TYPICAL GENERAL SINCRONIZATION LICENSE AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered on 20/09/2012, by and between (Name of copyright owner) (hereinafter referred to as "Licensor") and _________ (hereinafter referred to as "Licensee").

Licensor is the owner of a certain master recording (hereinafter referred to as the "Master Recording"), embodying the performance by ____________ ("Artist") of the musical composition entitled _________ (hereinafter referred to as the "Composition").

It is the desire of Licensee to utilize the Master Recording in  (short description of your project, for example: a short commercial film) as a background music.

In consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, the parties do hereby agree as follows:

1. Licensor does hereby grant to Licensee, the following non­exclusive rights, throughout the world and during the Term (defined below):

  • the right to synchronize the Master Recording  with visual images as part of Licensee Production (use Master Recording as soundtrack);
  • the right to embed   the Master Recording in electronic device or game, video game, software product, audio book,  greeting card, toy;
  • the right to use Master Recording for apps and games for iOS/Android/Online
  • the right to re-record, duplicate and release the Master Recording as part of  Licensee Production in whatever medium (i.e. video tape, film, CD, CD-ROM, DVD).
    Maximum number of copies that Licensee may make under this License is 10,000 (ten thousand) copies;
    If the music is used in software such as a video game application or other software product, the music must be "embedded" so that the end user of the software or video game is unable to extract or use the music on its own;
  • the right to publicly display (perform) Master Recording as part of Licensee Production
  • the right to publicly display Master Recording as part of Licensee Production on Web Sites, podcasts, advertising, multimedia presentations etc.

    • 2. The term ("Term") covered by this license shall commence
    on  ______ and shall expire on ______
    3. The territory ("Territory") covered by this license is the world.
    4. In full consideration of the rights granted herein by Licensor to Licensee, Licensee agrees to pay Licensor the sum of _______. Licensee expressly agrees that the terms of the License granted under this Agreement shall be valid only AFTER Licensee has made payment in full for the License Fee to Licensor and such payment has been cleared. Any use by Licensee of the License granted under Section 1 without completing full payment of the License Fee shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement.

    5. Licensor warrants that Licensor has the right to enter into this Agreement and to grant to Licensee each and every right granted to Licensee herein and that the use of the Master Recording hereunder will not violate the rights of any third party

    6. The right to utilize the Master Recording in any device intended for the reproduction of sound alone, including, but not limited to, phonograph records or pre-recorded tapes or discs is expressly excluded by Licensor from the license granted to Licensee hereunder, and such rights are expressly reserved by Licensor.

    7. RIGHTS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS AGREEMENT
    The rights granted to the Licensee do not permit the Licensee to:
    (1) claim ownership or authorship of the music represented under this Agreement;
    (2) transfer, share or sub-lease this License Agreement with any other party;
    (3) copy or duplicate the Master Recording except for use in the Licensee’s production;
    (4) permit any other individual or third party the right to use Master Recording in place of the Licensee;
    (5) resell, trade, or exploit for profit the Master Recording outright or as part of other music and/or audio-related collections, in part or in whole, to any other individual or party

    8. The Licensor maintains all intellectual property rights with regard to the marketing and sales of all tracks and any infringement thereof is punishable by law.

    9. Any other rights in and to the Master Recording not expressly granted to Licensee in this Agreement are reserved by Licensor.

    7. This instrument constitutes the entire agreement between Licensor and Licensee and cannot be altered, modified, amended or waived, in whole or in part, in any way, except by written instrument signed by the parties hereto. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Ukraine.

    COPYRIGHT OWNER   Signature

    LICENSEE   Signature


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