Please complete and submit the WBEI Clip & Still Licensing Submission Form or separately send:
- Type and purpose of the production or publication in which you propose to include the material.
- Detailed information describing exactly how our material will be used.
How do I get permission to use copyrighted film?
In general, the permissions process involves a simple five-step procedure:
- Determine if permission is needed.
- Identify the owner.
- Identify the rights needed.
- Contact the owner and negotiate whether payment is required.
- Get your permission agreement in writing.
What licenses do Warner Bros own?
Turner Entertainment Networks
- truTV.
- TBS.
- TNT.
- Audience.
- Studio T.
- Turner Studios.
- Turner Classic Movies.
- Game Show Network, LLC (42% with Sony Pictures Television) Game Show Network.
Can you sell Harry Potter fanart?
Despite the fact that most fan art is legal only through narrow exceptions, the medium continues to flourish. For example, JK Rowling accepts and encourages fan art of her Harry Potter series made by genuine fans which is not sold and so long as the creator makes it clear that Rowling is unaffiliated.
What Harry Potter words are trademarked?
Harry Potter US Trademarks – the Ultimate Guide
Word Mark Reg. Number 1 HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD 2 HARRY POTTER: WIZARDS UNITE 3 HARRY POTTER: WIZARDS UNITE 4 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS 4132411 Can I make Harry Potter merch and sell it?
Can You Legally Make and Sell Harry Potter Related Products? No, absolutely not. Everything Harry Potter is well protected with multiple trademarks that are owned by Warner Brothers Entertainment. Everything from the names of the books and movies, to house names, and the term ‘Muggle’ are trademarked.
Is posting fanart illegal?
If you are making money from fan art, whether you are selling it or otherwise benefiting financially, this is generally illegal (unless you have permission from the copyright owner, of course).
Can I draw a character and sell it?
The answer is, if you are creating fan art whether for profit or not, any copyrighted character or use of trademark in a description or title without prior written consent from the copyright owner, then selling fan art is illegal but making fan art is not illegal.
Is Draco Malfoy trademarked?
For example, the character of Harry Potter is legally trademarked by Time Warner Entertainment, so that no other works of published literature can use the name Harry Potter or the character associated with it. Nor can you use Draco Malfoy, or a few others.
Are Harry Potter wands copyrighted?
Addressing copyright fears, wands are “stock items” in stories with magicians and wizards. No one can claim to own them. However, the Potter stories feature magic wands as a rite of passage, as several MacGuffins, and as a symbol for the absolute power which Harry rejects.
Is selling Harry Potter fan art illegal?
You can’t use anything from Harry Potter for commercial purposes (i.e. selling it). Saying your art is “inspired by” does not get around the infringement issue. You should create your own art, rather than try to find a way to use someone else’s name, brand, creation, art, or other copyrighted or trademarked work.
What Harry Potter words are copyrighted?
Everything from the names of the books and movies, to house names, and the term ‘Muggle’ are trademarked.
