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14 Reusing Film Stills and Clips

Online Video Streaming Platforms

Online, public streaming platforms like YouTube and Vimeo cannot grant rights and permissions to the videos in their libraries. Interested users should find publication information associated with the video, like the name of the person or organization who uploaded it, and contact them directly to obtain permissions. Some creators will communicate reuse permissions through the application of a Creative Commons license.

Using Video You Create

If you are recording interviews, be sure that you file a Human Subjects Research Determination form with the Institutional Review Board and receive an exemption or complete a review of your project BEFORE you record.

If you are recording a performance, you must have the consent of all performers to share the video if you plan to post it publicly. Written consent is advisable, since it creates a record of the consent you can refer to at a later date.

Studio Films

  • MGM Media Licensing
    This site allows users to request clip and still licenses for works from MGM’s collection.
  • Paramount Theatrical Library
    This site explains how to license clips from Paramount’s Theatrical Library, including some DreamWorks films.
  • Sony Pictures Film Clip & Still Licensing
    This site explains how to request licenses of clips, stills, and other items from Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Screen Gems, Stage 6 Films, and Revolution Studios.
  • Universal Studios Media Licensing
    This site offers clip and still licenses for works from the Universal Pictures, Focus Features, DreamWorks Animation, and MCA Television libraries.
  • Walt Disney Studios Licensing Website
    This site explains how to license clips, stills, and other materials from Disney’s catalog, which includes Lucasfilm, Marvel Films, Miramax Films, and Dimension Films.
  • Warner Brothers Clip and Still Licensing Info
    This site explains how to request licenses for clips and stills from the Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Turner Entertainment Co., Castle Rock Entertainment, New Line Cinema (including Picturehouse and Fine Line), and Hanna Barbera feature, television, and animation libraries.

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