Distribution & Revenue Sharing
Getting your product, content, or platform to market through a third party requires airtight distribution terms. We structure agreements that protect your margins, define payment mechanics, and give you exit rights.
Do You Actually Need This?
Revenue share disputes are the most litigated contract category in the creator and tech economy.
Your distributor controls your audience and payment data
Without audit rights and transparent reporting obligations, you have no way to verify whether the revenue figures you are receiving are accurate — and no legal recourse when they are not.
A platform deal has no minimum performance threshold
Distributors who fail to actively promote your product but retain exclusivity are a dead-end for revenue growth. A minimum guarantee or performance threshold with a release right protects you.
Your revenue split was agreed verbally
Verbal revenue-share arrangements are nearly impossible to enforce when parties disagree on the calculation method, the base amount, or the timing of distributions.
You have no exit right if the partnership stops working
Being locked into a distribution agreement with no cure period, no termination trigger, and no IP reversion clause can strand your product with an underperforming partner indefinitely.
What You Get
- Drafted Agreement
Distribution Agreements
We draft distribution agreements covering digital and physical products, content platforms, and app stores — defining distribution rights, territories, exclusivity, and performance obligations.
- Drafted Agreement
Revenue Sharing Agreements
We structure revenue sharing deals that define the split calculation, payment schedule, currency, audit rights, and dispute resolution — whether you are the distributor or the content creator.
- Written Analysis
Distribution Deal Review
We review inbound distribution agreements from platforms, labels, studios, or app stores — flagging every clause that limits your control, caps your upside, or restricts future monetization.
Flat Fee. No Surprises.
Deal Review
From $1,800per agreement- Full attorney review of distribution agreement
- Revenue mechanics and audit rights analysis
- Redlined version with tracked changes
- Plain-English risk memo
- Recommended
Custom Agreement
From $2,500per agreement- Distribution or revenue sharing agreement drafted
- Exclusivity, territory, and performance thresholds defined
- Audit rights and payment mechanics
- Two revision rounds included
Your Questions Answered
There is no single standard — splits vary by industry, exclusivity, territory, and the relative leverage of each party. An attorney can benchmark your proposed split against current market deals and identify whether your terms are favorable.
Yes — audit rights give you the legal ability to inspect your distributor's books and verify that the revenue figures they report are accurate. Without them, you have no contractual remedy if you suspect underpayment.
Only if your agreement includes a performance threshold or material breach termination right. Without it, you may be locked in for the full term regardless of results. This is one of the most important clauses to negotiate at the outset.
Your agreement should include an IP reversion clause specifying that all rights granted under the distribution deal revert to you immediately upon termination. Without it, the legal status of your IP after the deal ends is uncertain.
Standard platform revenue shares (Apple, Google, Spotify, YouTube) are generally non-negotiable for typical creators and developers. However, platform agreements for white-label, enterprise, or channel partner relationships are negotiable — and we handle those regularly.
