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Licensing & Rights Management
Expert management of licensing and intellectual property rights in New York.
Licensing and rights management in New York covers the legal permissions needed to use copyrighted music, images, footage, locations, trademarks, and other intellectual property under the U.S. Copyright Act (Title 17 USC). Proper rights clearance through ASCAP and BMI and other New York collecting societies protects productions from legal liability and ensures content can be distributed across all intended platforms and territories.
We coordinate licensing and rights clearance by working with New York rights holders, Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), and local legal professionals to secure the permissions your production requires. Our team manages the research, negotiation, and documentation process across Manhattan and Brooklyn to ensure all intellectual property usage is properly authorized under New York law.
Capabilities
Comprehensive Licensing Rights Solutions
Expert licensing and rights management ensuring proper intellectual property protection and revenue optimization.
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Music Licensing
- Music rights clearance
- Sync licensing
- Performance rights
- Mechanical rights
- Master recordings
Music Rights
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Footage Licensing
- Stock footage rights
- Archival material
- News footage
- Documentary clips
- User-generated content
Visual Rights
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Content Rights
- Script rights
- Book adaptations
- Character rights
- Trademark clearance
- Brand permissions
Content Protection
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Territory Management
- Global rights
- Regional licensing
- Distribution rights
- Broadcast rights
- Digital rights
Global Licensing
Complete Rights Management
Intellectual Property
Comprehensive IP management including copyright registration, trademark protection, rights clearance, and international intellectual property coordination.
Distribution Rights
Professional distribution rights management including theatrical, television, streaming, and international distribution with optimized revenue sharing.
Revenue Optimization
Strategic licensing optimization maximizing revenue through comprehensive market analysis, competitive positioning, and performance monitoring.
Licensing Statistics
Why Us
Why Choose Fixers in New York for Rights Management
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Legal Expertise
Specialized New York intellectual property law professionals with extensive experience in U.S. Copyright Act (Title 17 USC) compliance, ASCAP and BMI licensing, and distribution agreements.
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Revenue Optimization
Strategic licensing optimization delivering average 30% revenue increase through expert negotiations and competitive positioning.
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Global Coverage
International licensing expertise with multi-territory agreements, cross-border protection, and full New York IP law compliance through Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME).
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Complete Protection
Comprehensive rights protection with 24/7 monitoring, piracy detection, and enforcement coordination for maximum security.
Our Rights Management Process
Rights Assessment
Comprehensive intellectual property analysis including copyright evaluation, trademark assessment, and licensing opportunity identification.
Protection & Registration
Legal protection implementation with copyright registration, trademark filing, and international IP coordination.
Licensing & Distribution
Strategic licensing negotiations with distribution agreements, broadcast rights, and digital platform coordination.
Monitoring & Enforcement
Ongoing rights monitoring with usage tracking, royalty collection, and enforcement coordination.
On Location
Music, footage, and IP clearances built for New York productions
Here is how the work lines up. Rights work in New York lives at the intersection of the US Copyright Act Title 17, the city's cluster of music publishers and labels, and a deep bench of entertainment attorneys spread between Midtown, the Flatiron District, and Brooklyn. Music clearance routes through ASCAP and BMI, the master rights desks at Sony, Warner, Universal, and the independent labels and publishers headquartered in New York.
Footage clearance reaches into the archives at the Paley Center, CBS News, NBC Universal at 30 Rock, Getty, and the Library of Congress affiliates. Trademark and likeness clearance touches WGA East, SAG-AFTRA New York, and the legal departments of HBO, Apple TV+ NYC, Netflix NY, and Amazon Studios NY. Our team carries the relationships and the workflow to clear every category cleanly before delivery.
Our process begins with a script and edit-list read, building a rights matrix that flags every potential clearance from a recognisable storefront on Bleecker Street to a needle-drop in a Williamsburg bar scene to an archival news clip referenced in a documentary. We agree sync, master, and performance rights against budget caps, prepare territory and term language that supports global streaming delivery, secure E&O-friendly chain-of-title documentation, and handle talent likeness releases through SAG-AFTRA New York and the key guild liaisons.
For documentary productions we work directly with New York archives and rights aggregators; for story projects we coordinate with the entertainment legal teams retained by HBO, Apple, and the streamers. Across more than eight hundred New York rights agreements executed, the legal-protection rate sits at one hundred percent and revenue tuning on licensed catalog runs at roughly thirty percent above standard rate.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of licensing rights do you manage?
Comprehensive licensing rights including intellectual property, copyright, trademark, distribution rights, music licensing, image rights, and talent likeness coordination for all distribution channels.
How do you optimize licensing revenue?
Strategic licensing optimization delivering average 30% revenue increase through comprehensive market analysis, expert negotiations, and territory-specific pricing strategies.
Do you handle international licensing?
Complete international licensing expertise with multi-territory agreements, cross-border protection, and compliance with local intellectual property laws across major markets.
How do you protect against piracy?
Advanced digital rights management with 24/7 monitoring, piracy detection, automated content protection systems, and legal enforcement coordination for rapid response.
Related Services
Productions in New York that need this often pair it with Contract Management Services, Talent Releases, and Union & Non-Union Talent Management for full coverage. Most projects also draw on Broadcast Delivery Services and Archival & Preservation Services.
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Professional licensing and rights management ensuring complete IP protection and revenue optimization.