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Copyright & Licensing
MixedMedia Direct is committed to helping all artists and authors protect their intellectual property rights. That's why we voluntarily participate in the International Recording Media Association's (IRMA) Anti-Piracy Compliance Program. The program is designed to help prevent the unauthorized reproduction and use of copyrighted material.
Please follow the steps below to verify that you own or have received authorization from the owner for any and all intellectual property that you will be asking MixedMedia to replicate as a part of your multi-disc packaging project.
Step 1. Register your work with the United States Copyright Office
This simple step will go a long way in proving that you are, in fact, the owner of your artwork, films, recordings, software, songs, etc. Visit www.copyright.gov to learn more about registering your intellectual property.
Step 2. Obtain the rights to any third-party materials used in your project
If you are using someone else's copyrighted material in your video, music, presentation or software product, you must first obtain their written authorization for you to include, sell and/or distribute it as a part of your CD or DVD project. Copyrighted material may include but not be limited to the following:
- Backgrounds
- Drawings
- Music
- Photographcs
- Rendering
- Sound Effects
- Video Clips
- A completed Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) form
- A completed Audio Manufacturing Agreement
(only needed if the rights to content on your master belong to a third party). - Film Master Use Licenses:
(If you are using someone else's copyrighted music in your film)
MixedMedia cannot proceed with disc replication until the following documents have been satisfactorily completed
and returned:
Copies of the following licenses:
IMPORTANT REMINDER:
Owners of all rights to music you use should be credited on your artwork (for music CDs) or in the on-screen credits (for films on DVD).
