Business affairs & rights

Keep rights and agreements in view.

Manage contracts, rights, clearances, and delivery records alongside the production. See what is cleared, what is due, and what needs review.

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Operational sequence

Follow the work from first move to final handoff.

Each stage carries the production record forward so the next team begins with the context it needs.

  1. Define rights

    Establish the rights context

    Record the people, properties, music rights, distribution rights, territories, media, usage, expiry, and commercial relationships relevant to the production.

  2. Contract

    Connect deal memos and agreements to the work

    Keep deal memos, contracts, and agreements attached to parties, productions, services, assets, and the rights or obligations they establish.

  3. Clear

    Review chain of title and clearances

    Track chain of title, releases, permissions, and open clearance questions with the responsible legal and production context.

  4. Track

    Follow usage and expiry context

    Maintain rights, usage, market, term, and expiry context as commercial relationships and production plans evolve.

  5. Deliver

    Track creative assets through delivery

    Attach review, approvals, versions, and required deliverables to the agreements and clearances that shape release.

  6. Report

    Prepare union and completion reporting

    Give authorized teams union reporting and completion reports tied to rights, clearances, deliverables, expiries, and open obligations for review.

The right operational view

Shared context. Clear outcomes for every role.

Business affairs

Follow obligations across the production

Connect deal memos, agreements, music rights, distribution rights, usage, expiries, deliverables, and reporting to production and commercial context.

Legal

Review chain of title and clearance context

See the agreements, evidence, exceptions, and responsible decisions behind rights and clearance work.

Producer

Know what is ready and what needs action

Follow open agreements, clearances, approvals, usage questions, union reporting, completion reports, and deliverables against the production plan.

Post

Deliver against the approved rights context

Keep creative assets, review, versions, and final deliverables tied to the governing agreements and clearances.

Evidence in context

Deals and agreements

Connect each agreement to the work it governs

Keep deal memos, contracts, chain-of-title context, parties, services, rights, and obligations attached to the correct production and commercial relationship.

Two production affairs professionals arranging a blank sheet and closed folio beside an unmarked clapperboard

Clearance and delivery

Carry approved rights context into deliverables

Connect music and footage clearances, usage, permissions, open questions, creative review, versions, and delivery requirements to accountable decisions.

Two media archive professionals reviewing film reels and sealed delivery cases

Union and completion reporting

Close with obligations and evidence still reviewable

Prepare authorized union and completion reporting against the governing agreements, rights, clearances, deliverables, expiries, and open obligations.

Production compliance coordinator sorting blank folders and media cases in an archive aisle

A production-sized walkthrough

Walk through your rights and clearance operation

See how UPP can connect agreements, rights, clearances, creative work, deliverables, and reporting.

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