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Licences, territories, media & term · Core

Rights reversion

Also called: reversion

ELI5

The return of particular rights to a prior owner when contractual conditions are met.

Used in conversation

“Flag rights reversion in the next rights review.”

Definition

The return of specified rights to a prior owner when contractual conditions are met.

Here “Rights reversion” means: The return of specified rights to a prior owner when contractual conditions are met.

Pitch context

You may encounter “Rights reversion” 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.