rizzakbeats:

License agreement

THIS LICENCE AGREEMENT is made on {CONTRACT_DATE} („Effective Date“) by and between {CUSTOMER_FULLNAME}, professionally known as {CUSTOMER_ALIAS} and living at {CUSTOMER_ADDRESS}, {CUSTOMER_FULLNAME} (hereinafter referred to as the „Licensee“) and {PRODUCER_FULLNAME}, professionally known as {PRODUCER_ALIAS} and living at {PRODUCER_ADDRESS}, {STATE_PROVINCE_COUNTRY} (hereinafter referred to as the „Licensor“).

Licensor warrants that it controls the mechanical rights in and to the copyrighted musical works entitled {TRACK_TITLE} („Composition“) as of and prior to the date first written above.

The Composition, including the music thereof, was composed by {PRODUCER_FULLNAME} („Songwriter“) managed under the Licensor.

Master Use

The Licensor hereby grants to Licensee a non-exclusive license (this „License“) to record vocal synchronization to the Composition partly or in its entirety and substantially in its original form („Master Recording“).

Distribution Rights

The Licensor hereby grants to Licensee a non-exclusive license to use the Master Recording in the reproduction, duplication, manufacture, and distribution of phonograph records, cassette tapes, compact disk, digital downloads, other miscellaneous audio and digital recordings, and any lifts and versions thereof (collectively, the „Recordings“, and individually, a „Recording“) worldwide for the pressing or selling a total of 3.000 copies of such Recordings or any combination of such Recordings.

Streaming Rights

Additionally, licensee shall be permitted to distribute unlimited free internet downloads or streams for non-profit and non-commercial use. This license allows 200.000 monetized audio streams to sites like Spotify or Apple Music.

Synchronization Rights

The Licensor hereby grants limited synchronization rights for 1 monetized music video streamed online (YouTube, Vimeo, etc..) for 200.000 streams in total on all websites.

A separate synchronization license will need to be purchased for distribution of video to Television, Film or Video game.

Performance Rights

The Licensor here by grants to Licensee a non-exclusive license to use the Master Recording in unlimited non-profit performances, shows, or concerts.

Licensee may receive compensation from performances with this license.

Broadcast Rights

The Licensor hereby grants to Licensee broadcasting rights for 3 radio stations.

Credit

Licensee shall acknowledge the original authorship of the Composition appropriately and reasonably in all media and performance formats under the name „rizzakbeats“ in writing where possible and vocally otherwise.

Consideration

In consideration for the rights granted under this agreement, Licensee shall pay to licensor the sum of {TRACK_PRICE} {CURRENCY_SYMBOL} and other good and valuable consideration, payable to {PRODUCER_FULLNAME}, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.

If the Licensee fails to account to the Licensor, timely complete the payments provided for hereunder, or perform its other obligations hereunder, including having insufficient bank balance, the licensor shall have the right to terminate License upon written notice to the Licensee.

Such termination shall render the recording, manufacture and/or distribution of Recordings for which monies have not been paid subject to and actionable infringements under applicable law, including, without limitation, the United States Copyright Act, as amended.

Delivery

The Composition shall be delivered as untagged high quality WAV file and Trackouts, as such terms are understood in the music industry, via email to an email address that Licensee provided to Licensor.

Licensee shall receive an email from containing an attachment or link from which they can download the Composition.

Term

The Term of this Agreement shall be 10 years and this license shall expire on the 10 year anniversary of the Effective Date.

Audio Samples

3rd party sample clearance is the responsibility of the Licensee.

Restrictions

The rights granted to Licensee are NON-TRANSFERABLE and that Licensee may not transfer or assign any of its rights hereunder to any third-party.

This restriction includes, but is not limited to, use of the Composition and/or Master Recording in television, commercials, film/movies, theatrical works, video games, and in any other form on the Internet which is not expressly permitted herein. Licensee shall not have the right to license or sublicense any use of the Composition or of the Master Recording, in whole or in part, for any so-called „samples“.

Licensee shall not engage in any unlawful copying, streaming, duplicating, selling, lending, renting, hiring, broadcasting, uploading, or downloading to any database, servers, computers, peer to peer sharing, or other file sharing services, posting on websites, or distribution of the Composition in the form, or a substantially similar form, as delivered to Licensee.

Licensee may send the Composition file to any individual musician, engineer, studio manager or other person who is working on the Master Recording.

Ownership

The Licensor is and shall remain the sole owner and holder of all right, title, and interest in the Composition, including all copyrights to and in the sound recording and the underlying musical compositions written and composed by Licensor.

Writer’s Share and Publishing Rights

With respect to the publishing rights and ownership of the underlying Composition embodied in the Master Recording, the Licensee and the Licensor hereby acknowledge and agree that it shall be owned/split between them as follows: Licensor shall own and control 50% of the so-called „Writer’s Share“ of the underlying Composition.

Licensor shall own, control, and administer 50 % of the so-called „Publisher’s Share“ of the underlying Composition embodied in the Master Recording.

In the case of the Licensee wishing to register his/her song in Germany with GEMA, Licensor gets 100% Composer Share „Komponistenanteil“, but 0% in Writers Share „Textdichteranteil“.

Governing Law

This License is governed by and shall be construed under the law of Germany, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.