Duplication Requests

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum offers duplication services for research or licensing purposes only. We do not duplicate collection materials for personal use for fans and/or collectors. A Research-License Inquiry Form for duplication of collection materials must be completed and returned before any work is approved. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum reserves the right to refuse duplication services to anyone at any time.

Licensing Requests

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum licenses collection materials when it is the copyright holder. For materials not owned by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, a usage fee is applied. In these instances, it is the requesting entity’s responsibility to determine the copyright holder. If needed, assistance can be provided in determining the copyright holder.

Prior to any production-quality content being delivered, all executed license or use agreements must be in-hand, and all associated fees must be paid.

Duplication and Licensing Requests should be submitted via our online form.

Licensing, Use, and Digitization Fees

Moving Image and Recorded Sound Collections:

• Licensing fee: $2,500 per minute
• Use fee: $750 per minute
• Distribution licensing fee: Additional $1,500
• Digitization fee: $125 per hour
• Research fee: $60 per hour
• Not-for-profit rate: 50% off published rates

Photograph and Print Collections:

• Licensing fee: $500 per image
• Use fee: $150 per image
• Digitization fee: $30 per image
• Research fee: $60 per hour
• Not-for-profit rate: 50% off published rates

An invoice will be issued, and payment must be made in advance. Credit Cards accepted.

Note: CMHFM does not provide editing or other special services for clients including photo restoration, color alteration, audio and picture fades, interlacing/de-interlacing, mass encoding/transcoding, and audio alteration. All files are delivered “raw” unless specified otherwise by contract. Some projects may require a third-party vendor for transfer or preservation; this may alter the standard fees.