diff --git a/channel_layout.go b/channel_layout.go
index a897052..35420a1 100644
--- a/channel_layout.go
+++ b/channel_layout.go
@@ -75,15 +75,15 @@ type ChannelLayout struct {
 	c *C.struct_AVChannelLayout
 }
 
-func newChannelLayoutFromC(c *C.struct_AVChannelLayout) *ChannelLayout {
-	return &ChannelLayout{c: c}
+func newChannelLayoutFromC(c *C.struct_AVChannelLayout) ChannelLayout {
+	return ChannelLayout{c: c}
 }
 
-func (l *ChannelLayout) NbChannels() int {
+func (l ChannelLayout) NbChannels() int {
 	return int(l.c.nb_channels)
 }
 
-func (l *ChannelLayout) String() string {
+func (l ChannelLayout) String() string {
 	b := make([]byte, 1024)
 	n, err := l.Describe(b)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (l *ChannelLayout) String() string {
 	return string(b[:n])
 }
 
-func (l *ChannelLayout) Describe(b []byte) (int, error) {
+func (l ChannelLayout) Describe(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	ret := C.av_channel_layout_describe(l.c, (*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(&b[0])), cUlong(len(b)))
 	if ret < 0 {
 		return 0, newError(ret)
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ func (l *ChannelLayout) Describe(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	return int(ret), nil
 }
 
-func (l *ChannelLayout) Valid() bool {
+func (l ChannelLayout) Valid() bool {
 	return C.av_channel_layout_check(l.c) > 0
 }
 
-func (l *ChannelLayout) Compare(l2 *ChannelLayout) (equal bool, err error) {
+func (l ChannelLayout) Compare(l2 ChannelLayout) (equal bool, err error) {
 	ret := C.av_channel_layout_compare(l.c, l2.c)
 	if ret < 0 {
 		return false, newError(ret)
@@ -112,11 +112,19 @@ func (l *ChannelLayout) Compare(l2 *ChannelLayout) (equal bool, err error) {
 	return ret == 0, nil
 }
 
-func (l *ChannelLayout) Equal(l2 *ChannelLayout) bool {
+func (l ChannelLayout) Equal(l2 ChannelLayout) bool {
 	v, _ := l.Compare(l2)
 	return v
 }
 
-func (l *ChannelLayout) copy(dst *C.struct_AVChannelLayout) error {
+func (l ChannelLayout) copy(dst *C.struct_AVChannelLayout) error {
 	return newError(C.av_channel_layout_copy(dst, l.c))
 }
+
+func (l ChannelLayout) clone() (ChannelLayout, error) {
+	// TODO Should it be freed?
+	cl := C.struct_AVChannelLayout{}
+	err := l.copy(&cl)
+	dst := newChannelLayoutFromC(&cl)
+	return dst, err
+}
diff --git a/codec.go b/codec.go
index d4d199a..d1d75c2 100644
--- a/codec.go
+++ b/codec.go
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ func (c *Codec) String() string {
 	return c.Name()
 }
 
-func (c *Codec) ChannelLayouts() (o []*ChannelLayout) {
+func (c *Codec) ChannelLayouts() (o []ChannelLayout) {
 	if c.c.ch_layouts == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 	size := unsafe.Sizeof(*c.c.ch_layouts)
 	for i := 0; ; i++ {
-		v := newChannelLayoutFromC((*C.struct_AVChannelLayout)(unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(c.c.ch_layouts)) + uintptr(i)*size)))
+		v, _ := newChannelLayoutFromC((*C.struct_AVChannelLayout)(unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(c.c.ch_layouts)) + uintptr(i)*size))).clone()
 		if !v.Valid() {
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/codec_context.go b/codec_context.go
index 6cfa3ca..a9b9f60 100644
--- a/codec_context.go
+++ b/codec_context.go
@@ -53,11 +53,12 @@ func (cc *CodecContext) SetChannels(channels int) {
 	cc.c.channels = C.int(channels)
 }
 
-func (cc *CodecContext) ChannelLayout() *ChannelLayout {
-	return newChannelLayoutFromC(&cc.c.ch_layout)
+func (cc *CodecContext) ChannelLayout() ChannelLayout {
+	l, _ := newChannelLayoutFromC(&cc.c.ch_layout).clone()
+	return l
 }
 
-func (cc *CodecContext) SetChannelLayout(l *ChannelLayout) {
+func (cc *CodecContext) SetChannelLayout(l ChannelLayout) {
 	l.copy(&cc.c.ch_layout) //nolint: errcheck
 }
 
diff --git a/codec_parameters.go b/codec_parameters.go
index a351111..8a487e6 100644
--- a/codec_parameters.go
+++ b/codec_parameters.go
@@ -28,11 +28,12 @@ func (cp *CodecParameters) BitRate() int64 {
 	return int64(cp.c.bit_rate)
 }
 
-func (cp *CodecParameters) ChannelLayout() *ChannelLayout {
-	return newChannelLayoutFromC(&cp.c.ch_layout)
+func (cp *CodecParameters) ChannelLayout() ChannelLayout {
+	l, _ := newChannelLayoutFromC(&cp.c.ch_layout).clone()
+	return l
 }
 
-func (cp *CodecParameters) SetChannelLayout(l *ChannelLayout) {
+func (cp *CodecParameters) SetChannelLayout(l ChannelLayout) {
 	l.copy(&cp.c.ch_layout) //nolint: errcheck
 }
 
diff --git a/codec_test.go b/codec_test.go
index b2bacfc..915ab24 100644
--- a/codec_test.go
+++ b/codec_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func TestCodec(t *testing.T) {
 
 	c = astiav.FindDecoderByName("aac")
 	require.NotNil(t, c)
-	els := []*astiav.ChannelLayout{
+	els := []astiav.ChannelLayout{
 		astiav.ChannelLayoutMono,
 		astiav.ChannelLayoutStereo,
 		astiav.ChannelLayoutSurround,
diff --git a/frame.go b/frame.go
index 522c70b..6ae69eb 100644
--- a/frame.go
+++ b/frame.go
@@ -38,11 +38,12 @@ func (f *Frame) AllocSamples(align int) error {
 	return newError(C.av_samples_alloc(&f.c.data[0], &f.c.linesize[0], f.c.ch_layout.nb_channels, f.c.nb_samples, (C.enum_AVSampleFormat)(f.c.format), C.int(align)))
 }
 
-func (f *Frame) ChannelLayout() *ChannelLayout {
-	return newChannelLayoutFromC(&f.c.ch_layout)
+func (f *Frame) ChannelLayout() ChannelLayout {
+	l, _ := newChannelLayoutFromC(&f.c.ch_layout).clone()
+	return l
 }
 
-func (f *Frame) SetChannelLayout(l *ChannelLayout) {
+func (f *Frame) SetChannelLayout(l ChannelLayout) {
 	l.copy(&f.c.ch_layout) //nolint: errcheck
 }