Sublicensable: permission that can be passed on

A sublicensable licence lets the holder grant parts of the same permission to others, such as partners, contractors or model providers. As of 2026-09-25.

Runway's licence to inputs and outputs is transferable and sublicensable. Luma's licence over paid input can be sublicensed through multiple tiers. OpenArt's is sublicensable and transferable, and PopShort's covers operating, improving and promoting the service.

Sublicensing is common in cloud services, where storage, processing and moderation run on other companies' systems. Topview's limits it to service providers acting for it.

For a manuscript, a sublicensable licence means the circle of companies that may handle the text is set by the tool, not the author.

The terms read do not list the sublicensees.

Inclusion rule. Readings from the three registers used on this page. Order. The order the text takes them in.

1In the sources' words

you hereby grant to the Company a non-exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid, transferable, sublicensable right and license to use any Inputs and Outputs

Runway, terms of use

You hereby grant to Luma a worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid right and license (with the right to sublicense through multiple tiers) to use, host, and store Input provided during an active Subscription Term

Luma, terms of service

you grant OpenArt a worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, fully paid, sublicensable, and transferable license

OpenArt, terms

for the purpose of operating, improving, and promoting the Service.

PopShort, user terms

• Your content
  An irrevocable, perpetual, transferable and sublicensable licence to inputs and outputsRunway, terms of use / recorded 2026-09-25
• Use of input
  An irrevocable, sublicensable licence to use input provided during a paid subscriptionLuma, terms of service / recorded 2026-09-25
• Licence to user content
  A perpetual, sublicensable, transferable licence to operate the servicesOpenArt, terms / recorded 2026-09-25
• Licence to PopShort
  A sublicensable, transferable licence to use content to operate, improve and promote the servicePopShort, user terms / recorded 2026-09-25

Filed under: Runway · Luma · OpenArt · PopShort

2The adaptation step in practice

Once the rights in “Sublicensable” are settled, SceneMixer describes the adaptation itself like this:

A script longer than about 10,000 characters (counted as Chinese-equivalent characters) is read in two passes: first the cast, sets and props, then the episode list with a short outline per episode.

SceneMixer, Long Scripts Are Read in Two Passes: What “Preparing Episodes” Means and Why Some Episodes Open Later (read 2026-10-13)

SceneMixer separates the script language from the production language: the output (episode outlines, storyboards, on-screen text) follows your interface language, and target-region localization adapts character names, casting, and scenery for Western, East Asian, Southeast Asian, or Latin American audiences.

SceneMixer, Turn a Novel into a Video Series with AI — “Can I turn a Chinese web novel into an English-language drama?” (read 2026-10-13)

3Nearby words

• Warranty
• Licence to uploads
• Training use
• DMCA takedown