List the rights a media term sheet grants
Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- From the term sheet the lawyer supplies, list each work named, each right named, the term, and the territory, in the sheet's own words. Write no sentence of the agreement.
- What the lawyer must review
- You write the agreement. If the subject is a copyrighted work, 17 U.S.C. § 106, subject to §§ 107 through 122, gives the owner the exclusive rights to reproduce the work, to prepare derivative works, to distribute copies or phonorecords to the public, to perform publicly the literary, musical, dramatic and choreographic works, pantomimes, and motion pictures and other audiovisual works that paragraph (4) names, to display publicly the works paragraph (5) names, and, for sound recordings, to perform them publicly by digital audio transmission. Section 204(a) says a transfer of copyright ownership, other than by operation of law, is not valid without an instrument or memorandum in writing signed by the owner of the rights conveyed or the owner's duly authorized agent. The term sheet is that writing only if you decide it meets § 204(a). Open § 101 before you treat a nonexclusive permission as a transfer, and open § 102 before you treat a broadcast as a work of authorship. Copy a fee only when the sheet prints it.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. Consider narrowly defined preparation support after confirming the tool’s capability and permitted scope. The tool writes nothing into the document. Substantive advice, judgement and any restricted content remain with the responsible human. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Review operative clauses in the complete document, including definitions, cross-references, schedules and inconsistencies with the instructions.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.