A number of organizations have authority to license use of certain copyrighted works on behalf of copyright owners or provide other licensing resources.

For uses that include use in the United States

• ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers)
• The Authors Registry
• BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated)
• Christian Copyright Licensing International
• Church Video Licensing International
• CCC (Copyright Clearance Center)
• Creative Commons
• Dramatic Publishing
• Dramatists Play Service
• Free Software Foundation
• Harry Fox Agency
• MPLC (Motion Picture Licensing Corporation)
• Movie Licensing USA
• Samuel French (dramatic works)
• SESAC (performing rights organization)
• SoundExchange
• U.S. Copyright Office Resources for Statutory Licenses
• VAGA (Visual Rights Organization)
• WATCH (Writers, Artists, and Their Copyright Holders)