Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Licences, territories, media & term · Core

Licence

Also called: license

ELI5

Permission to use specified rights under agreed conditions.

Used in conversation

“The licence allows festival use, but it does not cover advertising.”

Definition

Permission to use specified rights under defined media, territory, term and conditions without necessarily transferring ownership.

Here “Licence” means: Permission to use specified rights under defined media, territory, term and conditions without necessarily transferring ownership.

Pitch context

You may encounter “Licence” 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.

Connected terms

  • AssignmentAn assignment transfers ownership of rights; a licence grants permission while ownership remains with the licensor.
Sources & evidence · 8

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