Jones SODA PLAIN ENGLISH ONLINE MUSIC SUBMISSION AGREEMENT
THIS MUSIC LICENSE AGREEMENT is
entered into by and between Jones Soda Co.,
A. The reference to "you" in this Agreement shall mean you, and if you are in a group, then it means each member of the group or the group as a whole. The same goes for "your" and "yours."
B. Jones means Jones Soda Co., and its successors, assigns, agents, distributors, dealers, and licensees.
C. Jones' Web site means the Web site or Web sites owned by Jones, or maintained on Jones' behalf, through which digital music content is available.
D. "Artist Content" means (i) sound recordings of your vocal and/or instrumental performances, (ii) the musical works (i.e., songs, lyrics) embodied in those recordings and works, and (iii) your name(s), trademarks, tradenames, likenesses, photographs, biographical materials, artwork, liner notes, and other graphical or textual material that you upload to Jones' Web site.
E.
"Digital Phonorecord Delivery"
is a strange term, but it is used in the U.S. Copyright law, and in this
Agreement, to mean each individual delivery of a phonorecord by digital
transmission of a sound recording which results in a specifically identifiable
reproduction by or for any transmission recipient of a phonorecord of that
sound recording by any means now known or hereafter devised. This is just the complete legal way of
describing a digital download of a recording in the form of, for example, an
MP3 file.
F.
"Digital Streaming
Transmission" is a digital transmission of a sound recording where a copy
of the recording is not made by or for the transmission recipient, as, for
example, a webcast.
G. For the definitions of "sound recording," "audiovisual work," and other useful definitions of words and phrases used in this Agreement, please visit the U.S. Copyright Law link to http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/.
1. Grant of License. This section of the Agreement is divided into three parts. The first concerns your providing Jones with permission to post your Artist Content on the Jones Web site. The second concerns the use of your name, trade name, trademark, photograph, likeness, biography and other material for the purpose of promoting your Artist Content. The third makes it clear that you remain the owner of anything you submit to Jones, including the copyright in the Artist Content; all you are providing to Jones is permission to do certain things, and that permission may be revoked by you at any time as specified below under "termination."
1.1. Artist Content. You hereby grant to Jones permission, on a non-exclusive basis, throughout the world, to do the following things:
(a) to prepare and encode Artist Content, or any portion thereof (including 30-second sound clips), for Digital Transmission, and the making of Digital Phonorecord Deliveries, in any format (e.g., Real Audio, MP3, etc.), and by any means, now known or hereafter devised;
(b) to display, copy, reproduce (and to mechanically reproduce each musical composition included in the Artist Content), exhibit, publicly perform, broadcast, rebroadcast, transmit, retransmit, distribute through any electronic means (including analog and digital), including Digital Streaming Transmission and Digital Phonorecord Delivery, electronically publish and synchronize with visual images any or all of the Artist Content, including any portion thereof, and to include them in compilations for such purposes, by any and all means and media now known or hereafter devised and
(c) to create Custom Compilations containing the Artist Content and to distribute them by any and all means and media now known or hereafter devised, including but not limited to standard audio-only compact discs and audio-only cassettes manufactured primarily for home entertainment.
1.2. Name
and Likeness. You hereby grant to
Jones permission, on a non-exclusive basis, throughout the world, to use your
name(s), group name, approved photograph and/or likeness(es) and approved
biographical materials solely in connection with the distribution,
exploitation, promotion, marketing and advertising of the Artist Content and
the Jones Site. You also agree not to
assert any privacy, publicity, moral or similar rights held by you (and any
other person(s) whose performances are embodied in the Artist Content) under
the laws of the
1.3. Reserved Rights. You shall at all times retain all right, title and interest in and to the Artist Content provided by you hereunder, including, without limitation, the copyrights therein and thereto.
2. Compensation. Unless otherwise agreed between you and Jones in writing, the permission granted above to Jones for the distribution of Artist Content under this Agreement shall be royalty free, as long as Jones does not charge a fee for such distribution.
3. Termination. You may terminate the grant of rights set forth above at any time by so notifying us in writing or by email addressed to info@myjonesmusic.com. Upon such termination, the permissions listed in the grant of rights section above shall terminate upon our actual receipt of such notice, provided that (a) Jones shall have a up to thirty (30) days to promptly remove the Artist Content from the Jones Web site, and (c) the parties agree to cooperate in providing an orderly termination of their relations. Jones may terminate the grant of rights above at any time by notifying you by email to the e-mail address, which you supply to us. Jones has no obligations to review, edit or monitor any Artist Content or Artist Merchandise, and reserves the right to cease offering any Artist Content at any time without notice.
4. Artist
Warranty. You represent and warrant
that (a) the Artist Content is your or your band's own original work, and
contains no sampled material, (b) you have full right and power to enter into
and perform this Agreement, and have secured all third party consents necessary
to enter into this Agreement, (c) the Artist Content does not and will not
infringe on any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or
other proprietary rights, rights of publicity or privacy, or moral rights (d)
the Artist Content does not and will not violate any law, statute, ordinance or
regulation; (e) the Artist Content is not and will not be defamatory, trade
libelous, pornographic or obscene, (f) the Artist Content does not and will not
contain any viruses or other programming routines that detrimentally interfere
with computer systems or data, (g) all factual assertions that you have made
and will make to us are true and complete, and (h) if any member of your group
is a minor, you hereby warrant that you have the legal right to execute this
Agreement on behalf of the minor artist and guarantee such person's performance
of the terms of this Agreement. You
shall be responsible for all licensing, reporting and payment obligations of
any kind to third parties in connection with the Artist Content, including but
not limited to any applicable union and/or guild payments, "sample"
or "replay" licenses or payments, and mechanical, synchronization or
public performance royalties. You agree to indemnify and hold us and our
customers harmless from any and all damages and costs, including reasonable
attorney's fees, arising out of or related to your breach of the
representations and warranties described in this section. You agree to execute
and deliver documents to us, upon our reasonable request, that evidence or
effectuate our rights under this agreement. These warranties shall survive any
termination of this agreement.
5. Disclaimer.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, JONES DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO (1) UNINTERRUPTED OR CONTINUOUS AVAILABILITY OF THE JONES SITE, AND (2) IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE JONES SITE AND ANY SERVICES PROVIDED BY JONES HEREUNDER. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
6. No
Liability For Consequential Damages.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL JONES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE JONES SITE, EVEN IF JONES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
7. No Liability for Mistake. Jones will make good faith efforts to make Artist Content available in accordance with your instructions. However, recognizing the complexities of operating automated systems, from time to time, we may incorrectly categorize Artist Content. Should Jones make such an error, then upon notice from you Jones will take all commercially reasonable efforts to promptly correct it, that being your sole and exclusive remedy, it being understood that Jones shall not be responsible for consequential or other damages.
8. Other Terms Our Lawyers Asked Us to Include. These terms are also important, but they are also more lawyerly. If you have any questions about any of these terms, please seek independent legal advice.
8.1. Choice
of Law and Forum. This Agreement is
governed by the laws of the
8.2. Waiver of Injunctive Relief. Your sole remedy for a breach of this Agreement by Jones shall be an action at law for money damages, if any. You hereby waive any right to, or to seek, injunctive or other equitable relief in connection with any breach or alleged breach of this Agreement by Jones.
8.3. Amendment in Writing. This Agreement may not be amended unless an officer of Jones has approved and signed such an amendment in writing.
8.4. Intellectual Property Notices. You shall be solely responsible for providing all copyright notices and other legal notices in connection with the Artist Content.
8.5. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect.
8.6. Entire Agreement / Integration. This Agreement is the entire agreement between you and Jones and supersedes any other communications or advertising.
8.7. Advice of Counsel Acknowledged. You represent that you have carefully read this agreement, that you understand its contents, and that you have had an opportunity to seek independent legal advice with respect to the review and advisability of entering into this Agreement.
I AM OVER THE AGE OF 18, HAVE AUTHORITY TO SIGN FOR THE BAND, HAVE READ THE ABOVE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE JONES SODA PLAIN ENGLISH ONLINE MUSIC SUBMISSION AGREEMENT:
Jones Soda Co.
Date:
By:_________________________________
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Artist
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By:_________________________________
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