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THIS AGREEMENT is for the services described below between the undersigned Publisher and the undersigned Company.

PUBLISHER warrants that he or she is the owner, or has the right to grant licenses, under Section 1-E of the Copyright Act of 1909 as amended in connection with a certain musical composition entitled:

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Written by:

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Copyright Office Registration No: _____________________________

PUBLISHER hereby gives COMPANY the non-exclusive right, privilege and authority to use said musical work (lyrics, music or both) upon phonograph or talking machine records.

COMPANY hereby agrees to pay PUBLISHER a royalty of:

$ ______________ for all records listed to sell at a suggested retail price of more than $______________ but not more than $ ______________;

$ ______________ for all records listed to sell at a suggested retail price of more than $______________ but not more than $ ______________;

$ ______________ for all records listed to sell at a suggested retail price of more than $________________ but not more than $ ______________;

$ ______________ for all records listed to sell at a suggested retail price of more than $_______________.

No royalties shall be paid for records sold by COMPANY for $_______________      or less (in accordance with current industry practice).

COMPANY agrees to furnish royalty statements and to pay royalties to PUBLISHER quarterly within forty-five days after the end of each calendar quarter.

COMPANY shall list on all record labels the name of PUBLISHER followed by PUBLISHER’S performance rights society affiliation.

This license is limited to the musical composition recording by the following artist:

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Notices required by the Copyright Act are hereby waived.

GOVERNING LAW: This AGREEMENT shall be governed by the laws and in the courts of the State of _____________ and by the laws of the United States, excluding their conflicts of law principles. Any dispute or legal proceeding regarding the AGREEMENT shall take place in the county of _____________, in the State of _________________.

Signature below will constitute this as a binding agreement.

DATED: _______________________

For PUBLISHER                                                              For COMPANY

 

 

   
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