Licensing Options
Royalty-free coverage across all platforms — unlimited use, worldwide, forever. *
Individual
Included in asset price
Business
Asset price +$149 **
Premium
Asset price +$299 **
Premium Plus
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Individual
Included
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Business
+$149
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Premium
+$299
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Premium Plus
+$399
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| Best For | Individual Creators | Small teams | Large teams and organisations | Large teams and organisations |
| Seats | 1 user | 5 users | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Indemnification | Up to $15K | Up to $250K | Up to $1M | Uncapped |
| Worldwide use, in perpetuity | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Unlimited Productions | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Distribution in all media | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Use in merchandise | P5MK-2641 - /our-licenses | Included | Included | Included |
| Extract still from video | P5MK-2641 - /our-licenses | P5MK-2641 - /our-licenses | Included | Included |
| Third party rights transfer | P5MK-2641 - /our-licenses | P5MK-2641 - /our-licenses | Included | Included |
| Sensitive use | P5MK-2641 - /our-licenses | P5MK-2641 - /our-licenses | Included | Included |
| Injunction relief *** | P5MK-2641 - /our-licenses | P5MK-2641 - /our-licenses | Included | Included |
*Some editorial videos offer All Media or Digital License options which limit the use of the content to a single project and may put limits
on distribution rights. See here for more information or check out our full License Agreement to learn more about our licenses.
**USD Prices. Prices will vary by location.
***Available via customized license — please contact your sales rep to include.
Have questions or need a custom licensing plan for your team?
Highest Levels of Protection
Our Individual License offers industry-leading indemnification, while our Extended Licenses offer protection for larger productions.
Options for Collaboration
Are you part of a creative team? An independent freelancer? Our business and premium licenses offer a range of multi-user options to fit your licensing needs.
Global and Perpetual
From regional television to global movie releases, our video clips and other media can be used in your productions worldwide and without expiration.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! The licenses above can be used with any media types on Pond5 (we sell video, photos, illustrations, music, sound effects, After Effects templates and 3D models). We offer the same amount of indemnity no matter what type of asset you purchase, so you can always feel confident that you’re getting the coverage you need.
The only content that is not eligible for these licenses is editorial videos that offer a Digital or All Media License with single project use. See here for more information.
Our Individual License includes $15,000 indemnification and allows for 1 individual on your team to use the downloaded file.
Our Extended Licenses include higher amounts of indemnity, offering a greater level of protection for your project. Additional individuals on your team will be able use your downloaded file.
If you’d like to discuss using editorial content commercially please .
Many customers choose to purchase additional indemnification for their content depending on the audience and purpose of content use. Some customers working on larger productions or on behalf of businesses will require indemnification coverage to comply with legal, insurance, or other company policies. Our levels of indemnification range from $15,000 of coverage for our Individual License up to uncapped coverage for Premium Plus.
Our licenses specify the number of individuals who can use, or edit, your downloaded content. Our Individual License allows for 1 person on your team to use the downloaded file. Purchasing an Extended License will allow access to others in your organization. Our Business License offers access to 5 individuals, and our Premium License has unlimited access.
For companies who need open work streams and collaboration, purchasing an Extended License is helpful so that everyone on your team has the access they require.
The commercial and editorial distinction applies to the usage allowed for the content you purchase. Commercial content is generally available for advertising, promotional, merchandising or other commercial uses. Editorial content is content that is newsworthy or of general public interest and not cleared for advertising, promotional, merchandising or any other commercial uses. While we offer the same licenses for commercial and editorial content our representations and warranties for commercial content differ from those extended to editorial content. Please see our License Agreement for additional details.
If you’d like to discuss using editorial content commercially please .
Our Premium and Premium Plus Licenses allow for sensitive use, template use and transfer of rights. If you need your license to cover logos or trademark use or waiver of injunctive relief, you can reach out to our Creative Partners to discuss a Custom License option. We can also discuss custom seats and indemnification amounts, as well as prohibitive use, and using editorial content commercially. If you’d like to discuss using editorial content commercially please .
Our Creative Partners are here to help! .