Wondering what the difference between exclusive and non-exclusive licensing is? We’ve put together a short and snappy guide to help you understand the terms, and how they work at Newsflare.

First up, what exactly does exclusivity mean? And how does it work at Newsflare?

When you upload to Newsflare, you are giving us, and only us, permission to licence your video on your behalf.

If you’d like to find out more on how licensing works, read our guide here.

Does that mean Newsflare owns the video?

Nope. Our agreement ensures you always retain the copyright (read more on copyright at Newsflare here) so you can rest easy knowing you’ll always own your video with us.

The only thing this means is that you agree to not give permission or upload your video to other video licensing platforms. You’re making your video exclusive to us.

What’s the difference? Why does it matter?

At Newsflare we almost always operate on an exclusive basis but in some cases we do have the option to work non-exclusively.

By working with us exclusively, it means we will be the only licensing company responsible for monetising your video.

One of the many benefits of working exclusively with us is that we can protect your video from being used without permission across the internet.

As mentioned before, we do on occasion offer non-exclusive agreements to our uploaders. This means that the video owner can licence their content with other agencies.

We prefer to operate exclusively at Newsflare as it gives you, the filmer, the peace of mind knowing we’re doing our best to protect your video and enables us to get the best deals for you from our buyers.

Had a bad experience with exclusive terms before? Not to worry.

Our in-house team works on various initiatives to ensure your video gets seen by our buyers, and gets put in front of the right audience, at the right time.

We also offer support in filmer resources like our ‘Guide to Increasing Video Sales’ and filmer-first Instagram page.

If you’d like any more information, please feel free to reach out on licensing@newsflare.com.