distribution rights
Content delivery authorization
Distribution rights are the legal authority to deliver, sell, or circulate a product—typically media content like films, music, books, or software—within specified markets or territories.
A studio might sell domestic distribution rights to one company and international rights to another.
These rights determine who can bring a work to audiences and through what channels: They acquired exclusive distribution rights for streaming in North America.
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
- licensingGranting official permission
- windowingDividing screen into panes
- theatrical releaseFilm shown in theaters
box office · contract · intellectual property · first refusal · revenue sharing · exploitation · termination clause · broadcast · foreign · worldwide · derivative works · back catalog · acquisition · domestic · negotiation · studio · release · license
- Art Copyrightcopyright, infringement, fair use, copyright term, attribution
- Exclusive Rightsfirst refusal, sole supplier
- image rightscopyright, model release, permissions, permission, attribution
- intangible assetsintangible assets, patent, copyright, trade secret, brand
- licensinglicense agreement, licensing board, application fee, license renewal, license fee
- Licensing Termslicense fees, royalties, terms, conditions, exclusivity
distribution rightsownership rights
Legal claim to possess
production rights · performance rights · reproduction rights