Re: [Avid-L2] Showcasing your work

You 100% do not have the right to publicly display the entire work without explicit permission. If it is publicly available through some other venue like YouTube or a streaming service, link to that, but don't post it yourself, anywhere. Don't even share it privately without permission. 

Clips. People show clips of their work all the time. Most copyright holders don't care about clips. BUT unless you funded the work or you have a contract that says otherwise, you have zero rights to the work, not even a clip. It could get you in trouble, which is certainly not your goal. Ask.

Me? I use clips. I sometimes include that right in my contract. Even so, I generally ask the client if I may show clips and when, usually in an email so there is some record. If the client is a non-commercial institution with no clear point of contact, and the work is not "sensitive" in some way, and has been released, I might not bother asking. No harm no foul. But it's always better to ask. If the client is commercial, I make sure that I have permission in writing, or I use only clips or trailers they, themselves have publicly released.

Be careful. Read your contracts. Ask permission. It's rare, but releasing any materials without permission can be very serious.

Cheers,

                 tod

On Sep 19, 2023, at 10:03 AM, alan harris <alan_harris@rushpost.com> wrote:

Hi all,

I'm looking for advice on how to to go about showcasing my work on my website.

Is it deemed generally acceptable to have copies of video and tv programmes you have cut on your website without any explicit permission from the production company?

It seems to me that if you have edited something you should be able to use it to market yourself for future work. For example it is expected for a builder to show photos and videso of their previous work on the website  ....

Thanks,

Alan


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