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Licensing materials for your documentary E45

One of the first lessons we were ever taught as early-career filmmakers was this: never use another artist’s work without seeking the proper approvals first. This goes for everything from stock imagery, to YouTube footage, archival material, animation, art, music – even a capella renditions of famous songs! In fact, many moons ago Mike and Sue were filming with a participant for one of their documentaries when the participant burst into a version of Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver. It was poignant and touching and, thankfully, they caught it on camera. They knew before they even watched the footage back that it would end up in the film. After the interview, they started thinking – maybe they could licence the original song and include that in the film as well. So they investigated …and thank goodness they did! It turns out they would actually have to pay a license fee to use the participant’s take on the song too. Phew – close one! Why are we telling you this story? Because if they had bypassed that step and distributed the film without all the correct legal permissions, they could’ve been facing some serious copyright infringement penalties. They might even have had to can the documentary entirely. Yep – you read that correctly. All that work disintegrated over a little legal loophole … can you imagine! The thing is, many filmmakers spend months, even years, mapping out shoots, conducting interviews and piecing their documentary together. But they don’t know the ins and outs of the legal aspects of their production. Which is why they thought it was time to talk about it on the Moonshine Moonshot series. The last thing they want is for you to make an awesome moving picture, only to find out right at the end that you can’t distribute it because you didn’t secure the necessary rights and permissions. So let’s find out how to protect yourself and your film from any copyright infringement. You can also follow us on social via these links: Moonshine Communications Academy Facebook @MoonshineCommunicationsAcademy   / moonshinecommunicationsacademy   Instagram @moonshinecommunicationsacademy   / moonshinecommunicationsacademy   Twitter @moonshinecomms   / moonshinecomms   LinkedIn Mike Hill   / mikehillmoonshineagency   LinkedIn Sue Collins   / sue-collins-moonshine-agency   LinkedIn Company Page Moonshine Communications Academy   / moonshine-communications-academy