Licences, territories, media & term · Working

All rights

ELI5

A broad rights grant that still requires careful definition of media, territory, term and exclusions.

Used in conversation

“The deal needs to state all rights clearly before it is signed.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “All rights” in rights, contracts, finance, distribution & labour conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains who controls, pays for, approves, exploits or bears risk around a project.

Caution

Meaning and consequences may change by contract, collective agreement, territory or law. This entry is orientation, not legal advice.

Sources & evidence · 8

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.