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Cases · Technology & intellectual property · Copyright, media & digital content rights

Clear rights before releasing content internationally

Do we have all the rights to release our content in other countries?

WONE Global reviews chain of title and every licence, clears the missing rights for each territory of release and documents it for distributors and insurers.

Countries in the typical case Ireland

The situation

What is happening

A film, series, game or album will be released in several countries and every right must be cleared.

What is at stake

One uncleared song, clip or contributor right can stop a release in a territory or lead to claims after launch.

Who faces this

  • Corporations
  • Mid-sized companies
  • Sport and entertainment

A scenario

Documentary production companySport and entertainment · from Ireland · in Worldwide

It is releasing a documentary using archive footage and music on a global streaming service.

Where it ends A film every territory can show.

A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.

Also asked as “Music and footage clearances”“Rights clearance for international release”“We need to license music for distribution in several countries”“A publisher wants to clear rights for an international release”

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

WONE Global reviews chain of title and every licence, clears the missing rights for each territory of release and documents it for distributors and insurers.

Usually led by Trade marks, patents and brands, with Contracts and commercial law and Business insurance.

Step by step, in the scenario

  1. Weeks 1-2Chain of title reviewed.
  2. Weeks 3-5Missing rights cleared.
  3. Week 6Clearance report.
  4. ThenDelivered.

Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.

Decisions

The decisions involved

  1. 01Which rights are owned, licensed or still needed
  2. 02Territories and durations of each licence
  3. 03Errors and omissions insurance requirements

Outcomes

What you receive

  • A chain-of-title and clearance report
  • Licences secured
  • Insurance in place before release

This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.

Services

The services involved

One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.

  1. Usually leadsTrade marks, patents and brands2 markets with a named lead→
  2. Often involvedContracts and commercial law12 markets with a named lead→
  3. Often involvedBusiness insuranceArranged on request→

Who handles it

Trade marks, patents and brands, market by market

The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.

  1. Irelandin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  2. Poland WONE Global Partner Anna Pawlikowska · Partner Brief this Partner →
  3. Uganda WONE Global Partner Tony Galandi Kiire · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  4. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  5. Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  6. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  7. United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  8. United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  9. United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

Other markets: WONE Global covers 100 countries. Name yours in the requirement →

Anna PawlikowskaKraków · Poland

WONE Global Capability Partner · Poland

Anna Pawlikowska

Partner · Zacharzewski & Partners Law Office · Kraków

Legal Adviser. Co-founder of the Firm. Has been advising parties on technology contracts for more than a dozen years. Specialises in intellectual property law and new technologies. Provides day-to-day legal services to …

Tony Galandi KiireKampala · Uganda

WONE Global Capability Partner · Uganda

Tony Galandi Kiire

Managing Partner · Diamond Advocates · Kampala

Tony Kiire is the Founding and Managing Partner of Diamond Advocates, where he leads the Technology, Innovation, and Intellectual Property Law practice. He is also the founder of Lawtech Associates and Consult, the comp…

Dr. Esteban Lucio MaccariBuenos Aires · Argentina

WONE Global Capability Partner · Argentina

Dr. Esteban Lucio Maccari

Managing Director · Maccari Adam & Asociados · Buenos Aires

He is a lawyer with a degree from the University of Buenos Aires and a degree in Spanish Law. He completed postgraduate studies in Strategic Business Management at the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the Glocoll at…

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