Licensing

Content covered by this policy

This policy applies to original FlickDirect® creative works, including:

• Original video interviews and feature segments filmed or produced by FlickDirect®.
• Event and red carpet photography captured by FlickDirect® photographers.
• In-house creative artwork, thumbnails, graphics, and social key art designed by FlickDirect®.
• Original written, visual, and multimedia content created by FlickDirect® for editorial publication.

Studio, distributor, Getty, and publicity materials

Certain images and materials appearing on FlickDirect are provided by film studios, television networks, streaming services, distributors, publicists, photographers, Getty Images, wire services, and promotional partners for editorial, review, news, or publicity use. These materials remain the property of their respective copyright holders and are not owned by FlickDirect® unless expressly stated.

FlickDirect does not claim ownership of studio-supplied stills, EPK images, promotional artwork, posters, key art, trailers, clips, or Getty-distributed publicity assets. Rights remain with the applicable studio, distributor, photographer, agency, or copyright holder. Any credit line shown with an image is intended to identify the source or rights holder based on the information available to FlickDirect at the time of publication.

For questions about an image or asset published on FlickDirect, including correction requests, takedown requests, attribution updates, or usage inquiries, please contact connect@flickdirect.com. If the asset is owned by a third party, FlickDirect may direct the inquiry to the appropriate rights holder or remove/update the material when appropriate.

Free Connect Access and Custom Agreements

The public FlickDirect Connect movie MCP server is free for everyone to add and use for personal or business queries, without a FlickDirect account, license key, subscription, or licensing inquiry. The Connect permission in our Terms covers using its returned information, source links, and bounded published excerpts in AI answers. The editorial asset licensing provisions below do not impose a fee on this permitted connector use. Published YouTube watch links and embedded players may be used through YouTube's controls and applicable terms; this does not grant a license to download, edit, redistribute or broadcast the underlying media files.

Connect is FlickDirect's proprietary implementation of the open Model Context Protocol (MCP) standard. Technology partnerships, custom integrations, commercial data access arrangements beyond the free public connector, and licensing or syndication of original editorial content are available for inquiry, with scope, availability, and rights subject to agreement. No third-party photographs, posters, trailers, or other assets are offered for licensing through Connect. AI platform compatibility does not imply endorsement or an official partnership.

There is no published AI licensing price or fee for public Connect queries. Any separate custom integration, data access or original-content licensing proposal is quoted individually and requires an agreement. The photo, video and artwork rates below are not AI access fees.

Discuss a Partnership or see the media kit.

Quotes, Credit and News Mentions

We welcome journalists, publishers, bloggers and readers quoting and mentioning FlickDirect and our contributors, including Allison Rose. Accurate editorial mentions and links to our reporting do not require a paid license or a separate permission request.

For planned quotations from our reviews, articles or interviews, please contact us with the source link, proposed excerpt and intended use so we can confirm permission and attribution. Credit the named contributor and FlickDirect, link to the original page where possible, and preserve the meaning and context. The asset rates below are not an automatic fee for a quotation.

Brief quotations and references are different from republishing an article, review or interview, syndicating full text, or reusing a photograph, video clip or graphic. Those uses require a separate rights review and, where applicable, a written license. Nothing in this policy limits uses permitted by applicable law, including fair use.

Original Photo, Video and Graphic Reuse

To reproduce or republish an original FlickDirect® photograph, video clip or graphic, request written permission and any applicable license before use. Published YouTube players may be embedded through YouTube's controls and applicable terms as described above.

• Asset licensing fees apply to the specific approved use unless FlickDirect® agrees otherwise in writing.
• Approved asset use must include clear, visible FlickDirect® credit and any required contributor credit, with a source-page link where applicable.
• Do not modify licensed assets beyond an approved standard layout crop without written approval.
• FlickDirect® cannot grant rights to third-party studio, Getty, wire, publicity, distributor or agency assets that it does not own.

Example attribution for approved photography: Photo courtesy of FlickDirect®

Photo, Video and Artwork Licensing Rates

The following starting rates apply to separately licensed original photos, video clips and artwork. They do not apply to ordinary news mentions, permitted quotations or free public Connect access. Advertising, promotional reuse, syndication and other uses beyond these permissions require an agreement covering the rights involved.

Rates vary by territory, duration, exclusivity, platform, and scope. For a formal quote, email connect@flickdirect.com.

What FlickDirect cannot license

FlickDirect cannot grant third-party rights that it does not own. Unless FlickDirect is the creator or rights holder, this policy does not license:

• Studio-supplied trailers, clips, posters, key art, or EPK stills.
• Getty Images, wire service, agency, or third-party publicity photography.
• Images, video, artwork, or branding owned by studios, distributors, networks, streamers, or publicists.
• Any copyrighted material supplied to FlickDirect strictly for editorial, review, news, or promotional coverage.

Uses Not Granted by This Policy

The permissions for editorial mentions, quotations, public Connect access and published YouTube players above remain available. Subject to uses permitted by applicable law, this policy does not authorize:

• Downloading, saving, copying, scraping, extracting, or archiving FlickDirect® images, videos, graphics, or other creative assets without written permission.
• Re-uploading FlickDirect® images or videos to third-party channels or stock libraries.
• Removing or altering credits, watermarks, captions, or metadata.
• Bulk collection of protected FlickDirect® content for AI training, datasets or reproduction of creative assets. Free Connect queries and brief, attributed summaries are permitted as described above; they do not grant training or full-content republication rights.
• Implying endorsement, affiliation, sponsorship, or approval without written permission.
• Using third-party studio, Getty, publicity, or promotional assets from FlickDirect as if FlickDirect owns or sublicenses them.

How to request permission or report an issue

Email connect@flickdirect.com with:

1. Links to the specific FlickDirect pages or assets involved.
2. Whether the request concerns original FlickDirect content or a third-party publicity asset.
3. Intended use, such as editorial, commercial, OTT, broadcast, packaging, social, or archive use.
4. Territories, platforms, and desired license term.
5. Any requested credit correction, copyright notice update, or takedown concern.

We aim to respond within one business day.

FlickDirect may work with outside advisors and legal counsel on intellectual property, licensing, rights, giveaway, privacy, and digital publishing matters, including support from outside legal counsel.

Legal notice

All original FlickDirect® videos, photographs, graphics, written content, and artwork are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. Unauthorized use may result in enforcement actions. This policy does not transfer ownership of any rights.

Third-party materials published on FlickDirect are used for editorial, review, news, promotional, or publicity purposes based on access provided by studios, distributors, publicists, agencies, photographers, Getty Images, or other rights holders. FlickDirect respects intellectual property rights and will review good-faith rights or attribution concerns sent to connect@flickdirect.com.