non-exclusive-vocal-license
This Agreement (the "Agreement"), is made effective as of the time stamp on this email on this date 2023 by and between ("The Vocalist" / "Licensor") and ("you" / the "Licensee") [customer] [email] [first_name] [last_name] [orders_count] [total_spent] [phone] [/customer] . The agreement grants you NON EXCLUSIVE rights to the vocal track entitled: (the "vocal track") and defines the terms and conditions of the Licensee's use, and rights granted. The terms and conditions defined are in consideration for the Licensee's payment (the "License Fee").
A. License Fee
1. This Agreement is not valid until the License Fee has been paid. The rights within this agreement granted to Licensee by The Vocalist are dependent upon Licensee's payment of the License Fee.
B. Delivery of the Vocal Track
1. The Licensee will receive the vocal track via email, to the email address the Licensee provided upon purchase.
C. Term Length
1. The Term of this Agreement shall be twenty (20) years and this license shall expire on the twentieth (20) year anniversary of the Effective Date.
D. Use of the vocal track
1. The vocalist grants the Licensee the right to use the Vocal Track in the preparation of one (1) new song. Licensee may create the new song by recording/producing his/her written instrumental music under the Vocal Track and/or by incorporating portions of the Vocal Track into pre-existing instrumental music written, produced and/or owned by Licensee. The new song or piece of instrumental music created by the Licensee which incorporates some or all of the Vocal Track shall be referred to as the "new song”.
E. General terms
1. The license is nontransferable and is for the sole purpose of creating a new song. The vocal track (vocal recording/ stems) cannot be resold.
2. If the license purchased DOES NOT grant Exclusive rights than Licensee acknowledges that the Agreement is Non-Exclusive and the vocalist may continue to license the vocal track upon the same, or similar terms as this Agreement.
3. It is understood that the vocal track may have already been licensed to multiple parties. As such the Licensee is prohibited from registering the vocal track, or new song, with any content identification system. Doing so may cause other licensor's of the vocal track to wrongfully receive copyright infringement notices, and will result in your license being revoked (voided).
F. Usage Limits
1. The Licensee may offer the new song as a free download an unlimited number of times.
2. The Licensee may sell the new song in both digital and physical form for an unlimited copies.
3. The Licensee may upload the new song to any and all streaming platforms (Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music, etc..) and may be streamed an unlimited number of times across all streaming platforms.
4. The Licensee may upload the new song to all video platforms (YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, etc..) and may be played an unlimited number of times across all platforms.
5. The new song can be played across an unlimited number of radio stations.
6. The new song can be synchronized to audio/visual works such as film, television shows, advertisements, video games, accompanying website music, movie, etc.
7. The vocalist ALLOWS the Licensee to publicly perform the new song without restrictions.
8. The Licensee MAY NOT sell, offer as free download, or upload to streaming platforms the vocal track itself (acapella) without music backing, as in, the state it was delivered to the Licensee.
G. Vocal Sample restrictions
1. Unless granted written permission by the vocalist, the Licensee may not use the vocal track to produce, and sell, vocal samples in the form of a vocal sample pack(s) or other type of product that sells samples created from the vocal track.
H. Ownership Rights
1. The vocalist is, and shall remain, the sole owner of all rights, and interest in the vocal track including all copyrights to the sound recording. The vocalist owns the lyrics and any musical components recorded by the vocalist.
2. The Licensee owns any musical works or components of the new song that was written or composed solely by the Licensee.
3. The vocalist and Licensee agree that the publishing and writing shares of the new song are split between vocalist and Licensee as follows:
Licensee owns 100% of publishing share, 100% of writers share, and 100% of the master recording rights (all digital sales and streams) for the New Song.
Seller owns 0X% of publishing share, 0X% of writers share, and 0X% of the master recording rights (all digital sales and streams) for the New Song.
4. The Licensee agrees that he/she will register the Vocalists interest, on the Vocalists behalf, at the collection society in the Artist’s home territory to ensure that mechanical and performance royalties are collected throughout the world. In the event that Licensee chooses to register his/her interest and rights to the New Song with their Performing Rights Organization (PRO), Licensee must also identify and register the Vocalists share and ownership in the New Song to indicate the above ownership splits.
5. It is understood that both parties are responsible for communicating the associated information needed to register other each parties interest in the New Song (ex: BMI international identification number).
I. Credit
1. The vocalist chooses that their name, or stage name, MAY NOT be used in the title of the new song. As in the form of: New Song (feat. Vocalist)
2. The vocalist has the legal right to refuse the right to use their name in the New Song title.
3. If Licensee is found to have featured or credited the vocalist in the New Song title, Licensee must use reasonable efforts to correct immediately.
J. Violation of Agreement
1. Upon violation of any of the terms and conditions of this agreement, the vocalist will provide written notice to Licensee.
2. Licensee has ten (10) days from its receipt of written notice to correct any violations. The Licensee's failure to correct violations within ten (10) days shall result in Licensee's default of it's obligations, and its violation of this agreement. Under the Licensor's discretion, the agreement, and the Licensee's rights of this agreement may be terminated without refund.
K. Place of Juristiction
This agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of State, Country in which the Vocalist resides at the time of agreements entered into and wholly performed in said State, without regard to any conflict of laws principles.