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Buying rights to videos...

by ExploringInfinity
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Hey Warriors I'm hoping some of you have some experience with buying rights to things for your websites.

I have come across 2 dvds worth of videos specific to my niche, the value of these videos will be GREAT for all of my readers and subscribers.

I'm pretty sure everything is going smoothly so far, but is there anything special I need to do to make sure I actually 'get the rights' to the videos?

I mean, the guy is asking for $400 for me to be able to use these videos however I want, including selling them to my visitors, putting them onto dvd and selling physical copies, giving them away for opt-ins, etc..

But I don't know if there's anything I need to lookout for when doing something like this.. Is there any physical documentation I need to have to ensure everything goes well, or do I just pay the guy $400 and start using the videos ?
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  • Profile picture of the author Bradley J Anderson
    I would assume he will give you an ebook or at least a piece of paper outlining the specifics of use. Maybe he has a TOS on his website?
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    • Profile picture of the author Your Brand Ebooks
      .. > if there's anything I need to lookout for

      One issue with RR, MRR and PLR videos is the common use of stock footage, for which the video author purchased with rights to use those clips in vids for his own use, ....but not in vids that are part of pass-along rights packages.

      A typical video may include a handful or up to several dozen stock footage clips. (e.g. short clips of a globe turning, business people walking, a credit card being swiped at a retail store counter, a sun rising) iStockphoto charges $20-30 per clip (a bit more for HD) for use in one's own video project. But if you tick iStockPhoto's "extended license" checkbox, you'll see the prices for the clips if used for pass-along, typically $150 per clip.

      btw this same issue occurs with mini-site header packages, which include clipart that was purchased for personal use license, not pass-along.
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      • Profile picture of the author Your Brand Ebooks
        .. > Is there any physical documentation I need to have to ensure

        In addition to getting your rights documentation, you need to be aware of whether he produced the videos himself (safest for you, legally) or whether he purchased them with pass-along rights from another seller, or collected them from several plr package.
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  • Profile picture of the author E. Brian Rose
    Do not treat the licensing of somebody else's video as you would a PLR ebook. Get a licensing agreement and make him sign it. The agreement should verify that he is the owner of all footage and that he has the legal rights to license it to you. Also, be sure and include what your rights are. Make sure that he signs it before you pay.

    I'm not a lawyer, so don't take this as legal advice. I could have been a lawyer. My mother wanted me to be. If I were a lawyer, it would be one of those cool TV lawyers, like Denny Crane.
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    • Profile picture of the author ExploringInfinity
      Originally Posted by E. Brian Rose View Post

      Do not treat the licensing of somebody else's video as you would a PLR ebook. Get a licensing agreement and make him sign it. The agreement should verify that he is the owner of all footage and that he has the legal rights to license it to you. Also, be sure and include what your rights are. Make sure that he signs it before you pay.

      I'm not a lawyer, so don't take this as legal advice. I could have been a lawyer. My mother wanted me to be. If I were a lawyer, it would be one of those cool TV lawyers, like Denny Crane.
      Thanks!!

      And to everyone else who replied as well. These videos were produced by him and another guy who he's consulting with about selling me the rights. The other guy is the one who is actually in the videos. The vids are exercise videos shot in a gym with no spinning globes or fancy intros or other people's work. Just simple videos showing the exercise routines.

      Thanks for the information everyone!
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  • Profile picture of the author paintbrush4u
    Also if the videos has other actors who have participated in the videos... also get the orig or atleast a copy of their waiver/rights to any royalties associated with its use in ANY medium....

    REcently there was a big issue with SAG and actors who were not getting royalties for their episodes and movies played on the internet...the problem was when the agreements were signed the internet was not a medium on which they could show the movies...

    So its best to have a CATCH-ALL phrase which will allow you to freely use the material in ANY medium or MEDIA.

    Last but not the least... you can hire an attorney to draft a real expensive agreement.. but there is no such thing as 100% bullet proof.
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