COMMON USE LICENSE AGREEMENT

COMMON USE LICENSE AGREEMENT

These Terms of Use govern your use of this website and all related players, applications, data and software. They constitute a legally binding agreement between you and us. Therefore, review them carefully to establish the terms they set out. 

WHEREAS, the Owner owns the copyright, publishing rights and all other related rights in and to certain songs, (hereinafter “SONGS”)

WHEREAS, the Licensee desires to obtain certain rights to the Songs and Composer’s performance of those Songs for use in any purpose.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, conditions, covenants and warranties herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

GENERAL TERMS: 

  • The mechanical, synchronization, and performance rights granted to the Licensee within the Agreement include right to re-record, duplicate and release the Work as a part of a production in whatever medium(s) necessary i.e. Youtube, Zoom Video, video tape, Film, CD-ROM, DVD.
  • The Licensor may submit, upload and post audio, videos, date or information on the website which will be accessed by other users and they may be shared and distributed in other platforms i.e. Youtube. 

RIGHTS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS AGREEMENT:

  • The rights granted to the Licensee do not permit the Licensee to claim ownership or authorship of the music represented under this Agreement.
  • 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.

 GRANT OF LICENSE

By uploading Your Content to the website, you also grant a limited, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid up, license to the owners of the website, and to operators and users of any other websites, apps and/or platforms to which Your Content has been shared or embedded using the Services (“Linked Services”), to use, copy, listen to offline, repost, transmit or otherwise distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, adapt, prepare derivative works of, compile, make available and otherwise communicate to the public, Your Content utilizing the features of the Platform from time to time, and within the parameters set by you using the Services.

LICENSE RESTRICTION

Unless the prior consent is obtained from Owner, the license granted to Licensee shall only be limited to the licensed contents, shall not sub-license or transfer the licensed content to any third party.

COPYRIGHT

Unless otherwise indicated, the site  is our proprietary property and all source code, databases, functionality, software, site designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Website (collectively, the “Content”) and the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the “Marks”) are owned or controlled by us or licensed to us, and are protected by copyright and trademark laws and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws of Europe, international copyright laws, and international conventions. The Content and the Marks are provided on the site “AS IS” for your information and personal use only. Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, no part of the site and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

You may not access or use the website for any purpose other than that for which we make the website available. The website may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or website approved by us.

As a user of the website, you agree not to:

  1. Systematically retrieve data or other content from the website to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.
  2. Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.
  3. Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Website, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Website and/or the Content contained therein.
  4. Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Website.
  5. Use any information obtained from the Website in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
  6. Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.
  7. Use the Website in a manner inconsistent with any website applicable laws or regulations.
  8. Use the Website to advertise or offer to sell goods and services.
  9. Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Website.
  10. Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Website or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Website.
  11. Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
  12. Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content.
  13. Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user.
  14. Sell or otherwise transfer your profile.
  15. Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats (“gifs”), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as “spyware” or “passive collection mechanisms” or “pcms”).
  16. Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Website or the networks or services connected to the Website.
  17. Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Website to you.
  18. Attempt to bypass any measures of the Website designed to prevent or restrict access to the Website, or any portion of the Website.
  19. Copy or adapt the Website’s software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code.
  20. Decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Website.
  21. Except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Website, or using or launching any unauthorized script or other software.
  22. Make any unauthorized use of the Website, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses.
  23. Use the Website as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Website and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavor or commercial enterprise.

DISCLAIMER

THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AND OUR SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITE AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE WEBSITE’S CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO THE WEBSITE AND WE WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (1) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT AND MATERIALS, (2) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEBSITE, (3) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (4) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE WEBSITE, (5) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (6) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT AND MATERIALS OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE WEBSITE. WE DO NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE WEBSITE, ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE, OR ANY WEBSITE OR MOBILE WEBSITELICATION FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND WE WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND ANY THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE WEBSITE APPROPRIATE.

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO US DURING THE SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING. CERTAIN US STATE LAWS AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS WEBSITE TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT WEBSITE TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify and hold Licensor, its affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, employees, directors, officers, successors, assigns, distributors, investors, lenders, and anyone else associated with the Licensor, harmless from, and against, any and all claims, liabilities, costs, damages, or expenses (including attorney’s fees), asserted against the Licensor arising out of the use of the Music.

FEES

The Licensee will not owe any future additional royalties or fees to the Licensor for future use of the represented tracks within the terms of this Agreement.

ARBITRATION

Any controversy, claim or dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement, shall be settled solely and exclusively by binding arbitration in ( state Name). Such arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the then prevailing commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Each Party shall bear its own attorney’s fees and expenses. The parties agree to abide by all decisions and awards rendered in such proceedings.

NOTICES

The address of each party hereto as set forth below shall be the appropriate address for the mailing of notices, checks and statements, if any, hereunder. All notices shall be sent via certified or registered mail and shall not be deemed received or effective unless and until actually received or effective unless and until actually received. Either Party may change their mailing address by written notice to the other.

APPLICABLE LAW

All disputes arising from or in connection with this Agreement or its performance shall be resolved through friendly consultation between the parties hereto. In the event that no agreement can be reached through consultation, either party may bring a legal action to other party intermediate Court, (State Name). The execution, performance, and interpretation of this Agreement and disputes resolution shall be governed by the laws of the (State Name).

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and replaces all prior discussions, agreements, proposals, understandings, whether orally or in writing, between the parties related to the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement may be modified, changed or amended only in a written agreement that is duly executed by authorized representatives of the parties. If any provision(s) hereof is deemed to be illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the enforceability and effectiveness of the remainder of the Agreement shall not be affected and this Agreement shall be enforceable without reference to the unenforceable provision(s).

 

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