How To Obtain Permission To Use Works?

Unless an exception to copyright law applies, such as fair use, permission to use a particular work is generally established through copyright licensing. There are numerous resources available to help answer your basic licensing questions, including instructions on how to request licenses for various works. Below is a compilation of information on how to license particular works including publications, music, photographs, software and motion pictures.

ATHLETICS:

• NBA License Application

PHOTOGRAPHS:

• Getty Images

PUBLICATIONS:

• Copyright Clearance Center

MUSIC:

• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
• Broadcaster Music, Inc. (BMI)
• SESAC
• Universal Music Group (UMG)

TELEVISION & MOTION PICTURES:

• Motion Picture Licensing Corporation
• CBS Television
• NBCUniversal