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diff --git a/rust/crates/timeline/src/placement/overlap.rs b/rust/crates/timeline/src/placement/overlap.rs
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+use scene::Element;
+use time::MediaTime;
+
+use super::PlacementTimeSpan;
+
+fn would_element_overlap(
+    elements: &[Element],
+    start_time: MediaTime,
+    end_time: MediaTime,
+    exclude_element_id: Option<&str>,
+) -> bool {
+    elements.iter().any(|element| {
+        if exclude_element_id == Some(element.base().id.as_str()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        let element_end = element.base().start_time + element.base().duration;
+        start_time < element_end && end_time > element.base().start_time
+    })
+}
+
+pub fn can_place_time_spans_on_track(
+    elements: &[Element],
+    time_spans: &[PlacementTimeSpan],
+) -> bool {
+    time_spans.iter().all(|span| {
+        !would_element_overlap(
+            elements,
+            span.start_time,
+            span.start_time + span.duration,
+            span.exclude_element_id.as_deref(),
+        )
+    })
+}