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You
grant to Kerascene Music a worldwide right on behalf and under the authority of
you to: (i) represent you for the purpose of licensing the Recordings through
Kerascene Music to third party Digital Distribution Services and (ii) collect,
administer, and distribute proceeds from such Digital Distribution Services for
uses of the Recordings as authorized by Kerascene Music.
The rights granted shall include sale of permanent downloads,
temporary downloads, interactive streaming (both tethered and non-tethered) and
non-interactive streaming (both promotional and fee based).
2. Recordings (digital distribution)
The Recordings are the sound recordings that
you submit to Kerascene Music. Kerascene Music reserves the right
to reject any Recordings, artwork or other material you submit. You agree to
submit all Recordings and artwork, at your expense, in the formats
required by Kerascene Music.
3. Payments (digital distribution)
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(a) Kerascene Music will pay you one hundred percent
(100%) of Net Income. Net Income will
be posted to your PayPal account quarterly after receipt to Kerascene Music.
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(b) Net Income means Kerascene Music's actual
receipts from providers related to the sale of the Recording. Any objection
relating to any accounting statement or any lawsuit arising therefrom must be
made no later than one year after the date the
statement is rendered, and you hereby waive any longer statute of limitations
that may be permitted by law.
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(c) Should you owe any amounts
to Kerascene Music as a result of this agreement, Kerascene Music shall have the right to
deduct all amounts from any Net Income otherwise then
payable to you.
4. Third Party Obligations (digital
distribution)
You shall be solely responsible for the payment of any and all of the following: (i)
all fees, income, monies, royalties or any other compensation due artists,
producers, master recording copyright owners, and all other third persons whose
performance is embodied in a master sound recording or is otherwise involved in
the creation of the master sound recording that is included in the Recordings;
(ii), all mechanical royalties payable to publishers, publishing administrators,
writers and co-writers of musical compositions that are included in the
Recordings; (iii) all payments that may be required under any collective
bargaining agreements applicable to the master sound recordings and musical
compositions that comprise the Recordings; and (iv) any other fees,
compensation, royalties or other monies due and or payable with respect to the
artwork, metadata, trademarks and logos in the Recordings or materials provided
by you to Kerascene Music.
5. Warranties; Representations;
Indemnities
You warrant and represent that you have the
right and authority to enter into this agreement and to grant to Kerascene Music all
rights specified; all of the Recordings, including any sampled third party
material embodied therein, artwork, metadata and any other materials
furnished by you to Kerascene Music or relating to the Recordings are owned or
controlled by you and shall not infringe on the copyrights or other rights of
any person or entity; and that Kerascene Music shall have the right to exploit
same in all manner hereunder free from adverse claim and without any obligation
to make any payment of any nature to any person or entity. You shall
defend and indemnify Kerascene Music against any third party claims or expenses
and losses resulting from breach, or a claim which if true would constitute a
breach of your warranties, including attorneys' fees and litigation
expenses. Kerascene Music shall give you prompt notice of any claim and you shall defend
Kerascene Music at your expense with counsel approved by Kerascene Music (which approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld). If a claim is made Kerascene Music shall have the right
to withhold any Net Income otherwise then payable to you hereunder in an amount reasonably related to
the claim and potential expenses. Any settlement shall be subject to Kerascene
Music's
prior written approval.
6. Kerascene Music Fees (digital
distribution)
In consideration of the services rendered, you shall pay to
Kerascene Music the fees described in the Fee
Schedule, which may be amended from time to time by Kerascene Music upon at least thirty
(30) days written notice to you.
Fee Schedule
as of April 28, 2006
Annual Fees:
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Kerascene Music Distribution Basic
£34.99
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Kerascene Music Distribution Plus
£49.99
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Kerascene Music Distribution Advantage £59.99
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In the event customer would like their
content removed prior to six months from when it first became available in the
digital Internet consumer store(s), £50 (fifty pounds) early termination fee
per request per album
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All fees must be paid prior to company
delivery of any material to third parties. All fees are non-refundable.
7. Term (digital distribution)
The Term of this agreement shall be for a
period of six (6) months commencing on the date hereof. Unless you notify
Company via written notice of your desire to terminate the Term thereafter, the
Term shall automatically be renewed on a month-to-month basis thereafter. In the
event of any such notice of termination, Kerascene Music shall have twenty (20) business
days to notify all digital internet consumer stores to remove your Recordings
from their sites and applicable services.
8. Confidentiality
The parties acknowledge and agree that in the
course transacting business under this agreement each party
may become aware of certain confidential information related to the
other's business and business practices. Except to the extent that such
information is otherwise generally available to third parties or is required to
be divulged by operation of law, the parties agree to keep such information
confidential.
9. Other Agreements
You agree that the terms of this agreement
shall be subject to any applicable terms and conditions of the agreements
Kerascene Music enters into with respect to certain sublicensing agreements with
various consumer outlets.
10. Miscellaneous
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(a) Kerascene Music cannot guarantee exploitation of
the Recordings, which will depend on consumer preference. This agreement does not create a partnership or
joint venture. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and
Kerascene Music pertaining to its subject matter and may not be changed, waived,
discharged or terminated except in writing signed by you and
Kerascene Music.
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(b) Neither party shall be deemed in breach
of this agreement unless the other party has given the breaching party notice,
and the breaching party has failed to cure such breach within 30 days after
receipt of such notice. In no event shall any breach entitle either party to
rescind the rights granted hereunder, but rather the aggrieved party shall
only be entitled to damages reasonably related to the breach concerned and no
penalty shall be awarded to either party.
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(c) This agreement shall be governed by the
laws of the State of New York which apply to agreements entered into and
wholly performed in the State of New York and the parties hereby grant to the
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, or the Supreme
Court of the State of New York, New York County, exclusive jurisdiction to
hear any disputes arising therefrom.