Licensing & Rights Management

Here is how this works in practice. Mexican rights clearance runs through a federal IP framework that we set up file-by-file. The Ley Federal del Derecho de Autor governs copyright. INDAUTOR (Instituto Nacional del Derecho de Autor) administers sign-ups and authorial deposit. IMPI (Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial) handles trademarks and industrial designs. Music sync clears through SACM (Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México) for composers and publishers. Through AAPM (Asociación de Autores, Productores y Editores de Música) for adjacent rights. With master-recording licenses routed directly to labels — Sony, Universal, Warner Mexico, and the independent rancheras and bolero archives.

Here is the breakdown. On the ground, Mariachi (UNESCO Intangible Heritage 2011) and son jarocho repertoire often involves classic-cultural-expression considerations beyond standard copyright. SOGEM (Sociedad General de Escritores de México) clears literary adaptations, and DGADUM sets up director rights. For period footage we route through Cineteca Nacional, IMCINE archives, and the Filmoteca UNAM. Our clearance officers build chain-of-title documents in bilingual Spanish-English format for SAG-AFTRA / Netflix LatAm / Disney+ LatAm / Amazon Prime Video LatAm / Vix / Apple TV+ / HBO Max / Star+ delivery.

Here is the short of it. Heritage and location-rights clearance adds a layer specific to Mexico's cultural-property regime. INAH (Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia) controls reproduction and depiction rights at each pre-Hispanic archaeological zone. The list covers Teotihuacán (UNESCO 1987), Chichén Itzá (UNESCO 1988), Palenque (UNESCO 1987), Monte Albán and Mitla (UNESCO 1987), Uxmal (UNESCO 1996), Tulum, Coba, El Tajín (UNESCO 1992), and Xochicalco (UNESCO 1999). And any commercial use of visuals from these sites needs INAH sign-off alongside filming permission.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. On the ground, INBAL (Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura) holds rights to muralist works by Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros at the Palacio de Bellas Artes and Secretaría de Educación Pública. Frida Kahlo's estate and Casa Azul in Coyoacán manage her image and artistic-work rights separately. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage elements. Día de Muertos (2008), mariachi (2011), Mexican cuisine (2010) — carry classic-cultural-expression best-practice protocols that we incorporate into deliverables. For tequila (UNESCO Cultural Landscape 2006) and mezcal trademarks, we set up IMPI denominación de origen clearances. AICM customs ATA carnets, INM artist visas, and SAT CFDI 4.0 invoicing reconcile rights costs for EFICINE 189 audit.