> ## Documentation Index
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# Publishing Catalogs

> Defined-term composition catalogues the agreement grants control over (e.g. "Controlled Compositions", "Back Catalogue")

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  Structured data fields are by definition an abstraction of legal language. When in doubt, use [citations](/projects/contracts/contract-details/citations), the [AI chat](/projects/ai-chat), and the actual contract text to validate the structured data against your own interpretation.
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## Overview

Publishing agreements often define named groups of compositions — "Controlled Compositions", "Back Catalogue", "Heritage Catalog", "Sunset Publishing Catalog" — and then grant rights over that group as a whole. The Publishing Catalogs extraction captures each such **defined-term catalogue** the agreement grants control over, so that individual composition assets can be linked to the catalogue they belong to.

This is a publishing-side concept. Most recording-only agreements return no catalogues here.

## When a Catalog Is Extracted

A catalogue is only extracted when it is a genuine defined term the agreement exercises control over — it must have a **name** (a defined term in the contract), a **definition** (what the catalogue contains), and the agreement must **grant control** over it (license, assignment, or administration). Passing references to a catalogue the agreement does not act on are not extracted, and a catalogue is never inferred.

## What Gets Extracted

Each catalogue entry contains:

| Field           | Description                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Name**        | The verbatim defined-term name as it appears in the contract (e.g., "Controlled Compositions", "Back Catalogue"), with its exact casing preserved                                                        |
| **Description** | A factual summary of what the catalogue contains, taken as closely as possible from the contract's own definition wording ("shall mean…", "comprising…")                                                 |
| **Condition**   | A qualifying requirement that narrows membership beyond the base definition (e.g., "the composition must be embodied in the Master") — empty when the description already fully characterises membership |
| **Citations**   | The specific contract clauses that define the catalogue                                                                                                                                                  |

## Linked Assets

Extracted composition [assets](/projects/contracts/contract-details/structured-data/catalog) can carry a **catalogue link** — the catalogue a composition belongs to — so the two views stay connected. Album releases carry the equivalent album link. These links let you see, for a given catalogue, which compositions fall under it.

## Editing Publishing Catalogs

Click the edit icon to add a catalogue, correct a name or description, or remove one that was extracted in error.