MRM Associates provides visual, audio, and literary research, and permissions consulting to content developers in Canada and the United States, including book publishers, multimedia producers, and non-profit organizations.
What is a picture researcher and permissions editor?
One picture is worth a thousand words... ~ Fred R. Barnard, 1927
A good picture researcher is aware of the power of an image and knows exactly where to go to find the right image. And, if she doesn’t, then she’ll investigate, investigate, investigate. A good picture researcher is also a good detective.
Take away from English authors their copyrights, and you would very soon take away from England her authors. ~ Anthony Trollope, 1883
A permissions editor tracks down copyright holders and clears copyright for all media—visual, audio, and literary—and negotiates licenses and fees.
Why do you need a permissions specialist?
Copyright infringement can cost you and your company—in terms of time, money, and reputation. Copyright should be cleared on any audio, visual, or text item used in any medium. This often-omitted step in the production process is an essential part of our services.