Extraction of primary music rights grants, territories, and revenue types
Structured data fields are by definition an abstraction of legal language. When in doubt, use citations, the AI chat, and the actual contract text to validate the structured data against your own interpretation.
The Rights extraction captures primary grants of music intellectual property rights — the core rights being licensed or transferred in the contract. Each extracted “control area” represents a distinct grant with its own legal configuration: what type of rights, how they’re controlled, whether exclusive, where they apply, and which revenue streams are covered.
This extraction is designed to capture the commercial exploitation rights for music IP. Understanding what is and isn’t in scope helps you interpret the extracted data correctly.
Artwork, software, artist name/likeness, brand rights, merchandise — not music rights
Promotional/Ancillary rights
Rights to use tracks in promo videos, EPKs, marketing materials — supplementary to main grant
Administrative powers
Sub-publishing, sublicensing authority, power of attorney, audit rights — operational rather than exploitation rights
Derivative controls
Rights to create remixes, samples, arrangements — unless this IS the primary grant
Retained rights
Rights expressly reserved by the licensor — only granted rights are extracted
Conditional/Future rights
Options, rights triggered by milestones, breach provisions — not current grants
Moral rights
Non-commercial artist protections
If you need to track promotional rights, administrative powers, or derivative permissions, these may be captured elsewhere in the contract text or can be added manually.
Rights are licensed for use; ownership remains with licensor. Includes perpetual licenses (“in perpetuity”, “for life of copyright”)
Transfer
Ownership of the rights is permanently transferred/assigned to the other party. Only used when the contract explicitly transfers “right, title and interest”
Each control area covers exactly ONE primary rights type:
Type
Description
Typical Revenue Types
Master
Sound recording rights (ISRC-based)
Digital (streaming, download), Physical (CD, vinyl), Sync, Third-party licenses
Publishing
Composition rights (ISWC-based)
Performance, Mechanical, Print, Sync
Neighbouring
Related rights from performers/producers
Producer share, Performer share
If a contract grants both master and publishing rights, these are extracted as separate control areas — one for each rights type. This allows different terms (territories, exclusivity, revenue types) per rights type.
