Hands transferring an approved master-drive package at final handover
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01 / DECISION

Separate preview control from final ownership handover

After approval, the customer or dealer network may need an unrestricted master, an archival package or a different managed delivery channel. Preview restrictions should not accidentally become the only surviving copy or an obstacle to the agreed final rights.

Practical scenario

Dealers approve the course, and the manufacturer’s archive team must receive clean masters, captions, transcripts and source documentation. The restricted USB packages are evidence of review—not the authoritative preservation format.

02 / PROCEDURE

Run a verifiable release workflow

  1. 01Confirm the acceptance decision and final-delivery rights in writing.
  2. 02Identify the authoritative master and accessibility assets.
  3. 03Verify checksums or equivalent integrity evidence before transfer.
  4. 04Deliver through the agreed controlled channel without unnecessary preview restrictions.
  5. 05Close the preview register by returning, destroying or archiving packages as authorized.
03 / EVIDENCE

Leave a record another coordinator can follow

The handover record should include acceptance authority, master manifest, integrity values, destination, recipient, rights statement, transfer date and preview-media disposition.

Pause and review when

  • The protected preview is treated as the only archival master.
  • The receiving team cannot verify what files or versions were delivered.
  • Preview restrictions conflict with the customer’s contracted ownership or preservation need.
04 / BOUNDARY

A technical restriction is not complete control

Do not promise screen-capture prevention, web DRM or support for every format/device. Test only the workflow you intend to claim, preserve unrestricted authorized masters separately, and pair technology with rights, custody, versioning and support.

05 / QUESTIONS

Resolve these before release

Should the final master remain copy-restricted?

Only if the final agreement and operational need require it. Do not let a preview mechanism override the agreed ownership and preservation plan.

What proves delivery completeness?

Use an agreed manifest, version identifiers, integrity evidence and recipient acknowledgment—not the package appearance alone.

PRIMARY REFERENCES

Sources for this decision

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