Copyright of Meanwhile in Ireland’s content

    Please see below our policy in relation to the copyright for all the work we do. This information has been compiled for Meanwhile in Ireland (trading as Emerald Green Media Ltd) in accordance with guidance offered from the Intellectual Property Office (UK).

    Commissioned Works

    When Emerald Green Media Ltd is commissioned to undertake a project for our clients we remain the first legal owner of the copyright of that work, unless stated otherwise in the contract awarded to us.

    The final video file(s) that we provide to you are provided on a license basis.

    In retaining the copyright on these video outputs Emerald Green Media Ltd also retains the right to use these videos for marketing purposes.

    Raw footage

    In the process of executing our video projects, we will shoot a lot of raw footage that is not subsequently used.

    All used and unused footage remains the property of Emerald Green Media Ltd and will not be provided to clients unless agreed as part of the original contract.

    Should any client of Emerald Green Media Ltd wish to obtain these files for their own use after the initial contract has been agreed there will be an additional license charge. This will be determined on a case-by-case basis and factors such as the volume of footage and the intended use for that footage will be taken into consideration.

    Should Emerald Green Media Ltd agree to license this footage for further use by a client, copyright and ownership of this footage remain with Emerald Green Media Ltd.

    By providing raw footage in line with the policy outlined above Emerald Green Media does not transfer ownership of said footage to the client.

    Footage shot by employees

    All footage shot by employees of Emerald Green Media Ltd remains the property of Emerald Green Media Ltd.

    All footage shot by sub-contractors to Emerald Green Media Ltd in the execution of video projects remains the property of Emerald Green Media Ltd.

    Content created by employees of Emerald Green Media

    All content created (such as articles, pictures or videos) by employees for Emerald Green Media remains the property of Emerald Green Media Ltd.

    All content created (such as articles, pictures or videos) by contractors or freelancers for Emerald Green Media remains the property of Emerald Green Media Ltd.