Block 8. Licensing and Law

How content licensing works for an OTT platform: exclusivity, territory, term, and how rights metadata and avails drive availability and entitlement.

Why a title is licensed in one country but blocked in another, how geo-IP and VPN detection enforce territory rights, and the false-positive trade-off.

Content windowing is the time dimension of streaming rights: how release windows, avails, and start and end dates make a title available — and enforce it.

How OTT platforms handle ratings, parental controls, and age gates: rating systems by territory, the maturity ceiling and PIN, and age-gate law.

How streaming accessibility law works: caption and audio-description rules (CVAA, EAA), WCAG 2.1 AA for the app, and the US, EU, and UK map.

Viewing data is the most regulated data streaming collects. How the VPPA, GDPR, and CCPA reach it — and the one privacy boundary that keeps you compliant.

How streaming platforms meter, calculate, report, and audit royalties: the four rights layers, the §115 and DDEX DSR reporting duties, and the audit trail.