life rights

Noun

plural plural-only

An agreement with a person (or a deceased person's estate) to create fictionalized accounts of their life.

Japanese Meaning

ある人物またはその故人の遺族との合意により、その人物の人生を元にした物語や伝記など、フィクション化された内容の創作権

The production company acquired the subject's life rights before beginning work on the screenplay.

製作会社は脚本制作に着手する前に、その人物の生涯を創作的に描く権利を取得した。

Sense（1）

An agreement with a person (or a deceased person's estate) to create fictionalized accounts of their life.

Netflix paid you $320,000 for your life rights to the series, and you consulted on the project.