Licensing & Rights Clearances
To protect Bruce Brown’s legacy and heritage, while making his extensive film library widely accessible to the public, Bruce Brown Films took ownership of all the intellectual property in 2003, including all copyrights and registered trademarks worldwide. Today, the Bruce Brown Films licensing program extends to over 50+ countries, counting over 150+ licensees and collaborative partners.
Representing the heritage of one of the most influential and prolific lifestyle documentary filmmakers of the 21th century, Bruce Brown Films and its crew take this responsibility seriously and vow to uphold and enhance the legacy of director Bruce Brown and the values he stood for.
Rights & Reproduction
As Bruce Brown Films’ reputation has expanded over the past sixty years, requests to use the company’s intellectual property, including the extensive library of copyrights and trademarks, have increased rapidly. Bruce Brown Films distinguishes carefully between commercial and non-commercial requests. Those interested in exploiting the company’s imagery for advertising or for other commercial purposes, such as merchandise licensing or promotional products, should contact our licensing team by e-mail at amecl@brucebrownfilms.com.
Licensing proposals submitted online should include:
Corporate & Individual Contact Information
Detailed description of the intended use
Sales projections (if product or service license)
Upon review of the proposal, a company representative will get back to prospective licensees. To protect the exclusive designs and images the company has developed, the Bruce Brown Films official style guide is only available to existing licensees.
In an effort to encourage scholars to make use of Bruce Brown Films archives, including our extensive film library, the company charges only nominal fees to those wishing to reproduce artworks for educational or creative purposes. This includes any reproductions in newspapers, periodicals, books, or research papers.
Bruce Brown Films rigorously protects itself globally against unauthorized uses or flagrant abuse of its copyrights and trademarks. To protect the integrity and value of the company’s intellectual property as well as the investment and commitment made by our officially authorized licensees, we aggressively pursue and take appropriate legal action against all unlawful uses of our intellectual property.
