Beat Licence Term's & Condition's

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1) LEASING RIGHTS –

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Also known as non-exclusive rights, purchasing a lease grants the customer limited artistic & legislative rights to the corresponding beat(s) for one single profitable/commercial use on any medium (e.g. album, EP or mixtape) with a circulation of up to 2000 sales unites. If this point of sale is reached & further sales are desired, also further rights with a new sales cap need to be obtained (if the beat has not yet been sold with exclusive rights & is still available). If the beat is no more available for leasing, no more sales can be made after the sales cap is reached. A lease comes as a mixed tag-free MP3-file. A beat can be leased to more than one person at the same time until exclusive rights are sold to the beat. Once a beat has been sold with exclusive rights, it will no longer be available for any kind of leasing. Previous leasing rights that have been sold before are not affected & stay valid until the sales cap has been reached. Leasing a beat does not make the customer the sole owner of the beat. The licensee is not allowed to get profitable radio-, video- or television-airplay or to perform the song on commercial/profitable shows with a leasing license. For this purpose licensee must own exclusive rights to the beat. The licensor expressly forbids re-sale or any other distribution of the producer’s compositions, either as they exist or any modification thereof. You (the customer) cannot sell, loan, rent, lease, assign, remix, re-arrange, remove any melodies, instruments, drum programming or transfer all or any of the products sold or the corresponding rights to another person (example – Record Label, another production company, another producer, another artist), or for use in any competitive product. The licensee understands that the licensor maintains 100% copyright & ownership of the original instrumental composition. Licensee cannot use any beat compositions as background element in TV, Film & DVD / computer game projects without obtaining written consent & a separate license agreement. Licensee must include on all productions & products the producer’s name. Licensee agrees to display the producer’s name in all physical media or within web presentation of a portion (e.g. pre-listening) or sum of the original instrumental composition that is being licensed in this agreement. Including but not limited to CD’s, CD covers, Cassette tapes, LP’s, Cards, etc. (Example credits: ‘Beat prod. by Audio Traction’ or ‘Music produced by Audio Traction. Any displayed or downloadable MP3 files must include ‘produced by Audio Traction’ within the file name. Furthermore, LEASING RIGHTS are subject to registrations in points (4-5).

 

2) PREMIUM LEASING RIGHTS –

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Same restrictions as in point (1) including the following differences: A premium lease comes as a mixed tag-free WAV-file. Instead of an allowed circulation of up to 2000 sales units, the premium lease allows up to 8000 sales units. In addition, the customer is allowed to use the beat for 1 profitable public performance. All other terms concerning premium leasing rights are listed in point (1). These terms stay the same for all types of premium leasing rights. Furthermore, PREMIUM LEASING RIGHTS are subject to registrations in points (4-5).

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3) EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS –

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The purchase of exclusive rights grants the customer full artistic & commercial rights to the purchased beat. There is no sales cap related to exclusive rights. An exclusive rights purchase comes as a mixed tag-free WAV-file, the corresponding separate track-lines & contract/invoice stating the rights of use. Once a beat has been sold with exclusive rights, it will no longer be available for any kind of leasing/sale. Previous leasing rights being sold before the beat has been sold exclusively are not affected hereby & stay valid until the sales cap has been reached. It is therefore possible that a beat has been leased several times before exclusive rights are sold. The beat will be marked as ‘sold’ & any possible download & licensing option will be removed. Upon request, a sold beat will be removed from any website & marketing space where it has been offered by the licensor. The licensor expressly forbids re-sale or other distribution of the producer’s composition, either as they exist or any modifications thereof. You (the customer) cannot sell, loan, rent, lease, assign, remix, re-arrange, remove any melodies, instruments, drum programming or transfer all or any of the products sold or their rights to another person (example – Record Label, another production company, another producer, another artist), or for use in any competitive product. Furthermore, EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS are subject to registrations in point (4–5).

 

4) PUBLIC PERFORMANCES –

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Non-profitable performances are allowed for any license type. Profitable performances are only allowed with exclusive rights.

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5) GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS –

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By making a payment the customer declares that he/she is fully aware of the terms & conditions & accepts & agrees to them. If a beat contains sampled material, the sample-clearing of itself needs to be done by the customer(s), not by "Audio Tractive". The licensee understands that they are responsible for clearing all samples that they choose to use & that the licensor cannot & will not be held liable for the misuse of any sampled material that the licensee uses in conjunction with the original instrumental composition that is being licensed in this agreement. The licensee understands & accepts that he/she only paid for the production work of the producer. The licensor does not claim to have any rights on any sampled material. Under no circumstances is a customer  allowed to re-sell the beat in any form unless purchased with copyright buyout. Rights that are given to a customer are not transferable. Customers may edit/alter the length of a beat as they see fit, as long as they own a license to the beat & do not change the sound-structure of the beat itself. No changes to a beat are allowed, except of length changes. Therefore it is also not allowed to use any parts, melodies, instruments, sounds, drum arrangements, etc. of the original instrumental composition for other compositions. After the delivery of the beat, "Audio Tractive" will be unbound of any further responsibilities to the customer & legally freed of any further duties. Any Beat by "Audio Tractive" may NOT be uploaded on any website without permission. Anybody abusing or disrespecting the listed terms & conditions will likely face a law suit and be banned from "Audio Tractive". Copyrights should be respected at all times.

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6) DJ LICENCE –

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DJ licence is as advertised and may be played on radio stations, In clubs/bars, In Lounges, At Concerts and at private events,  However beats purchased with a DJ Licence may NOT be altered, Recorded on, Profited from, Mixed or distributed in anyway or used in Games, Advertising or videos. Licensee agrees to display Audio Tractive's name in all physical media or within web presentation of a portion.

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7) VIDEO LICENCE –

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video licence contains the right to use the chosen beat/s in advertisements, game's and video's of any sort, Beats purchased with these rights are still entitled  to the agreement by the lecensor of displaying Audio Tractive's name in the credits section or anywhere in the video or advertisement, games must display the song title followed by Audio Tractive at the time the beat/s chosen is being played.

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Important - 

The licencee must acknowledge that all licences listed above are the property of Audio Tractive, Audio Tractive still maintains 100% of all rights to the beats purchased with any of the above licences.

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8) COPYRIGHT BUYOUT –

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by purchasing copyright buyout the licencee becomes the licensor by default and may do with the beat what they please, Including but not limited to reselling, Posting on websites, Altering/adding anything to the beat and distribution of the beat, Once a beat has been purchased with copyright buyout Audio Tractive is no longer the owner of the rights of that beat in any way other then being the company responsible for it's composure. Upon purchase a signed copy of copyright ownership transference will be sent along with a .wav and .mp3 file and the licence terms and conditions.