Originally Posted by humtoo
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Steve, I fail to see how you can classify this as the worst deal you've seen. As far as library music contracts go - ours is very fair and we consulted heavily to ensure this. The key thing again to remember is that we are a music library - not Myspace. Still, if you want to put up your songs just to have an online resume you can do so on our site as long as you don't pitch them for projects or enter them into the library (again explained in "how it works"). ...


This is why I personally feel that it's one of the worst deals-
The minute a track is uploaded to your site...you control the EXCLUSIVE PUBLISHING for 5 years. It doesn't say anywhere in your terms of agreement that you can just post tracks as a `resume', as you stated here, and that the copyright transfer doesn't happen UNTIL you submit for a project. If it does, please correct me.

You tell Brian that the copyright transfer does not take place at the upload stage, yet section 4 of your agreement says that it does.

(from your site)
"4.2 In this agreement, “Publishing Period” means, in respect of each Uploaded Work, a period of no less than five (5) years commencing on the date the relevant Track embodying that Uploaded Work is uploaded to the Website, " That certainly reads to me that once it's uploaded...the 5 year clock starts ticking!

As I indicated in my correspondence with you, personally...I'm sure your offer is attractive to some people. Perhaps I am simply one of the minority that doesn't agree to the terms.

Last edited by Steve P.; 04/15/09 09:18 PM.
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