For nearly 20 years, the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation, (MPLC) has been regarded as a leading source of copyright information as well as provider of the Umbrella License^® for non-commercial movie exhibitions.

Since its inception, the use of media for home-use only has expanded far beyond its original purpose. Today, organizations utilize movies not only for entertainment, but as training tools and supplements to their existing programs.

Prior to the MPLC’s inception, public performance licenses were issued on a title-by-title basis, a time consuming and expensive process for the group wishing to show the movie. In December, 1986, the U.S. Department of Justice legally authorized the MPLC, via a Business Review Letter, to issue blanket or Umbrella Licenses, which would allow an organization an unlimited number of showings of titles from all MPLC authorized producers for a flat, annual fee.

Currently, over 140,000 locations are covered under the MPLC Umbrella License, including multi-national corporations, federal, state and local government agencies and non profit organizations.

The MPLC has offices in Los Angeles and Connecticut. A 3,500 member network of representatives throughout the United States reports copyright violations to the MPLC.

For more information about the MPLC, please contact us at (800) 462-8855 or send us an email to info@mplc.com.