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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 you need to use copyrighted music, images, footage, locations, trademarks, and other IP. The U.S. Copyright Act (Title 17 USC) governs all of it. Clean clearance through ASCAP and BMI and other New York collecting societies shields shoots from legal risk, and it keeps your content ready to ship across every platform and area you plan to reach.
We set up licensing and rights clearance with New York rights holders, the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), and local legal pros, so your production gets every permission it needs. Our team runs the research, the deal-making, and the records across Manhattan and Brooklyn, which keeps all your IP usage cleanly signed off 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
01.
Legal Expertise
Our New York IP law pros bring deep experience with U.S. Copyright Act (Title 17 USC) compliance, ASCAP and BMI licensing, and distribution deals.
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Revenue Optimization
Our sharp licensing strategy lifts revenue by 30% on average through pro talks and strong market positioning.
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Global Coverage
We bring global licensing skill with multi-area deals, cross-border protection, and full New York IP law compliance through the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME).
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Complete Protection
Our full rights protection runs 24/7 tracking, piracy detection, and enforcement plans that keep your work secure.
Our Rights Management Process
Rights Assessment
We run a full IP review that checks copyright, weighs trademarks, and flags every licensing need.
Protection & Registration
Our team puts legal protection in place with copyright sign-ups, trademark filings, and a global IP plan.
Licensing & Distribution
We lead the licensing talks and shape distribution deals, broadcast rights, and digital platform plans.
Monitoring & Enforcement
Our team tracks your rights and usage, collects royalties, and plans enforcement on an ongoing basis.
On Location
Music, footage, and IP clearances built for New York productions
Rights work in New York sits where three forces meet: the US Copyright Act Title 17, the city's tight cluster of music publishers and labels, and a deep bench of entertainment attorneys across Midtown, the Flatiron District, and Brooklyn. Music clearance routes through ASCAP and BMI, the master rights desks at Sony, Warner, and Universal, and the indie labels and publishers based 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 teams at HBO, Apple TV+ NYC, Netflix NY, and Amazon Studios NY. Our team brings the relationships and the workflow to clear each type cleanly before you deliver.
Our process starts with a read of the script and edit list, which builds a rights matrix that flags each clearance we may need. That can be a known storefront on Bleecker Street, a needle-drop in a Williamsburg bar scene, or an archival news clip in a documentary. We settle sync, master, and performance rights against budget caps, draft area and term language that supports global streaming, and lock in E&O-friendly chain-of-title records. Talent likeness releases run through SAG-AFTRA New York and the key guild liaisons.
For documentary shoots, we work straight with New York archives and rights aggregators. For story projects, we coordinate with the entertainment legal teams kept by HBO, Apple, and the streamers. Across more than eight hundred New York rights agreements we have closed, the legal-protection rate sits at one hundred percent, and revenue tuning on licensed catalog runs at about thirty percent above standard rate.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of licensing rights do you manage?
We manage the full range of rights, from IP, copyright, and trademark to distribution, music, image, and talent likeness rights, and we plan them for every distribution channel.
How do you optimize licensing revenue?
Our licensing strategy lifts revenue by 30% on average, drawing on full market analysis, pro talks, and area-specific pricing plans.
Do you handle international licensing?
Yes, we bring full global licensing skill with multi-area deals, cross-border protection, and compliance with local IP laws across major markets.
How do you protect against piracy?
We run advanced digital rights management with 24/7 tracking, piracy detection, and automated content protection, backed by legal enforcement plans for a fast 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.
On Set
Ready to Maximize Your Licensing Revenue?
Professional licensing and rights management ensuring complete IP protection and revenue optimization.