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Licensing
The estates have licensed the
images of Abbott and Costello, the routine "Who's On First" and other routines
and materials by Abbott and Costello for placement on all kinds of merchandise, and for
the promotion of everything from McDonald's Hamburgers to the fall television line-up for
a local TV station. The "Who's On First" routine, for example, has proven to be
a powerful demonstration tool at sales conventions.
Licenses are required for any use of material owned and controlled by the estates,
including but not limited to use of all or any portion of the "Who's On First"
routine, images of Abbott or Costello, use of the trade name Abbott and Costello or
"Who's On First," as well as any and all other copyrighted, trademarked or
controlled material of the estates.
If you would like to license any of these materials for use in a book,
advertisement or promotion, stage play, sales convention or other use, please e-mail us so
we can provide you with the appropriate licensing quote. The estates do not issue gratis
licenses except under very extraordinary circumstances.
Your licensing request should include all information concerning the
proposed use so that an appropriate license can be issued. For example, if you wish to use
an image of Abbott and Costello in a print ad, we would need to see the proposed ad and
know the number of proposed publications and extent of distribution, the duration of the
use, the product being sold, the intended recipient of the ad (trade, wholesale, sales
staff, or
retail) etc.
We hope this information is helpful to you as a potential licensee.
Pleas e-mail your requests to Chris Costello at Chrisco815@aol.com
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