Montavise Edits Legal

Copyright, Content Licensing and Intellectual Property Policy

Effective date: July, 2026

1. Client Materials

The client retains ownership of source footage, logos, scripts, photographs, graphics, recordings, brand assets, and other materials supplied by or for the client, subject to any third-party rights. The client grants the studio a limited license to copy, store, edit, process, and transmit those materials solely for the project and related administration.

2. Client Warranties

The client represents that it has all permissions necessary for the studio to use the supplied materials as instructed. This includes rights relating to copyright, music, trademarks, performers, locations, personal likeness, privacy, publicity, confidential information, and advertising claims.

3. Third-Party Content

Music, stock footage, fonts, templates, plugins, graphics, and other third-party assets remain subject to their own license terms. Unless the studio expressly provides a license in writing, the client is responsible for acquiring and maintaining licenses for third-party materials requested by the client.

4. Final Deliverables

After full payment, the client receives the right to use the approved final deliverables for the purposes and channels stated in the project scope. Where the quote states that ownership is assigned, assignment applies only to the final rendered deliverables and only after full payment.

5. Working Files and Project Files

Editable project files, timelines, source organization, templates, presets, plugins, production notes, and intermediate renders are not included unless expressly stated. The studio retains ownership of its working methods, know-how, reusable systems, templates, and pre-existing materials.

6. Portfolio Use

The studio will not publicly present confidential or unpublished client work where confidentiality has been agreed. Where no restriction applies, the studio may request permission to display final work or limited excerpts in a portfolio. Permission should be documented before publication.

7. Infringement Claims

The studio may suspend use of disputed materials or remove them from its systems after receiving a credible infringement notice. The client is responsible for claims arising from client-supplied or client-directed content.

8. No Implied Rights

No license or ownership right is granted except as expressly stated. Payment for editing services does not automatically transfer ownership of third-party assets, studio tools, fonts, plugins, templates, or editable project files.

9. Confidentiality

Non-public client information and materials are handled with reasonable confidentiality. Confidentiality does not apply to information already public, independently developed, lawfully received from another source, or required to be disclosed by law.

10. Synchronization and Master-Use Rights

Using music in video commonly requires permission relating to the underlying musical composition and the particular sound recording. A license to stream or personally listen to a track does not necessarily authorize synchronization with commercial or promotional video.

11. Social Platform Music Libraries

Music made available inside a social platform may be licensed only for use through that platform, account type, territory, or publishing method. Exporting or reusing that music on another platform may require separate rights.

12. Logos, Trademarks, and Product Packaging

The client is responsible for permission to display third-party logos, trademarks, products, interfaces, artwork, packaging, or branded locations. Editing or cropping a protected element does not eliminate the underlying rights issue.

13. Performers, Interviews, and Voice Recordings

The client must obtain any necessary performer, speaker, interview, voice, privacy, publicity, employment, or union permissions. The studio’s receipt of a recording does not establish that the recording may lawfully be published.

14. Work Made for Hire and Assignment

No work-made-for-hire status or copyright assignment is implied unless a signed written agreement expressly creates it and the legal requirements are satisfied. A general payment for editing does not automatically transfer the studio’s pre-existing tools or editable project files.

15. Unapproved Portfolio Use

The studio will not publish client footage as a portfolio example merely because it performed the edit. Portfolio use should be based on documented permission and should respect embargoes, launch dates, confidentiality, and third-party rights.