Contract for selling footage? at DVinfo.net

Allan Michaud · November 7th, 2004, 03:16 AM

Hi all
I am close to making a sale of several bits of footage but am concerned about the minefield of broadcast rights/copyrights contracts etc. Are there any basic contracts or rough set of rules out there that I could use to create something.
I understand that I should be agreeing a time period, say 2 years useage, and I need to state the region or country where it will be used but what else?
I am selling some very rare wildlife footage. Some to be used in a locally produced series (only in Cambodia) and some to be used internationally (as yet no details on where).
With regard to the Cambodian series, I am producing this so my contract will be for the sale of rights to a local tv station. An additional problem here is that I have been given permission to use some very rare footage that belongs to a large conservation group who are very paranoid about its use. I obviously don't want to get my arse sued by them if the TV co did something dodgy.
Any suggestions or help would be most appreciated.

cheers
Allan Michaud

Alexis Vazquez · November 7th, 2004, 08:53 AM

<<<-- Originally posted by Allan Michaud : An additional problem here is that I have been given permission to use some very rare footage that belongs to a large conservation group who are very paranoid about its use. I obviously don't want to get my arse sued by them if the TV co did something dodgy.
Any suggestions or help would be most appreciated.

cheers
Allan Michaud -->>>

I don't think you should sell this specific footage as from your own words that the original owners of these are kind'a paranoids... I wouldn't even think about it. Otherwise you can ask them first. But its smells trouble here....

cheers

Alexis

November 7th, 2004, 03:16 AM	#1
Allan Michaud Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: kent,UK Posts: 30	Contract for selling footage? Hi all I am close to making a sale of several bits of footage but am concerned about the minefield of broadcast rights/copyrights contracts etc. Are there any basic contracts or rough set of rules out there that I could use to create something. I understand that I should be agreeing a time period, say 2 years useage, and I need to state the region or country where it will be used but what else? I am selling some very rare wildlife footage. Some to be used in a locally produced series (only in Cambodia) and some to be used internationally (as yet no details on where). With regard to the Cambodian series, I am producing this so my contract will be for the sale of rights to a local tv station. An additional problem here is that I have been given permission to use some very rare footage that belongs to a large conservation group who are very paranoid about its use. I obviously don't want to get my arse sued by them if the TV co did something dodgy. Any suggestions or help would be most appreciated. cheers Allan Michaud

November 7th, 2004, 08:53 AM	#2
Alexis Vazquez Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: USA Posts: 188	Re: Contract for selling footage? <<<-- Originally posted by Allan Michaud : An additional problem here is that I have been given permission to use some very rare footage that belongs to a large conservation group who are very paranoid about its use. I obviously don't want to get my arse sued by them if the TV co did something dodgy. Any suggestions or help would be most appreciated. cheers Allan Michaud -->>> I don't think you should sell this specific footage as from your own words that the original owners of these are kind'a paranoids... I wouldn't even think about it. Otherwise you can ask them first. But its smells trouble here.... cheers Alexis