Rights Center

Track licensing status and clear creator permissions before content reaches production.

Rights Fundamentals — Non-Negotiable Clearance

  • Public content does NOT automatically mean reusable content.
  • Attribution does NOT equal permission.
  • Embedded does NOT equal permission.
  • Short does NOT automatically mean legal.
  • Fair use is fact-specific.
Content by Rights Status
Unknown — Do Not Use0

No unclassified content

All candidates start as UNKNOWN DO NOT USE until verified.

Permission Needed0

No pending permissions

Content awaiting creator response or license negotiation.

Cleared for Production0

No cleared content yet

Content with confirmed permission: creator granted, licensed, or original.

Rights Gate Protected: No candidate can transition to ready_to_publish without confirmed clearance in the rights state machine.