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What is Smart Drive?

Smart Drive is Royaltyport’s intelligent document repository designed specifically for managing music industry contracts and agreements. Using advanced AI, Smart Drive automatically extracts key deal terms, tracks relationships, and helps you stay on top of important dates and obligations.
Smart Drive Interface

Key Features

AI-Powered Extraction

Automatically extract deal terms, dates, parties, royalty rates, and more from your contracts.

Custom Views

Create personalized views with custom columns and filters to organize your documents.

Document Relationships

Link related contracts like amendments, addendums, and side letters.

Timeline Management

Track expiring contracts and key dates with automated reminders.

Supported Document Types

Smart Drive supports a variety of document formats:
FormatSupport Level
PDFFull AI extraction
DOCXFull AI extraction
DOCFull AI extraction
Images (PNG, JPG)OCR + AI extraction
TXTBasic extraction

Contract Types

The AI is trained to recognize and extract information from common music industry contracts:
  • Recording Agreements - Artist and label recording deals
  • Publishing Agreements - Writer and publisher deals
  • Distribution Agreements - Distribution and licensing deals
  • Management Agreements - Artist management contracts
  • Producer Agreements - Producer and mixer deals
  • Licensing Agreements - Sync and master licensing
  • Work for Hire - Session musician and contractor agreements

Extracted Information

Smart Drive’s AI extracts comprehensive deal terms including:

Parties & Entities

  • Contracting parties and signatories
  • Company names and registration details
  • Contact information

Dates & Duration

  • Execution date
  • Term length and periods
  • Renewal options
  • Expiration dates

Financial Terms

  • Advance amounts
  • Royalty rates and calculations
  • Payment schedules
  • Accounting periods

Rights & Territory

  • Territory grants
  • Exclusive vs non-exclusive rights
  • Rights granted and reserved
  • Sub-licensing terms

Catalog Information

  • Covered recordings and ISRCs
  • Covered compositions and ISWCs
  • Product commitment requirements

Splits & Ownership

  • Ownership percentages
  • Revenue splits
  • Net receipts definitions
Access Smart Drive through the sidebar:
  1. Click Documents in the main navigation
  2. Select Drive to view all contracts
  3. Use the tabs to switch between views:
    • Drive: All documents
    • Relationships: Document connections
    • Timeline: Date-based views

Getting Started

1

Upload Your Contracts

Start by uploading your existing contracts to Smart Drive.
2

Review AI Extractions

Review and verify the AI-extracted information for each contract.
3

Create Custom Views

Set up custom views to organize your contracts by type, entity, or status.
4

Link Related Documents

Connect related documents like amendments and addendums.
The AI extraction continuously improves based on your corrections and feedback. The more you use it, the more accurate it becomes.