# DEED

> Papers for everything you make. DEED reads a contract or a creative work, tells the maker exactly what they own, and mints a numbered, signed, publicly verifiable record of it called a Deed.

DEED is a European product for founders, artists and creatives. It does four things. It reads what you drop in, whether that is a PDF, pasted text or a recording. It returns an evidence bound verdict that quotes the actual line deciding your position. It generates the instrument that fixes the gap and collects countersignatures. It publishes the result as a numbered public record at https://deed.rizzgroup.org/d/[number] that any person or machine can verify.

Verification is free forever and requires no account. Machines can read the register over HTTP and over MCP, and can pay for licences over the x402 protocol.

## Citation

You are welcome to quote DEED. Attribute to DEED and link to the page you took the text from. Definitions on the glossary pages and the short answers on the answer pages are written to be quoted verbatim. Nothing here is legal advice on a specific set of facts.

## Facts about DEED

- DEED is based in Europe and founded in 2026.
- A Deed is a numbered record of a declaration. Each one carries a subject, a type, the holders and their shares, the permits, the territory, the term and the countersignatures. It records what the holder declared and who signed it, on a provable date. It is not an adjudication of title.
- A Deed is public at https://deed.rizzgroup.org/d/[number] and machine readable at https://deed.rizzgroup.org/api/v1/verify/[number].
- Verification is free and unmetered. Reading full rights detail and buying a licence are paid.
- Blocked uses cannot be bought at any price. If a holder blocked a use, the API refuses it rather than quoting a price.
- DEED covers copyright, trademark, design right, patent, trade secret and likeness. The CLEAR scanner returns a six point rights map for anything you give it.

## Core pages

- [What is DEED](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/what-is-deed): The canonical description of this company and product, and how it differs from other things called Deed.
- [Data](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/data): Live aggregate statistics from the register, free to cite.
- [Comparisons](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/compare): 8 factual comparisons between ownership approaches.
- [Home](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/): What DEED is and the four steps: Drop, Examine, Execute, Defend.
- [CLEAR](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/clear): The ownability scanner. Tells you whether a name, idea, file or recording is yours to own.
- [Pricing](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/pricing): The plans and what each one includes.
- [Money](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/money): How licensing, splits and payouts work.
- [Translation](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/translation): What DEED translations are and are not. Additive, machine made, never certified.
- [Developers](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/developers): The machine door. HTTP API, MCP server and x402 payments.
- [FAQ](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/faq): The most common questions about DEED itself.
- [Answers](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers): 30 direct answers to ownership questions.
- [Glossary](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary): 44 defined terms.
- [Crafts](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for): 34 pages, one per creative trade.
- [Terms](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/terms) and [Privacy](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/privacy).

## Answers

- [Who owns the logo my designer made?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/who-owns-the-logo-my-designer-made): The designer owns the logo by default unless a contract assigns copyright to you. Payment alone does not transfer ownership.
- [Do I need a split sheet?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/do-i-need-a-split-sheet): Yes, if more than one person contributed to a song. A split sheet records who owns what share before royalties or disputes arise.
- [Can AI train on my music?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/can-ai-train-on-my-music): It depends where you are. The EU requires an opt-out mechanism for text and data mining; the US relies on unsettled fair use arguments.
- [Who owns AI generated images?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/who-owns-ai-generated-images): US copyright law currently denies protection to purely AI-generated images with no human authorship. The EU takes a similarly cautious view.
- [Do I own my work if I was paid for it?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/do-i-own-my-work-if-i-was-paid-for-it): Not automatically. Being paid does not transfer ownership unless a contract assigns rights to the payer or the work qualifies as work for hire.
- [What is work for hire?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/what-is-work-for-hire): A US copyright doctrine where the employer or commissioning party is legally treated as the author, owning the work from creation.
- [What is chain of title?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/what-is-chain-of-title): The unbroken paper trail proving who owns a creative work, from the original author through every assignment, licence or sale.
- [How do I prove I created something first?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/how-do-i-prove-i-created-something-first): Use dated, independently verifiable evidence such as registration, timestamped files, or a public record made at the time of creation.
- [Does my contractor own my code?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/does-my-contractor-own-my-code): Likely yes by default. Custom software rarely qualifies as US work for hire, so you need an explicit written IP assignment.
- [What is an IP assignment?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/what-is-an-ip-assignment): A written agreement that transfers ownership of intellectual property from the creator to another party, permanently and completely.
- [Can someone use my voice in an ad?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/can-someone-use-my-voice-in-an-ad): Not without your consent. Publicity and personality rights protect your voice, including AI-cloned imitations, in most jurisdictions.
- [What happens if there is no contract?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/what-happens-if-there-is-no-contract): Default copyright and contract law rules apply, which are often unfavourable and hard to prove. A retroactive agreement can still help.
- [Do I need to register copyright?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/do-i-need-to-register-copyright): Not to own it, but in the US registration is required before suing and to claim statutory damages. The EU has no such registration system.
- [What is a perpetual license?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/what-is-a-perpetual-license): A licence granting usage rights for an unlimited duration, with no expiry date, though it is not the same as owning the copyright.
- [What does royalty free actually mean?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/what-does-royalty-free-actually-mean): It means you pay once for a licence, not per use, not that the work is free or that you own it. Scope and exclusivity are separate matters.
- [Who owns a commissioned portrait?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/who-owns-a-commissioned-portrait): The artist owns copyright in a commissioned portrait unless a written assignment says otherwise, even though the buyer owns the physical piece.
- [Can I trademark my artist name?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/can-i-trademark-my-artist-name): Yes, an artist name can be trademarked if it is used commercially to identify goods or services and is not merely descriptive or already in use.
- [What are moral rights?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/what-is-moral-rights): Moral rights let a creator demand attribution and object to distortion of their work; they are strong and largely non-transferable in the EU, and much weaker in the US.
- [What is a sync license?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/what-is-a-sync-license): A sync license grants permission to pair a piece of music with visual media such as film, TV, ads or games, and requires clearance from both publishing and master rights holders.
- [How do music splits work?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/how-do-music-splits-work): Music splits divide ownership percentages of a song's composition among writers and producers; they should be fixed in a signed split sheet at or soon after creation.
- [What is the difference between a master and a composition?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/what-is-a-master-vs-composition): The composition is the underlying song, melody and lyrics; the master is the specific recorded version. Each is a separate copyright with separate owners and royalty streams.
- [Can a client resell my work?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/can-a-client-resell-my-work): A client can only resell your work if their licence or contract grants that right explicitly; a standard use licence does not include resale or sublicensing rights.
- [What is a reversion clause?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/what-is-a-reversion-clause): A reversion clause returns rights to the creator after a set condition, such as a term ending or non-use, and is common in publishing and licensing deals.
- [Do NFTs transfer copyright?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/do-nfts-transfer-copyright): No, buying an NFT does not transfer copyright by default. It transfers ownership of a token unless the smart contract or an accompanying agreement grants copyright explicitly.
- [What is fair use, really?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/what-is-fair-use-really): Fair use is a US legal defence allowing limited unlicensed use of copyrighted work, judged case by case on purpose, amount, and market effect. The EU has narrower fair dealing exceptions instead.
- [Can I use a font commercially?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/can-i-use-a-font-commercially): Most fonts need a paid commercial licence, and desktop, webfont and app-embedding rights are usually sold separately and cannot be swapped.
- [Who owns photos of me?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/who-owns-photos-of-me): The photographer owns copyright in a photo by default, but the person photographed keeps separate likeness and personality rights over its commercial use.
- [What is a model release?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/what-is-a-model-release): A model release is a signed document letting a photographer or brand use a recognisable person's image, defining exactly which uses are permitted.
- [How much should I charge for a license?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/how-much-should-i-charge-for-a-license): Licence pricing depends on exclusivity, territory, duration and use, not a fixed rate. Broader scope on any of those variables means a higher fee.
- [What is the EU AI Act disclosure rule?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/answers/what-is-the-eu-ai-act-disclosure-rule): Article 50 of the EU AI Act requires labelling of AI-generated content and disclosure of deepfakes, applying from 2 August 2026.

## Comparisons

- [AI contract review or a lawyer: which do you actually need?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/compare/ai-contract-review-vs-a-lawyer): What AI contract review does well, what only a lawyer can do, what each costs, and the point at which reading the contract yourself stops being enough.
- [NDA or trade secret protection: what is the difference?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/compare/nda-vs-trade-secret): An NDA is a promise from one person. Trade secret status is a legal condition of the information itself. You need both, and one depends on the other.
- [Copyright registration or a timestamped record: which proves you made it?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/compare/copyright-registration-vs-a-timestamped-record): Copyright exists the moment you create. Registration buys procedural advantages in some countries. A timestamped record buys evidence everywhere. Here is what each is worth.
- [Work for hire or an IP assignment: which one transfers ownership?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/compare/work-for-hire-vs-ip-assignment): Work for hire only exists in some countries and only for some categories. An assignment works everywhere. If you are commissioning outside the US, you need the assignment.
- [Exclusive or non exclusive licence: which should you grant?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/compare/exclusive-vs-non-exclusive-licence): An exclusive licence locks everyone else out, including you. A non exclusive one can be sold again and again. What each is worth and how to price the difference.
- [Split sheet or a handshake: does it matter if everyone agrees?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/compare/split-sheet-vs-a-handshake): Everyone agreed in the room. Two years later nobody remembers the same numbers and the song is earning. What a split sheet does that a handshake cannot.
- [Trademark or copyright: which protects a name or a logo?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/compare/trademark-vs-copyright): Copyright protects the drawing. Trademark protects the name and the use of it in trade. A logo usually needs both, and a name cannot be copyrighted at all.
- [License your work to AI or opt out: which pays better?](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/compare/licensing-your-work-to-ai-vs-opting-out): Opting out of AI training is free and mostly unenforced. Licensing is paid but requires provable ownership. What each route actually gets you right now.

## Glossary

- [Attribution](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/attribution): Attribution is the acknowledgement of a work's creator, usually by name, required either by license terms, moral rights law, or simple professional convention.
- [C2PA](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/c2pa): C2PA is the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity, a technical standard for attaching cryptographically signed metadata to media files that records their origin and edit history.
- [Cease and desist](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/cease-and-desist): A cease and desist letter is a formal notice demanding that a recipient stop an alleged infringing or unlawful activity, sent before litigation as a warning and a record of complaint.
- [Chain of title](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/chain-of-title): Chain of title is the unbroken sequence of documented ownership transfers that connects a work's original creator to whoever currently claims to control its rights. If any link in that sequence is missing or unsigned, the current claim to ownership cannot be proven.
- [Composition](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/composition): A composition is the underlying musical work consisting of melody, harmony, and lyrics, as distinguished from any particular recorded performance of it. It is the copyright a songwriter or composer owns, separate from and prior to any master recording made of it.
- [Database right](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/database-right): The database right is a distinct EU intellectual property right protecting databases whose creation required substantial investment in obtaining, verifying, or presenting the contents, separate from any copyright in the database's structure. It gives the maker the right to prevent extraction or reuse of a substantial part of the data, regardless of whether the individual data points are themselves copyrightable.
- [Deepfake](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/deepfake): A deepfake is synthetic audio or video generated by AI to depict a real person saying or doing something they did not, typically produced by training a model on genuine footage or recordings of that person.
- [Derivative work](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/derivative-work): A derivative work is a new work based on or adapted from a pre-existing copyrighted work, such as a translation, film adaptation, remix, or sequel, that incorporates enough of the original to require the original rights holder's permission. The right to create derivative works is one of the exclusive rights reserved to a copyright owner.
- [Design right](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/design-right): Design right protects the visual appearance of a product, meaning its shape, contours, lines, colours, or ornamentation, as distinct from the technical function it performs, which falls to patent law instead. In the EU and UK it exists in both registered and unregistered forms with different scope and duration; the US instead protects designs mainly through design patents.
- [DMCA](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/dmca): The DMCA is the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, best known for its notice-and-takedown system that lets copyright owners demand removal of infringing content from online platforms and gives compliant platforms a liability safe harbour.
- [EU AI Act Article 50](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/eu-ai-act-article-50): EU AI Act Article 50 is the transparency provision requiring providers of AI systems to disclose when content is AI-generated or manipulated, including labelling synthetic audio, image, video, and text that could be mistaken for authentic.
- [Exclusive license](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/exclusive-license): An exclusive license grants one licensee the sole right to use a work in a defined way, meaning even the original creator cannot grant the same rights to anyone else, and often cannot use the work that way themselves, for the term of the agreement. It differs from an assignment in that the creator retains underlying ownership.
- [Exclusivity](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/exclusivity): Exclusivity is a license term that prevents the rights owner from granting the same rights to anyone else, including sometimes themselves, within the defined scope, territory, and term.
- [Fair dealing](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/fair-dealing): Fair dealing is the closed-category copyright exception used in the UK and other Commonwealth jurisdictions, permitting unlicensed use of a work only for specific statutory purposes such as research, criticism, review, quotation, or news reporting. Unlike US fair use, it does not extend to purposes outside the enumerated list, however reasonable the use might seem.
- [Fair use](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/fair-use): Fair use is a US legal doctrine that permits limited unlicensed use of copyrighted material, evaluated through a flexible four-factor test covering purpose, nature of the work, amount used, and market effect. It is a case-by-case defence decided by courts, not a fixed list of permitted uses.
- [IP assignment](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/ip-assignment): An IP assignment is a contract that permanently transfers ownership of specified intellectual property rights from one party to another. Unlike a license, which grants permission to use a work while the creator keeps ownership, an assignment moves the ownership itself.
- [Likeness rights](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/likeness-rights): Likeness rights are the legal claims a person holds over the commercial use of their face, body, voice, or other identifying features, distinct from any copyright in a photograph or recording that captures them.
- [Master recording](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/master-recording): A master recording is the original fixed recording of a performance, the specific captured audio from which all copies are made. It is a distinct copyright from the underlying composition, and ownership of one does not imply ownership of the other.
- [Mechanical royalty](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/mechanical-royalty): A mechanical royalty is payment owed to a composition's songwriter or publisher whenever the work is reproduced in a physical or digital copy, such as a CD, download, or stream. It is distinct from performance royalties, which are paid for public playing rather than reproduction.
- [Model release](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/model-release): A model release is a signed agreement in which a person appearing in a photo, film, or recording grants specific permission for their likeness to be used, usually setting the scope, territory, and duration of that use.
- [Moral rights](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/moral-rights): Moral rights are a creator's personal, non-economic rights in a work, chiefly the right to be credited as its author and the right to object to distortion or mutilation that damages their honour or reputation. They exist separately from copyright's economic rights and are governed very differently in the US and the EU.
- [Neighbouring rights](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/neighbouring-rights): Neighbouring rights are the rights held by performers, record producers, and broadcasters in a recording or broadcast, separate from the copyright held by the composition's author. They are a distinct legal category in most of the world, though the US does not formally recognise them under that name.
- [Orphan work](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/orphan-work): An orphan work is a copyrighted work whose rights holder cannot be identified or located after a diligent search, leaving would-be users unable to obtain permission despite good-faith efforts. The work remains under copyright; it is simply that no one can be found to license it.
- [Passing off](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/passing-off): Passing off is a common law claim in the UK and Ireland that stops one trader from misrepresenting goods or services as those of another, protecting reputation and goodwill even without a registered trademark.
- [Perpetual license](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/perpetual-license): A perpetual license is a grant of permission to use a work that has no fixed end date, but which otherwise remains a license, not a transfer of ownership. The licensee can use the work indefinitely under the agreed terms, but the licensor still owns the underlying rights.
- [Personality rights](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/personality-rights): Personality rights are the legal protections in the UK and EU covering an individual's name, image, and other personal attributes, generally rooted in privacy, dignity, and data protection law rather than a standalone commercial right.
- [Property release](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/property-release): A property release is a signed agreement from the owner of a building, artwork, animal, or other identifiable private property, permitting its commercial use in a photo, film, or other work.
- [Provenance](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/provenance): Provenance is the documented history of a work's creation, ownership, and modifications, used to establish authenticity, origin, and chain of title.
- [Public domain](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/public-domain): Public domain refers to works no longer protected by copyright, either because their term of protection has expired, they were never eligible for protection, or the creator dedicated them to public use. Anyone can copy, adapt, or distribute a public domain work without permission or payment.
- [Publishing](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/publishing): Publishing is the business of administering and monetising a musical composition's rights, including licensing it, collecting royalties, and enforcing the songwriter's ownership. A music publisher typically takes a percentage of composition income in exchange for handling this administration.
- [Reversion](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/reversion): Reversion is the return of previously licensed or assigned rights to their original creator, either automatically after a fixed period specified in a contract or by exercising a statutory termination right. In the US, authors have a non-waivable statutory right to terminate most grants after 35 years regardless of what the contract says.
- [Right of publicity](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/publicity-rights): The right of publicity is a US legal doctrine, created and defined at the state level, giving individuals control over the commercial use of their name, image, voice, and other identifying attributes.
- [Royalty free](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/royalty-free): Royalty free is a licensing model where the licensee pays once for a license and can then use the work under its terms without paying additional fees per use, distinct from a work actually being free of charge.
- [Split sheet](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/split-sheet): A split sheet is a signed document listing every contributor to a song and the percentage of songwriting ownership each one holds. It exists so that royalties, licensing income, and credit can be paid out without a dispute over who wrote what.
- [Statutory damages](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/statutory-damages): Statutory damages are a fixed range of compensation set by law that a copyright owner can claim for infringement without proving actual financial loss, available in the US only for works registered before the infringement or within statutory time limits.
- [Sync license](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/sync-license): A sync license is permission to pair a musical composition with visual media, such as film, television, advertising, or video games. It is granted by the composition's publisher and is separate from any license needed to use a specific recording of that composition.
- [Takedown notice](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/takedown-notice): A takedown notice is a formal request to a platform or host asking it to remove content that allegedly infringes the sender's rights, typically triggering a legal process that shields the platform from liability if it complies.
- [TDM opt out](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/tdm-opt-out): The TDM opt out is a mechanism under the EU's Digital Single Market Directive letting rightsholders reserve their works from text and data mining, including use as AI training data, through a machine-readable notice.
- [Term](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/term): Term is the period of time for which a license or contract remains in effect, after which rights typically revert to the owner or the agreement must be renewed.
- [Territory](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/licensing-territory): Territory is the geographic scope specified in a license, defining the countries or regions where the licensee is permitted to use the licensed work.
- [Trade secret](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/trade-secret): A trade secret is confidential business information that derives economic value from not being publicly known, and that its owner takes reasonable steps to keep secret. Unlike patents or copyright, trade secret protection has no registration and no fixed term; it lasts as long as the secrecy does.
- [Unregistered design right](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/unregistered-design): Unregistered design right is automatic legal protection for the shape, configuration, or visual appearance of a product, arising on creation without any application or fee.
- [Watermark](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/watermark): A watermark is a visible or invisible mark embedded in a file to identify its source, deter unauthorised use, or assert ownership, ranging from a logo overlay to hidden digital signals detectable by software.
- [Work for hire](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/glossary/work-for-hire): Work for hire is a US copyright doctrine under which the employer or commissioning party, not the individual creator, is treated as the legal author from the moment the work is made. It applies automatically to employees acting within their job, and to certain categories of commissioned work only if a signed written agreement says so.

## Crafts

- [DEED for Musicians](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/musicians): Splits signed the day the song is made, masters on record, and money that arrives where it should.
- [DEED for Producers](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/producers): Every beat sent out carries the terms of its use, so a placement never turns into a giveaway.
- [DEED for Songwriters](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/songwriters): Writer splits signed at the source, registered with the right societies, so the money reaches the right names.
- [DEED for Photographers](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/photographers): Every shoot licensed in writing, every image on record, and every unlicensed use turned into an invoice.
- [DEED for Designers](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/designers): Client work with clear IP terms, portfolios that survive the handover, and logos with a record behind them.
- [DEED for Copywriters](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/copywriters): Every piece of copy with a signed brief behind it, and every reuse either paid or credited.
- [DEED for Filmmakers](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/filmmakers): Every contributor signed, every clearance on record, and a film that can actually be sold, sold on and insured.
- [DEED for Podcasters](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/podcasters): Guest releases signed before the mic is on, clip rights clear, and clean paper for every crossover episode.
- [DEED for YouTubers](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/youtubers): Clips, guests, music and sponsorships all on record, so a strike is answered with paper instead of panic.
- [DEED for Influencers](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/influencers): Contracts that pay on time, cap the usage, and never turn a paid post into a permanent asset for someone else.
- [DEED for Models](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/models): Image rights that stop when the campaign does, and a record of exactly what you signed away.
- [DEED for Voice actors](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/voice-actors): Voice work licensed for what it was booked for, and cloning blocked unless it is explicitly paid.
- [DEED for Developers](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/developers): Contractor and open source contributions on record, so your code is yours or your company's, without ambiguity.
- [DEED for Startup founders](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/startup-founders): Every founder, contractor and asset assigned to the company, so the IP question in due diligence takes an hour instead of a month.
- [DEED for Agencies](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/agencies): Client contracts, contractor assignments and clearances all on one record, so the shop and the client both know what they own.
- [DEED for Freelancers](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/freelancers): Signed scope, a payment gate and a clean handover, so freelance work does not turn into unpaid work with borrowed IP.
- [DEED for DJs](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/djs): Remixes, edits and sample based tracks with paper behind them, so a set does not become a legal problem.
- [DEED for Authors](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/authors): Publishing deals that keep options you want to keep, and AI training answered explicitly, not by default.
- [DEED for Artists](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/artists): Every work numbered and on record, so a copy, a derivative or a claim is answered with proof.
- [DEED for Estates](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/estates): Every work, every deal and every permission the creator granted, on one record the estate can actually run.
- [DEED for Composers](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/composers): Cue sheets, commission contracts and master rights signed before the first note is delivered.
- [DEED for Session musicians](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/session-musicians): Session sheets signed before the take, so a performance never quietly becomes a giveaway.
- [DEED for Animators](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/animators): Character designs, rigs and finished animation on record, with contracts that say who owns the file as well as the frame.
- [DEED for 3D artists](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/3d-artists): Meshes, textures and rigs licensed by use, not handed over whole because a client asked nicely.
- [DEED for Game developers](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/game-developers): Engine licences, asset contracts and contributor IP mapped before launch, not discovered during a funding round.
- [DEED for Tattoo artists](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/tattoo-artists): Design copyright kept by the artist, likeness rights kept by the client, with a signed record of both.
- [DEED for Chefs](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/chefs): The recipe stays free to copy, but the written text, the photography and the brand around it do not have to.
- [DEED for Architects](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/architects): The built structure and the architectural drawings are separate rights, and both need a signed record before construction starts.
- [DEED for Fashion designers](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/fashion-designers): Prints, logos and silhouettes protected where the law actually allows it, before a fast fashion copy ships first.
- [DEED for Ceramicists](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/ceramicists): Signature forms and glaze recipes protected as far as the law allows, with a record for every piece you sell.
- [DEED for Dancers](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/dancers): Performance consent, footage terms and likeness limits agreed before you step into the studio, not after the edit is out.
- [DEED for Choreographers](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/choreographers): Choreographic works recorded, authored and credited before the routine leaves the studio and belongs to whoever filmed it first.
- [DEED for Comedians](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/comedians): Sets dated, formats defined and stage recordings owned before a bit gets clipped, retold or claimed by whoever filmed it first.
- [DEED for Writers](https://deed.rizzgroup.org/for/writers): Manuscripts dated, assignments narrowed and reversion written in, so work you wrote for someone else can come back to you.

## Machine access

- Free verification: GET https://deed.rizzgroup.org/api/v1/verify/[number]
- Free permit check: GET https://deed.rizzgroup.org/api/v1/permits/[number]
- Paid rights detail: GET https://deed.rizzgroup.org/api/v1/rights/[number]
- Paid licence purchase: POST https://deed.rizzgroup.org/api/v1/license/[number]
- MCP server: https://deed.rizzgroup.org/api/v1/mcp
- Full expansion of this file: https://deed.rizzgroup.org/llms-full.txt