIDE), forever (IN PERPETUITY)
• Posting Wide-Area or Blanket Releases does not mean you do not have to get personal releases for featured individuals or people who will be used in promotion of the program.

ARCHIVal & Materials LICENSES

• Archival = anything added to a video that is NOT OWNED by VICE - examples include photos, footage, graphics, etc!
• Materials = items appearing on-screen with-in VICE-shot footage - examples include posters, trophies, statues, figurines, & MUCH MORE!

IN ORDER TO USE ARCHIVAL OR MATERIALS, YOU MUST GET WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE CORRECT COPYRIGHT OWNER!

• Because we air our videos on many different platforms & in many different locations, all archival & materials should be licensed or released for ALL MEDIA, WORLDWIDE, IN PERPETUITY terms with promotional rights!

• Please Note - it sometimes costs more money to license or release someone else's archival or materials for ALL MEDIA, WORLDWIDE, IN PERPETUITY terms, but this does not mean you should accept a license/release with restricted terms

• If the archival or material you want to use in a video is not available to be licensed or released for ALL MEDIA, WORLDWIDE, IN PERPETUITY terms --> it must be flagged & approved by a creative head PRIOR to locking a cut!

• What if you want to re-use VICE footage that was shot for another VICE production in your new video?

This is a great way to keep licensing costs low, but can be very complicated legally - ALL FOOTAGE RE-USE MUST BE CLEARED THROUGH R&C BEFORE INCLUDING THE FOOTAGE IN YOUR VIDEO!

• For more details, see THIS SECTION

music licenses

• Any use of music in a video - meaning music added underneath footage during edit or music playing within the footage - must be cleared & licensed!

• Music licenses grant us the right to use a song in a video & in promos/trailers for the video in which it is used
• Music licenses can also grant us the right to use a music video for a song, but this MUST be specifically listed on the license

• For digital productions, you should be using JINGLE PUNKS & AUDIO NETWORK music libraries
  • VICE has agreements with these 2 libraries that cover us for ALL MEDIA, WORLDWIDE, IN PERPETUITY terms
  • NOTE - In order for these agreements to cover us, your video must premiere on VICE's digital platforms before airing anywhere else

• If you must use non-library music, you will need:
  • A budget to pay for ALL MEDIA, WORLDWIDE, IN PERPETUITY rights (anything not available for these rights must be flagged & approved PRIOR to locking a cut)
  • To research & confirm that you are licensing the song from the correct owner
  • To research & confirm that you are licensing the MASTER (sound recording) and SYNC (composition/music publishing) rights for the song