Which term refers to rights that may be split among territories, media, or duration of time?

• A. Distribution Rights
• B. Split Rights
• C. Theatrical Distribution Rights
• D. Free Television

Answer: (B)

The concept tested is the idea that rights can be divided and licensed separately across different territories, media, or time periods. In film and TV deals, rights aren’t always sold as one all-or-nothing bundle. Rights can be split so a producer licenses theatrical rights in one set of territories, television rights in others, and streaming or home video rights in yet different windows, each potentially for its own duration. That flexible fragmentation is exactly what “split rights” describes.

Other terms refer to specific slices of the rights or a particular medium, but don’t inherently convey the idea of dividing rights across multiple territories, media, or time. For example, distribution rights is a broad term about the right to distribute, theatrical distribution rights focus on cinema release, and free television speaks to broadcast on free-to-air TV—none of these capture the overarching concept of rights being split among different dimensions.