IMLS-ACM Media Content Authorization and Release

MEDIA CONTENT
AUTHORIZATION AND RELEASE
I, ________________________________________________________________________
(your name)
of ________________________________________________________________________
(name of institution)
grant to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and anyone authorized by IMLS,
including but not limited to the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM), the non-exclusive,
worldwide, and perpetual right to reproduce, display, perform, transmit, publish, broadcast, or
otherwise use, in whole or in part, any photograph, graphic material, artwork, hyperlink, software,
visual and/or audio recording, or any other multimedia content (collectively, “Media Content”)
that I may provide to IMLS or ACM in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or
later developed), including without limitation, the Museums for All website, the ACM website,
the IMLS website, and IMLS or third-party publications, or for any other lawful purpose consistent
with IMLS’s mission.
In giving this grant, without fee or limitation whatsoever, and in consideration of the opportunity
to participate in the publicity or other lawful purpose, I represent and warrant that I have obtained
all necessary rights, consents, and permissions to use and sublicense to use any Media Content as
contemplated herein, in whole or in part, including, but not limited to, any images and recordings
of individuals. I agree to release, discharge, and hold harmless IMLS, ACM, and their employees,
from any and all claims, actions and demands of whatsoever nature, including but not limited to
any claims of libel, invasion of privacy, or infringement of copyright or publicity rights, arising
out of or in connection with any use of said Media Content and/or any part thereof.
I waive any right that I may have to inspect or approve the finished product or the use to which it
may be applied by IMLS or ACM.
I warrant that I have every right to contract on behalf of my institution in the above regard I state
further that I have read the above authorization and release, prior to its execution, and that I am
fully familiar with the contents thereof.
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