Producing, commissioning or using film?
Map production, footage, advertising, broadcast and streaming documentation before relying on a permission.
For businesses
Use creative work without guessing the rights
Tell Copyright.UG what your business is using, where it will appear, and how long you plan to use it. The platform helps identify the rights involved, the likely licensing route, and the records your business should keep.
Copyright.UG helps you identify, request, coordinate, and document copyright clearances. Licences and permissions are issued by the relevant rightsholder or authorised licensing body.
Rights map preview
Brand campaign with music and video
Existing licence found
Scope unclear
Permission route needed
Use cases
What are you trying to do?
Advertising & brand campaigns
Music, photographs, footage, or artwork in TV, radio, cinema, and digital advertising.
Check my useFilm, TV & online video
Films, documentaries, series, YouTube productions, and video-on-demand.
Check my usePodcasts & audio
Theme music, excerpts, recordings, and recurring podcast series.
Check my useVenues, events & public music
Hotels, restaurants, bars, gyms, shops, festivals, and events.
Check my useCorporate content
Company videos, staff training, presentations, and internal communications.
Check my useApps, games & digital products
Music, images, code, fonts, and other protected content in digital products.
Check my usePublishing & training materials
Books, articles, reports, course packs, copied material, and learning resources.
Check my usePhotography, art & design
Photographs, illustrations, visual art, graphics, and commissioned work.
Check my useLicence Check
One request. A clear rights map.
The Licence Check starts with commercial facts, then translates the activity into copyright questions, likely licensing routes, and a record your business can keep.
The intake asks plain questions
What are you using?
What are you making?
Where will it appear?
Is money being spent to promote it?
How much of the work are you using?
Where and how long will it be used?
Is this part of a campaign or series?
Are there extra versions or edits?
Your Rights Map
A working assessment, not a legal certification.
Musical work
A song or composition is used
Relevant rightsholder or authorised licensing body
Sound recording
An existing recorded track is used
Record label, producer, or master rightsholder
Public performance
Music is played to customers or an audience
Relevant authorised licensing body
Synchronisation
Music is placed with video
Relevant music rightsholder
Photograph or footage
Existing visual material is reproduced
Photographer, producer, or audiovisual rightsholder
Service pathways
Choose the business rights service that matches the use
Licence Check
Describe the use. Copyright.UG maps the copyright issues that may apply and shows the next action.
Rights Clearance Desk
Organise rightsholder identification, clearance requests, licence terms, and response tracking.
Campaign Rights Plan
Map adverts, cut-downs, language versions, media, territories, and campaign periods before release.
Copyright Compliance Audit
Review how a business currently uses music, images, video, written material, software, and design assets.
Enterprise Rights Desk
A recurring rights administration arrangement for organisations producing content every month.
Campaign Rights Plan
One campaign can create ten copyright questions
A 60-second advert can become cut-downs, language versions, paid social content, radio edits, cinema versions, and event assets. The creative idea may be the same. The rights use may not be.
Campaign matrix
Map before release
The business submits the campaign once. Copyright.UG can organise versions, media, territories, campaign period, and clearance status into one working matrix.
Map my campaignBusiness Rights File
Keep a clear record after the clearance
Work used
Song, photograph, footage, text, or other content.
Rights identified
Rights considered in the clearance.
Rights contact
Rightsholder, CMO, publisher, label, or other licensing contact.
Usage scope
Media, territory, term, and versions.
Documentation
Permissions, licences, invoices, and work list.
Renewal date
Expiry or review date where applicable.
Status language
Documented use
The business has the licence, permission, assignment, invoice, or usage document.
Review
The record exists, but the scope, term, territory, version, or rightsholder is unclear.
Action required
A permission or licensing question has been identified and needs follow-up.
How it works
Describe. Map. Clear. Record.
01
Describe the use
Tell us what creative work you are using, where it will appear, and how long you plan to use it.
02
Get a rights map
Copyright.UG identifies the copyright questions and possible licensing routes linked to the use.
03
Clear and document
Submit requests to the relevant rightsholders or authorised licensing bodies and record the response.
04
Keep your business rights file
Store permissions, licences, invoices, work lists, and renewal dates in one project record.
Tools
Business licensing tools
High-volume service
Producing content every month?
Enterprise Rights Desk
Built for advertising agencies, broadcasters, production companies, telecoms, banks, NGOs, government communication teams, streaming platforms, and large venue groups that produce repeated projects.
FAQ
Questions businesses ask before acting
Do I need a licence?
If your business uses protected creative work in public, in advertising, in a product, in a publication, or in content distribution, a permission or licence question may arise. Start with a Licence Check.
Does paying an artist mean I own the copyright?
Not automatically. Payment for work does not always transfer copyright. Ownership, assignment, licence scope, term, territory, and permitted uses should be recorded in writing.
Can my agency clear rights for me?
An agency can coordinate clearance if it has the right information and authority, but the business should still keep the rights documents and usage scope.
Does social media music cover paid advertising?
Platform music tools may not cover sponsored posts, paid advertising, TV, radio, cinema, or use outside that platform. The intended use needs to be checked.
What is the difference between a music licence and permission to use a song in a video?
Public performance licensing covers music played to an audience. Placing a song in video usually raises separate synchronisation and master-use questions.
Who issues the licence?
Licences and permissions are issued by the relevant rightsholder or authorised licensing body. Copyright.UG helps identify, request, coordinate, and document the clearance process.
Final step
Use it. Clear it. Record it.
Start with a Licence Check. If the rights map shows a clearance issue, route it to the rightsholder, authorised licensing body, or professional support.