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What are Contract Relationships?

Contract relationships show how your contracts connect to and affect each other. Understanding these relationships helps you see the complete picture of your rights, obligations, and business arrangements. Contract Relationships

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Relationship Types

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Hierarchical Relationships

TypeDescription
Parent/ChildMain agreement and amendments
Master/SubMaster agreement and sub-licenses
Original/AmendmentBase contract and modifications

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Reference Relationships

TypeDescription
SupersedesNew contract replaces old one
ReferencesContract mentions another
Depends OnTerms rely on another contract

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Business Relationships

TypeDescription
Same PartiesContracts with same entities
Same RightsContracts covering same works
Same TerritoryContracts for same regions

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Viewing Relationships

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Relationship Graph

Visualize how contracts connect:
1

Open Contract

Navigate to any contract in the Drive.
2

Click Relationships

Open the Relationships tab or panel.
3

View Graph

See visual representation of connections.

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Relationship List

View relationships in a list format:
ColumnDescription
Related ContractThe connected contract
Relationship TypeHow they’re related
DirectionParent → Child, etc.
CreatedWhen relationship was identified

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Automatic Detection

The AI automatically identifies relationships:

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Amendment Detection

When you upload an amendment:
  1. AI identifies it as an amendment
  2. Searches for the original contract
  3. Links them with “Amends” relationship
  4. Original contract shows all amendments

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Party Matching

Contracts with the same parties are grouped:
  • Same contracting parties identified
  • Related contracts surfaced
  • Business relationship history visible

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Rights Overlap

AI detects when contracts cover:
  • Same recordings or compositions
  • Same territories
  • Overlapping time periods

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Creating Relationships

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Manual Linking

1

Open Contract

Navigate to the contract to link.
2

Click Add Relationship

In Relationships tab, click Add.
3

Search for Contract

Find the contract to link to.
4

Select Type

Choose the relationship type.
5

Confirm

Relationship is created both ways.

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From Upload

When uploading, you can specify:
  • This is an amendment to [contract]
  • This supersedes [contract]
  • This is related to [contract]

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Relationship Impact

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Terms Inheritance

Child contracts may inherit terms:
  • Amendments modify parent terms
  • Sub-licenses inherit master terms
  • Dependent contracts apply referenced terms

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Rights Analysis

Understand rights across related contracts:
  • Combined rights picture
  • Conflicting terms identification
  • Gap analysis in coverage

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Timeline Connection

Related contracts share timeline:
  • Linked expiration dates
  • Option dependencies
  • Payment relationships

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Common Scenarios

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Recording Agreement + Amendments

Recording Agreement (2020)
├── Amendment #1 (2021) - Territory expansion
├── Amendment #2 (2022) - Rate adjustment
└── Amendment #3 (2023) - Term extension

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Master + Sub-Licenses

Master Publishing Agreement
├── Sub-License: Germany/Austria
├── Sub-License: France
└── Sub-License: Japan

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Superseding Contracts

Distribution Agreement v1 (2019-2021)
    ↓ [Superseded by]
Distribution Agreement v2 (2021-2024)

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Searching by Relationship

1

Open Search

Use the contract search function.
2

Filter by Relationship

Select “Has Relationships” filter.
3

Specify Type

Filter by relationship type if needed.

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Bulk Relationship View

See all relationships across your contracts:
1

Go to Relationships View

Navigate to Contracts → Relationships.
2

Browse All

See all contract relationships.
3

Filter & Sort

Narrow down by type, date, or parties.

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Removing Relationships

1

Open Relationship

Find the relationship to remove.
2

Click Remove

Click the remove/unlink option.
3

Confirm

Confirm removal (affects both contracts).
Removing relationships may affect inherited terms and rights analysis.

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Best Practices

Check AI-detected relationships for accuracy.
Clearly mark when new contracts replace old ones.
Review relationships when auditing specific deals.

Drive

View all contracts.

Timeline

See related contract dates.