Stock Footage Licensing Options

Royalty-free and rights-managed archival footage

Public-domain source material

Royalty-Free

Government-produced archival films and other published works no longer under U.S. copyright protection are licensed as public domain royalty-free for use in all media. You may use the footage across multiple projects without incurring additional licensing fees. Copyright search reports are provided for all non-government produced titles satisfying most errors and omissions insurance requirements.

Footage is provided for editorial use with no releases attached. If additional third party clearance is needed for commercial use, it is the licensee's responsibility to obtain any and all legally required clearances. Please see the sample license below.

Proprietary or represented material

Rights Managed

Proprietary film and video content owned and represented by Buyout Footage is licensed for single-project use for all media, worldwide in perpetuity. You may use the footage in a single project. Additional projects require separate licensing.

Footage is provided for editorial use with no releases attached. If additional third party clearance is needed for commercial use, it is the licensee's responsibility to obtain any and all legally required clearances. Please see the sample license below.

Sample license terms

Sample License: Public Domain Royalty-Free

In consideration of payment of the License fee listed, Licensor grants to Licensee a non-exclusive License to use the MEDIA (defined below), in whole or in part, subject to the following terms and conditions:

PERMITTED USE: For use in and in connection with Licensee’s Production in any and all media whether now known or hereafter devised, worldwide in perpetuity, as well as in advertising, publicity and promotion of the Production subject to the following representations / warranties / indemnities.

REPRESENTATIONS / WARRANTIES / INDEMNITIES: Licensor warrants that the media falls into one or more of the following categories...

  1. U.S. Public Domain
  2. Unregistered for copyright protection
  3. Unrestricted Access, U.S. National Archives
  4. Unknown publication information (Archival TV Commercials & PSA’s)

Licensor does not grant any rights or make any warranties with regard to the use of names, people, trademarks, logos, music, or locations depicted in the media. Licensee is solely responsible for obtaining any and all legally necessary releases, consents and authorizations as may be or may prove to have been required in connection with Licensee’s use of the media and for all payments with respect thereto. Licensee agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Licensor harmless against all liability, loss, damage, cost and expense, including reasonable outside attorneys’ fees, paid or incurred by Licensor in connection with Licensee’s failure to comply with the above limitations. Licensor's sole responsibility for any liability arising from Licensee's use of the media is limited to a refund of the license fee paid.

Additional Terms: All rights in and to the Production shall be owned solely by Licensee and Licensee may assign its rights and obligations as it deems appropriate. Licensee may not share, sublicense, resell or redistribute the media for use as stock footage. Licensor’s exclusive remedy for any breach of provisions by licensee shall be an action at law for money damages (if any) and in no event shall Licensor be entitled to injunctive or equitable relief. This License Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and complete understanding of the parties, and cannot be modified except by a written instrument signed by Licensee and Licensor.

Sample License: Rights Managed – All Media

Single Project Use
In consideration of payment of the License fee listed, Licensor grants to Licensee a non-exclusive License to use the MEDIA in whole or in part, subject to the following terms and conditions:

PERMITTED USE: Rights managed, All media, Single Project. For use in and in connection with Licensee’s Production in any and all media whether now known or hereafter devised, worldwide in perpetuity, as well as in advertising, publicity and promotion of the production subject to the representations / warranties / indemnities.

REPRESENTATIONS / WARRANTIES / INDEMNITIES: This Media is owned and/or represented by the Licensor and use is granted on a non-exclusive basis for a single project.

Licensor does not grant any rights or make any warranties with regard to the use of names, people, trademarks, logos, music, or locations depicted in the material. Licensee is solely responsible for obtaining any and all necessary releases, consents and authorizations as may be or may prove to have been required in connection with Licensee’s use of the Material and for all payments with respect thereto. Licensee agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Licensor harmless against all liability, loss, damage, cost and expense, including reasonable outside attorneys’ fees, paid or incurred by Licensor in connection with Licensee’s failure to comply with the above limitations. Licensor's sole responsibility for any liability arising from Licensee's use of the media is limited to a refund of the license fee paid.

ADDITIONAL TERMS: All rights in and to the Production shall be owned solely by Licensee and Licensee may assign its rights and obligations as it deems appropriate. Licensee may not share, sublicense, resell or redistribute the media for use as stock footage. Licensor’s exclusive remedy for any breach of provisions by licensee shall be an action at law for money damages (if any) and in no event shall Licensor be entitled to injunctive or equitable relief. This License Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and complete understanding of the parties, and cannot be modified except by a written instrument signed by Licensee and Licensor.