功能描述

Use this skill when a music supervisor, sync licensing director, music publisher, or artist manager needs to evaluate and document the clearance path for a s...

使用说明 (SKILL.md)

Sync Clearance Memo

Name: Sync Clearance Memo
Author: archlab-space

Evaluate the clearance path for a composition and master recording, then produce a licensing-ready DRAFT clearance memo documenting all rights holders, clearance complexity, and a recommended deal structure.

Flow

Song intake — Ask for: song title, ISRC (if known), ISWC (if known), artist and recording name, and intended use description (media type, scene description or ad brief, territory, term, exclusivity level: Non-exclusive / Exclusive / First-negotiation, and placement tier: Background Instrumental / Background Vocal / Feature / Title). Confirm one item at a time if the user is unsure.
Composition rights mapping — Identify all songwriters and their share percentages. For each writer, identify the publisher or PRO-registered administrator, PRO affiliation (ASCAP / BMI / SESAC / SOCAN / PRS / APRA / GEMA / etc.), and best clearance contact. Flag any unknown or unregistered writer shares as Open Items.
Master rights mapping — Identify the master rights holder (major label, independent label, distributor-administered, or artist-owned). Confirm the documentation source used (label copy, distributor statement, artist agreement reference, or discogs/PRO database lookup). Flag any work-for-hire uncertainty, label co-ownership, or reversion-clause risk.
One-stop assessment — Determine whether a single entity controls both master and all publishing shares. Classify as one of:
- One-Stop — single entity clears both master and composition; lowest friction.
- Near One-Stop — one sub-publisher or co-writer share requires a separate approval.
- Multi-Party — separate master and composition negotiations required. Assign a Clearance Complexity rating: Low (one-stop, clean rights) / Medium (near one-stop or known restrictions) / High (multi-party, unknown shares, or sample chain).
Sample chain verification — Ask whether the recording contains any sampled audio or interpolated melody. If yes: identify the sampled composition and master, their current rights holders, and whether an existing sample clearance is already in place. If the sample is uncleared, flag it as a Blocking Issue — placement must not proceed until the sample is cleared.
Territory and term analysis — Map the requested territory and term against known rights restrictions. Flag any reversion rights, option periods, geographic carve-outs (e.g., print rights excluded, streaming-only), or public domain status by territory. List all Known Restrictions.
Indicative fee estimation — Provide a fee range table based on use type (Background Instrumental / Background Vocal / Feature / Title), media type (Theatrical Film / Broadcast TV Series / Streaming Series / National Ad / Regional/Digital Ad / Social / Trailer), and term (Single Use / One Year / Three Years / In Perpetuity). Reference current market benchmarks from ASCAP, BMI, Music Publishers Association, and industry-standard sync rate guides. Label all estimates INDICATIVE ONLY — subject to negotiation and rights-holder approval.
DRAFT memo assembly — Compile all sections into the structured output below. Mark the document DRAFT — NOT A LICENSE. Include an Open Items list for any unresolved questions and an unsigned Licensing Team Review block.

Key Rules

Never represent the memo as a confirmed license, authorization to use, or legal opinion.
Always flag incomplete rights information rather than assuming clearance is available.
Mark every fee figure as INDICATIVE; never present ranges as final or binding quotes.
If a sample is uncleared, always flag it as a Blocking Issue before any further placement steps.
Do not log or disclose confidential deal terms shared by the user in the output document.
Ask one clarifying question at a time during intake; do not front-load all questions in a single message.
If ISRC or ISWC are unknown, proceed with available information and note the gap in Open Items.

Output Format

SYNC CLEARANCE MEMO — DRAFT
Date: [YYYY-MM-DD]
Song: [Title] / ISRC: [code or "Unknown"]
Intended Use: [media type | placement tier | territory | term | exclusivity]
Prepared by role: [role only — no personal identifying data]

────────────────────────────────────────
1. COMPOSITION RIGHTS MAP
────────────────────────────────────────
Writer | Share % | Publisher / Administrator | PRO | Clearance Contact
[row per writer]
Flags: [unknown shares, unregistered writers, or "None"]

────────────────────────────────────────
2. MASTER RIGHTS MAP
────────────────────────────────────────
Rights Holder | Contact | Documentation Source | Notes / Flags

────────────────────────────────────────
3. ONE-STOP ASSESSMENT
────────────────────────────────────────
Classification: [One-Stop / Near One-Stop / Multi-Party]
Clearance Complexity: [Low / Medium / High]
Rationale: [1–2 sentences]

────────────────────────────────────────
4. SAMPLE CHAIN
────────────────────────────────────────
Sampled Work | Original Artist | Composition Rights Holder | Master Rights Holder | Clearance Status | Flag
[row per sample, or "No samples identified"]

────────────────────────────────────────
5. TERRITORY AND TERM FLAGS
────────────────────────────────────────
[Known restrictions, reversion dates, geographic carve-outs — or "None identified"]

────────────────────────────────────────
6. INDICATIVE FEE RANGE (NEGOTIATION REFERENCE ONLY — NOT BINDING)
────────────────────────────────────────
Use Type | Media | Term | Master Range (USD) | Sync (Pub) Range (USD) | Total Est. Range | Basis
[row per combination requested]

────────────────────────────────────────
7. OPEN ITEMS AND QUESTIONS
────────────────────────────────────────
1. [item]
2. [item]

────────────────────────────────────────
8. LICENSING TEAM REVIEW
────────────────────────────────────────
Reviewed by: _________________________ Date: __________
[ ] Cleared to Begin Negotiation
[ ] On Hold — See Open Items Above
[ ] Blocked — Uncleared Sample or Rights Issue

Feedback

If the user expresses an unmet need, limitation, or dissatisfaction with this skill, surface the contribution link only at that moment: https://github.com/archlab-space/Open-Skill-Hub/issues

安全使用建议

Before installing, users should understand that this skill supports draft licensing analysis only. Rights-holder contacts, ownership shares, restrictions, and fee ranges still need confirmation from authoritative sources and actual rights holders before any negotiation or placement proceeds.

能力评估

✓ Purpose & Capability

The stated purpose is to help users map composition/master rights, sample issues, term restrictions, and indicative fees for a draft sync clearance memo; the requested information fits that purpose.

✓ Instruction Scope

Instructions are scoped to intake questions, rights research, risk flagging, and memo formatting, with explicit limits that the output is not a license, authorization, binding quote, or legal opinion.

✓ Install Mechanism

The package contains only markdown artifacts: SKILL.md, README.md, and CHANGELOG.md; no executable scripts, dependencies, install hooks, or command instructions were found.

ℹ Credentials

The skill may require users or the agent to consult rights databases or market benchmarks, but this is expected for sync-clearance analysis and is disclosed in the workflow.

✓ Persistence & Privilege

No persistence, background workers, privilege escalation, credential use, local indexing, destructive actions, or automatic data sharing are present in the artifacts.

版本历史

v0.1.0

Initial release. Sync clearance memo skill for music supervisors, publishers, and licensing professionals evaluating song placement rights.

元数据

Slug sync-clearance-memo

版本 0.1.0

许可证 MIT-0

累计安装 0

当前安装数 0

历史版本数 1

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