BBC copyright permission?

[Joe Pineapples]

Hi

I want to upload the intro credits for an old BBC series onto youtube, so was wondering who i'd be best to contact first, for permission to do so?.

thanks
joe

[raigraphixs]

The worst that will happen it will get removed. I have put up BBC series trailer and not had a problem, unlike this morning with US channel AMC



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