Digital music lingo in a producer's agreement?
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Digital music lingo in a producer's agreement?
So I've got a simple-yet-legit producer/artist contract that I'm going to start working with, but it's a little outdated. Could anybody share any clauses/lingo for DEMD (itunes, etc) royalties? Big thanks...
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Depending on what you've got, if it mentions other mediums (CD's, DVD's, etc.) you could just add "electronic transmission" to that list and probably be in the ballpark. Really depends on what you've got though, esp. if it talks about mechanicals and all that mess.
May also be something simple online somewhere. Personally, I had a lawyer draw up a generic agreement for use of songs on soundtracks for indie films. I'm sure you're trying to avoid that, but it was money well spent, considering it's something I can use in perpetuity (pun intended) and I only had to pay once...
May also be something simple online somewhere. Personally, I had a lawyer draw up a generic agreement for use of songs on soundtracks for indie films. I'm sure you're trying to avoid that, but it was money well spent, considering it's something I can use in perpetuity (pun intended) and I only had to pay once...
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two phrases come to mind that i always enjoy seeing on a contract: "any and all playback and distribution systems now in existence or yet to be invented" and "throughout the known universe."
...or something like that.
...or something like that.
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I also enjoy "throughout the known universe." It's only one step removed from "across all space and time."dwlb wrote:two phrases come to mind that i always enjoy seeing on a contract: "any and all playback and distribution systems now in existence or yet to be invented" and "throughout the known universe."
That should cover it.
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I have sitting before me a contract that says:
I hereby acknowledge that the Work shall, from the inception of it's creation, be considered a "work made for hire" for Artist or Artist's dsignee within the meaning of Copyright Act of 1976, and shall be entirely Artist's or Artist's designee's property in perpetuity throughout the universe..."
That is, like, some Old Testament shit.
I hereby acknowledge that the Work shall, from the inception of it's creation, be considered a "work made for hire" for Artist or Artist's dsignee within the meaning of Copyright Act of 1976, and shall be entirely Artist's or Artist's designee's property in perpetuity throughout the universe..."
That is, like, some Old Testament shit.
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