Intellectual Property Policy

Ownership of supplied content

The client retains ownership of video, audio, images, logos, scripts, copy, graphics, brand assets, data, and other materials it supplies for a project, subject to the rights of any performers, authors, licensors, or other third parties. Framevista Edit does not claim ownership merely because a file is uploaded, organized, transcoded, or incorporated into an edit.

The client is responsible for identifying material that belongs to another person and for preserving license terms, credits, attribution, usage limits, territory, duration, media restrictions, or other conditions that apply. We may rely on the client’s instructions and rights confirmations unless a restriction is apparent.

License needed to perform the services

The client grants Framevista Edit a limited, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license during the project and reasonable closeout period to receive, copy, store, back up, transcode, synchronize, edit, adapt, caption, combine, render, display internally, transmit, and deliver client materials as reasonably necessary to assess and perform the requested services.

This operational license does not permit us to sell client material, publish confidential footage, license it for unrelated productions, or use it to train public artificial-intelligence models. The license extends to qualified service providers and subcontractors only to the extent needed for secure storage, file transfer, technical processing, support, and project performance.

The license ends when the relevant retention period ends, except that limited copies may remain where required for legal records, rights disputes, security investigations, backups, or another obligation that survives the project.

Client rights and clearance responsibilities

The client represents that it has the authority necessary for Framevista Edit to perform the requested work and for the client’s intended use of the result. This includes, as applicable, copyright and trademark permissions, music synchronization and master-use rights, stock licenses, performer and model releases, location releases, privacy consents, publicity rights, union or guild permissions, confidentiality clearances, and authority to edit recordings made by another party.

Framevista Edit does not provide rights-clearance or legal-opinion services unless a separate written scope expressly says otherwise. We may ask for evidence of permission or decline apparently unauthorized material. Our failure to request evidence does not transfer clearance responsibility to us.

The client must not instruct us to remove ownership notices, bypass access controls, imitate a protected work unlawfully, create a knowingly false endorsement, or use a person’s identity without required permission.

Ownership of custom final deliverables

Subject to full payment and the exclusions in this Policy, the client receives the ownership or usage rights in the final custom deliverables described in the accepted project scope. The scope should identify whether the transaction is an assignment of custom copyright interests, an exclusive license, or a non-exclusive license. If it does not specify, Framevista Edit assigns to the client, upon full payment, the copyright interests we own in the final rendered custom edit created specifically for that client.

This transfer covers the final selected arrangement and custom elements we created for that deliverable. It does not transfer client materials the client does not own, third-party assets, Framevista Edit background materials, general know-how, software functionality, unused concepts, or editable working files not listed as deliverables.

Where an assignment is not legally possible, we grant the client a perpetual, worldwide, transferable license to use the affected custom final element as part of the paid final deliverable for the purposes contemplated by the project.

Rights transfer only after full payment

No final ownership assignment or unrestricted production license takes effect until all fees, approved costs, and applicable taxes for the relevant deliverable have cleared. Before full payment, the client may use review files only for internal evaluation and approval unless we authorize another use in writing.

If a payment is reversed after rights were conditionally transferred, the transferred rights are suspended to the extent permitted by law until the balance is restored or the dispute is resolved. This does not permit Framevista Edit to claim ownership of the client’s original source footage.

Payment for one deliverable does not transfer rights in unpaid alternate versions, rejected concepts, project files, or separate projects.

Framevista Edit tools and reusable materials

Framevista Edit retains ownership of materials developed or acquired independently of the project, including editing methods, reusable templates, organizational systems, scripts, expressions, presets, workflows, naming systems, production techniques, generic motion elements, internal checklists, know-how, and improvements to those items (“Background Materials”).

If Background Materials are embedded in a paid final deliverable, the client receives a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive license to use those embedded elements only as part of that deliverable and authorized adaptations of it. The client may not extract, resell, sublicense, publish as a template, or distribute the reusable Background Materials on a standalone basis unless a separate written license permits it.

Nothing prevents Framevista Edit from using general skills, ideas, techniques, and knowledge retained in unaided memory, provided we do not disclose client confidential information or reproduce client-owned expression.

Project files, source documents, and unused work

Editable timelines, software project files, bins, proxies, caches, intermediate renders, alternate assemblies, internal notes, unused concepts, rejected graphics, and work-in-progress materials are not final deliverables unless the accepted scope specifically includes them. A final video purchase does not automatically include the editing environment used to produce it.

When editable-file handoff is included, we will identify the covered files and any known software or plugin requirements. Third-party license restrictions may require us to remove, flatten, substitute, or omit certain components. The client is responsible for obtaining its own software, fonts, plugins, codecs, and other licenses needed to open or modify delivered working files.

Unused custom concepts remain Framevista Edit property unless purchased or otherwise agreed. We will not knowingly repurpose an unused concept containing the client’s confidential brand information or supplied materials.

Fonts, music, stock, plugins, and other licensed assets

Third-party assets remain owned by their licensors and are governed by separate license terms. A fee charged by Framevista Edit for sourcing or incorporating an asset is not necessarily a purchase of ownership. The project scope or asset record should identify material restrictions known to us, but the client must use the deliverable only within the applicable license.

Some assets may permit use only in one final production, on specified channels, in certain territories, for a defined term, or up to an audience or advertising limit. Source-file delivery may be prohibited. If the client later expands the campaign, distributes editable files, creates merchandise, transfers the work to another brand, or uses the asset in a new production, an additional license may be required.

If a third-party asset becomes unavailable or its license changes before purchase, we may propose a comparable substitute. We do not guarantee perpetual availability of a specific marketplace item.

Portfolio, credits, and testimonials

Framevista Edit will not publish identifiable confidential project material in a portfolio, case study, reel, social post, award submission, or promotional presentation without the client’s authorization or another clear lawful basis. Authorization may identify the specific clip, release date, channels, attribution, and any embargo.

If a client voluntarily supplies a testimonial for publication, the client grants a non-exclusive license to reproduce and format that testimonial with the client’s approved name, title, and organization. We may correct formatting but will not materially change the meaning without approval.

Neither party may imply endorsement, partnership, employment, or agency beyond the accurate description of the service relationship. Credit requirements, if any, must be stated in the project scope.

Confidential project information

Non-public scripts, launch plans, unreleased footage, business information, customer information, access credentials, pricing, and other material identified as confidential or reasonably understood to be confidential will be used only for project performance, administration, support, legal compliance, and enforcement of the agreement.

Access may be provided to personnel, subcontractors, storage providers, file-transfer providers, advisers, and other recipients with a legitimate need and appropriate obligations. Confidentiality does not apply to information independently developed, already lawfully known without restriction, publicly available without breach, or lawfully received from another source.

If disclosure is required by valid legal process, we may disclose the minimum reasonably necessary and, where legally permitted, notify the affected client. Separate signed nondisclosure terms control if they impose more specific obligations.

Website content and permitted use

The Framevista Edit website, excluding clearly identified client or third-party material, contains protected text, graphics, interface elements, logos, layout, code, and other content. Visitors may view the website and make a reasonable personal copy necessary for using the services. No right is granted to reproduce the site commercially, scrape it to build a competing database, remove notices, imitate branding, frame content misleadingly, or distribute protected materials without permission.

“Framevista Edit,” associated logos, and distinctive brand elements may be protected trademarks or trade dress. Use of a similar name or presentation in a way likely to create confusion is not authorized.

Copyright and intellectual-property complaints

A rights owner or authorized agent who believes material controlled by Framevista Edit infringes a protected right should provide a written notice containing: identification of the protected work; identification and location of the disputed material; contact information; a statement explaining the claimed lack of authorization; a good-faith statement that the information is accurate; and the sender’s physical or electronic signature.

Notices must be specific enough for us to locate the material and evaluate the claim. We may request additional information, forward the notice to the client that supplied the content, restrict access while reviewing, preserve relevant records, or remove material where appropriate. A knowingly false allegation can cause harm and may create legal liability.

If a client believes material was restricted by mistake, the client should respond with evidence of ownership, license, permission, public-domain status, fair-use position, or other relevant authority. We do not adjudicate complex ownership disputes and may keep material offline until the parties resolve the issue or a competent authority provides direction.

Disputed materials and repeated violations

We may pause or terminate a project involving credible infringement, privacy, publicity, confidentiality, or authorization concerns. We may remove disputed content from our controlled systems, decline delivery, or require replacement material. The client remains responsible for performed work and approved costs, subject to applicable law and the Cancellation & Refund Policy.

Repeated submission of unauthorized content, removal of ownership notices, or misuse of delivered assets may result in refusal of future services. Nothing in this Policy limits lawful defenses, exceptions, licenses, or other rights available to either party.