Car Stock Footage - Legal?

Hello all.

Im looking to sell some stock footage of various cars driving across a waterfront in the Caribbean. The cars do not have licence plates and you cannot see the drivers. I also own the rights to the footage as no contract was signed between me and the dealership regarding exclusivity for the footage. (I have contacted them as a courtesy and asked if they want to buy the footage out right but they have not responded).

Firstly - Can I sell stock footage of cars?

Secondly - Have I gone about this the right way with the car dealership? (They sell a range of car manufactures)

Cheers guys!

Rob T

yes, you can legally sell stock footage of almost anything.

Thanks Tiberio, just to confirm, it doesnt matter that you can see the car is, for example; A Honda?

You will probably only be able to sell them as 'editorial' clips. Shots like this will fall into the "NOTE: No model/property release on file for this clip; may be suitable for editorial (news and documentary) usage only." category.

Mind you it completely depends on how big the logo is etc. If you see a car driving through a shot that is one thing, but if you are featuring the car the editorial rule will most likely apply.

As Tiberio said, you can sell clips of just about anything. Their actual use however is restricted.