Whom to contact
To get permission to use a movie or television program, you need to contact its copyright owner.
The copyright owner of a movie is usually identified in a frame at the beginning of the film.
The copyright owner of a TV show is usually identified in the closing credits.
Requesting permission and negotiating the license
We recommend contacting by email or phone first to confirm that they are the right person to ask, and to determine whether they wish to proceed by email or land mail.
If you are using land mail, be sure to enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope, and send it all by Certified Mail so that you can be sure that it arrived.
- Permission Letter TemplateIf you have to contact the copyright owner directly, here is a permission letter template that you can copy and alter to suit your purposes.
