- This Agreement governs the relationship between MAC Music Global, trading as MAC Music Global (‘us/we/our’) and ____________________ (‘you/your/the Artist’) in respect of any musical works or sound recordings (‘Works’) that you submit to us for inclusion in any of the services (‘Service’) as defined on www.macmusicglobal.com, in writing or verbally agreed.
- Grant of Rights. In consideration of the sums payable to you and the services provided by us pursuant to this Agreement, you grant to us and our licensees for the term of this Agreement:
a non-exclusive world-wide licence to use, reproduce, distribute, display, publicly perform, exhibit, broadcast and transmit and make available by all means and media (whether now known or existing in the future) the Works for distribution in the Service and for all promotional purposes including without limitation for the purposes of internet radio broadcast; and use, reproduce and display in the Service any trade marks, service marks or trade names relating to you and the name and likeness of you and the band/artist whose performances are embodied in the Works.
Synchronise the Works in timed relation with moving images (for example, incorporating the Work into the soundtrack of a video game, advert, film or television show) (‘Sync Rights’).
- You grant to us (on behalf of yourself) all necessary consents under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (‘Act’) and any modification or re-enactment thereof to enable us to make the fullest possible use of the Works in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement including without limitation any and all consents required under Part II of the Act. The Artist will hold copyright at all times.
- Payment shall only be made to You if accumulated outstanding earnings exceed £50. This threshold shall be carried over until such a time as it is attained. Only monies earned within the preceding months shall be paid and only if received from retailer/licensee. As regards royalty payment to You, any transaction charges shall be passed on. You agree that Your user account and revenue may be frozen at Our discretion if We believe that materials submitted to Us by You are illegal, fraudulent or violate the terms of service of MAC Music Global or any of Our partners. If the submitted material is found to be as in the previous sentence, copyrights will be forfeited.. You agree that royalty payments will only be made once We have received appropriate and verified licensing documents to cover the volume of sales in appropriate territories.
- You warrant, agree and undertake both on behalf of yourself that the Works are original to you and have not been copied from any third party; the Works do not infringe any copyright, trademark or other proprietary or intellectual property rights of any third party or include any material which are defamatory of any party or obscene; you are not under any disability, restriction or prohibition, whether contractual or otherwise with respect to your right, power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and grant the rights herein expressed to be granted to us and in particular, the Works do not contain any viruses or other programming routines that detrimentally interfere with computer systems or data. You warrant that you have obtained appropriate licensing for cover versions for release within territories needing such.
- You agree to indemnify and reimburse Us in full via Your royalty balance and/or separate payment against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses or expenses (including legal fees) suffered or incurred by us as a result of your breach of any of the warranties or undertakings in this Agreement, or any claims by any third party including but not limited to claims for payment of outstanding debts for services provided or goods supplied by such third parties.
7.a Upon contract termination We shall instruct our partners within 45 days to remove recordings from all platforms. We are not responsible for third-party exploitation after removal instruction. You are responsible for any third-party take-down fees.
7.b Any violation of our terms and conditions by You will result in your account being frozen, your name banned from the system and your incomes cancelled.
7.c You shall provide accurate contact details for you and/or your representative(s). If supplied payment details are inaccurate any monies paid towards You using these incorrect details shall be forfeited.
- Artist shall make all content in a Work available for publication and distribution in the agreed format within a reasonable and pre-agreed time. In case of late delivery, we will use our best efforts to fulfill the agreed Services. We do not need to start the Services before we receive ALL required content. MAC Music Global is not responsible for any third party’s failure to make the content commercially available, remove the content from sale (not enter progress payments into the system), fail to comply with posted instructions, or take any action requested by You or Us.
- Each party to this agreement shall keep confidential all information disclosed within the agreement and up to three years after termination.
9.a This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between us in respect of the subject matter of it and no terms, obligations, representations, promises or conditions, oral or written, express or implied have been made or relied upon, other than those contained in it. The provisions contained in each clause and sub-clause of this Agreement shall be enforceable independently of each of the others and its validity shall not be affected if any of the others is invalid. If any of those provisions is void but would be valid if some part of the provision were deleted, the provision in question shall apply with such modification as may be necessary to make it valid.
- This Agreement will be interpreted and applied in all respects in accordance with International law, and the parties will be irrevocably subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the International courts. In case of a disagreement between the parties arising from this contract, they undertake to try to resolve the dispute by entering into a mediation process in good faith with the other party before initiating arbitration or litigation.
- The term of this Agreement will be two years from the date of its acceptance and will be automatically renewed for consecutive two-year periods unless either Party gives written notice to the other Party to terminate this Agreement at least 45 days before the next anniversary of this Agreement. Agreement.
- The Parties agree that no third party will acquire any third party rights under this contract, and the provisions of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties Rights) Act 1999 are expressly excluded.
- When you become a member, you accept all the terms. If you engage in actions such as botting, fake clicks and copyright infringement on Spotify, Youtube and other DSPs, your songs will be deleted and you will accept the penalty imposed by the DSPs and us. Your membership and artist profile will be marked and closed, your copyright revenues will be confiscated and legal action will be initiated against you.
- Founded with the support of international music associations and working with the mission of being musician-friendly, MAC Music Global requests an annual membership fee from musicians and reserves the right to change this price according to economic conditions in the world.Annual dues paid are valid for 1 year.
- In order for the system to survive and provide services, a percentage deduction will be made from the royalties specified in Article 16 and in special agreements made with some artists.In addition, depending on the country where the musician lives, tax, bank transfer or other license costs, if any, will be automatically deducted from the royalty fee.
- If you do not have a special contract with us, your deduction will be 9%.
- After deducting the deductions in this article from the royalty fee, 100% of the remaining progress payment will be paid to the artist.
- If you have paid a subscription fee, the amount will not be refunded under any circumstances, as it is specifically for the setup of a personalized panel for you. The fee you’ve paid is intended for the use of panel setup and services for a duration of one year. While you have the right to discontinue using the services, you cannot request a refund for the installation and subscription fee. By making the payment, you automatically accept these terms and conditions.