Contributor Agreement
Terms for creators and organizations contributing content.
Overview
Before any content is accepted, contributors sign the VVM Network Channel, Program & Content Partner Agreement and list each item in a content and rights schedule.
For each item, the contributor either assigns rights they actually own, or grants a license for rights they keep. No one can transfer rights they don't own or control, so music, footage, images, trademarks, and other people's performances need written permission from their owners, and identifiable people and locations need signed releases.
Expressing interest or requesting a channel spot is not a contract and not permission to air content. Content is only accepted after the signed agreement, rights schedule, releases, and third-party clearances are complete.
Contributors keep ownership of their material except for the rights they expressly assign or license in the signed schedule; VVM claims no copyright in contributor material beyond the signed rights grant.