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Hey...

Do you have an exclusive rights contract for beats/instrumentals?
 
pg16kid said:
Hey...

Do you have an exclusive rights contract for beats/instrumentals?
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Im sure its one in this thread on on the site..do a search..and you should find one
 
oninz said:
What type of contract would I use when signing someones track to a label, making them the holder of the copyright, but granting me use of the track for the label in CDs and general digital release?
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I think you should use this one

MECHANICAL LICENSE


This Agreement made and entered into this ____________ day of 20___, by and between ___________________ (hereinafter referred to as the "Owner") and ______________________ (hereinafter referred to as the "Licensee").

Owner hereby grants to Licensee the right to record, reproduce, market and sell the musical composition now entitled:
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

under the following terms and conditions:

1. Owner warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive proprietor of a valid copyright or license in the musical composition composed by:
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

(hereinafter referred to as the "Composition" or "Musical Composition"), and that Owner has the right to grant the license herein contained.

2. Owner grants to Licensee the nonexclusive right, privilege and license, during the term of the copyright of said Composition and all renewals and extensions thereof, to use the
Composition, and to make and/or use arrangements thereof, in the manufacture and sale of parts of instruments serving to reproduce the Composition in the United States.

3. Licensee shall pay to Owner royalties at the following rates on all copies containing the above-named musical Compositions manufactured, sold and paid for in the United States during the term of the Composition's copyright and all renewals and extensions thereof:

(a) For each phonorecord manufactured, sold, and paid for, the Licensee shall pay the Owner FIVE (5) CENTS.

(b) The term "phonorecord(s)" or "records", as used herein, means any and all methods of mechanically reproducing the musical Composition including, but not limited to, phonograph records, cassette tapes, digital audio tape, compact disc and any and all methods of reproducing the Composition, now known or to later come into existence.

4. Licensee agrees to render to Owner quarterly statements, and payments herefore, of all royalties payable hereunder, within 45 days after March 31st, June 30, September 30, and December 31, for each quarter for which any such royalties accrue pursuant to the terms hereof.

5. (a) As to records manufactured in the United States and sold by Licensee for export to other countries, royalties shall be payable pursuant to this contract, except with respect to records exported to countries which require the payment of copyright royalties in connection with the import or sale of such records, in which event no royalties shall be payable hereunder.

(b) As to all mechanical devices (such as masters, mothers and stampers) which are exported by Licensee to companies in other countries for use by such companies for the manufacture and sale of records, a royalty of ONE HALF the United States royalty rate shall be payable to the Owner.

6. Owner indemnifies, and shall hold harmless, Licensee from loss or damage (a) arising out of or connected with any claim by a third party or parties which is inconsistent with any of Owner's warranties in paragraph 1 hereof, or (b) by reason of any adjudication invalidating the copyright of the Composition.

7. This contract is assignable by either party as long as the royalty rate herein stated is paid to Owner and shall be binding upon the heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

AGREED TO and entered into by the parties hereto.


OWNER LICENSEE

By ______________________ By ___________________________

Date:________________________


The undersigned (hereinafter referred to as the "Publisher"), owns the copyright or controls the rights to reproduce in phono-records and to distribute phonorecords of the below copyrighted
musical work.


TITLE: _____________________________________

WRITER(S): ____________________________________________________________________

PHONORECORD NO.: _______________________ ARTIST:____________________________

RECORD COMPANY: _____________________________

You have advised the Publisher that you wish to use said copyrighted work under the compulsory license provision of Section 115 of the Copyright Act relating to the making and distribution of phonorecords of such work.

Upon your doing so, you shall have all the rights which are granted to, and all the obligations which are imposed upon, users of said copyrighted work under the compulsory license provision of the Copyright Act after distribution of phonorecords of the copyrighted work to the public in the United States by another person under the authority of the copyright owner, except that with respect to phonorecords thereof made and distributed by you:

1. You shall pay royalties and account to the Publisher quarterly, within 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter, on the basis of phonorecords made and distributed; and

2. For such phonorecords made and distributed, the royalty shall be the statutory rate in effect at the time the phonorecord is made (and any royalty stated in terms of a percentage of the statutory rate shall apply to the statutory rate at such time); and

3. This compulsory license covers and is limited to one particular recording of said copyrighted work set forth above as performed by the artist and on the phonorecord number set forth above; and this compulsory license does not supersede nor in any way affect any prior agreements now in effect respect to phono-records of said copyrighted work; and

4. If you fail to account to Publisher and pay royalties as herein provided, Publisher may give you written notice that, unless the default is remedied within 30 days from the date of the notice, this compulsory license will be automatically terminated. Such termination shall render either the making and/or the distribution of all phonorecords for which royalties have not been paid, actionable as acts of infringement under, and fully subject to the remedies provided by the Copyright Act.

5. You need not serve or file the notice of intention to obtain a compulsory license required by the Copyright Act.

Signature confirms all parties aggree to the above terms.

______________________________ ______________________________
(Record Company) (Publisher)

By ___________________________ By ____________________________
 
these contracts are nice not to many clauses an what not to confuse me...nice...thanks man

zeo entertainment said:
ey guys i got a few zips full of contracts. got them from a few sites. if anyone willing to host em let me kno ill send em over so evryone could feed of em
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yo zeo i got a site...how big are all the files?? i'll b glad ot host them...
 
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i need a contract that doesnot give up their copyrights to their beat and they get royalities
 
pearilfamily said:
i need a contract that doesnot give up their copyrights to their beat and they get royalities
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search for them on here..they have already been posted before..
 
why is everyone so happy about these contracts?

Do any of you know what you are reading?

Would you know what you are signing if you used these?

Can you even tell if these are more weighted towards the artist or producer or label?



I personally would not want to sign any of these contracts.


Plus, the incorrect and bad information being thrown around here is making my head spin!
 
dvyce said:
why is everyone so happy about these contracts?

Do any of you know what you are reading?

Would you know what you are signing if you used these?

Can you even tell if these are more weighted towards the artist or producer or label?



I personally would not want to sign any of these contracts.


Plus, the incorrect and bad information being thrown around here is making my head spin!
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What bad information..these are general contracts(templates) that you can edit yourself..tp fit your needs..and I have always told everyone..before signing any contract have it looked over by a entertainment lawyer..
 
here is a Copy of a Collabration Argeement I made(look at by an entertainment lawyer) that I use ...
COLLABORATION AGREEMENT

This Agreement is entered into on with the respect to the following musical composition(s):
"______________________"

____________________ & _______________ hereby agree to have collaborated in the creation of the aforementioned song(s) with the following understanding:

1. We agree that no expenses shall be incurred in the preparation or presentation of the song(s) unless agreed upon.
2. All sums received from exploitation of the song(s) will be divided as follows:
Writer's Name Percent Share

_______________ _________%

______________ _________%

3. ___________________ shall be credited for the lyrics of the composition(s),_______________ composed all the instrumentation for the composition(s) and shall be credited for the music.
4. _____________ agree to supply the instrumental(s) for the composition(s) at no charge unless income is derived from said composition(s). If Income is generated from said composition(s), _______________ shall recoup expenses up to $________ and ________________ shall be paid $_______ before any profit is divided amongst parties.
5. Both parties shall have equal rights to issue license for any use of the composition(s), in accordance with percentages due specified in Paragraph 2 above.
6. We agree, no changes mat be made in the lyric(s) and instrumental composition(s) without both parties agreeing, except in the case of an imminent commercial recording where time does not allow for consultation amongst writers.
7. The term of this agreement shall last for ______________________.
8. We agree, in all contracts relating to the exploitation of the Composition(s), the parties will insure that each Writer receive credit as an author of the Composition(s) in all media where credits are customarily given to songwriters.
9. __________________ warrant that his contribution to the Musical Composition(s) are original and do not contain any unapproved samples, and any samples that you choose to use are your responsibility to clear. ___________________ cannot and will not be held liable for any misuse of sampled material that is used in conjunction with the Original Composition(s) that are being used in this agreement.
10. We agree, if a dispute should arise over this agreement, and we cannot resolve it within 30 days, we will submit it to arbitration with a lawyer of unanimous choice or by an arbitration association.

_______________ ________
Writer's Name Date
________________________
________________________
________________________
Address
_________________
Phone

_______________ ________
Producer Date
________________________
________________________
________________________
Address
________________
Phone
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anyone have a basic publishing-artist agreement... i had one but my disk was lost...
 
hey, im feeling all this..but i'm wondering if theres a site to learn about all this...cuz i got an artist recording agreement but for some reason it seems like i need like another contract to back that up..and another to back that up..so if someone can please shoot me in the right direction..a site would be helpful..thanks

-mighty
 
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