Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Term
The term is agreed to be for three (3) years with an option for a one (1) year extension. The songwriter
will produce the minimum of five compositions within the first term, then a minimum of one for each
of the extensions. 1
Territory
The deal will be valid within the borders of the United States and territories, as well as the internet. 2
Type of Agreement
This exclusive songwriting deal will include compositions completed before the date of signing. The
publisher retains the right to reject songs deemed to be not commercially viable. All copyrights of
compositions finished after signing will belong to the publisher. The copyrights will remain with the
publisher for the life of the copyright. In the event that the songwriter has recouped the advances paid
to them by the publisher and the publisher has not secured a cover recording of the compositions after
15 days following the expiration of the first term (consideration time for parties to determine whether
or not the option will be taken), the copyright will revert back to the songwriter. 3
Exclusivity
The songwriter will only write songs exclusively for the publisher and the publisher will decide if the
songs are capable of being commercially successful. If the publisher rejects a composition, the
songwriter will be notified within 30 to 60 days after delivery and the composition will be returned.
The songwriter will retain the copyrights to those rejected songs. 4
Advances
The songwriter will receive $50,000 as per the initial term, and then a $5,000 increase in the first
option extension. If a song reaches the top 20 in Billboard's record sales charts, there is a possibility of
a $6,000 bonus. The increases are the same for the second option extension. Advances will be paid after
the publisher receives the the promised songs. 5
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