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This Film Score Music Composer is used by a film, or television producer to contract with a music composer to create music for a film score and soundtrack for a film or television production.

This Investment In Record Company Project Agreement is used by a record company when an investor wishes invest in a specific project being released by a record company.

This Letter Of Direction is used when one party to a contract wishes to notify the other party to a contract to direct payment to another person.

This Live Performance Contract is used when a performing artist or booking agent for a performing artist makes an agreement for the artist to perform live at a venue.

This Live Performance Contract is used when a performing artist or booking agent for a performing artist makes an agreement for the artist to perform live at a venue.

This Master Use and Synchronization Agreement (Internet Website Customer Agreement) is used by a digital music download website (i.e. Rumblefish) to contract its customers for the use of the recorded music downloaded from its website  in films, television, advertising or other media uses.

This Master Use License is used by a film, video or television producer to contract with the owner of a recording (Artist or Record Company) to use a song in a film, video, music video, television program, or television advertisement whereby the recording of a song is synchronized to the action on the screen. It is necessary to also obtain permission for use of the song from the owner of the song (Songwriter or Publisher). A Synchronization License is used for this permission.

This is used when one record company want to use master recording owned by a different record company for a compilation record on its own label.The agreement can be altered to be used as a general master use license any time someone wanted to use a master recording in a non-audiovisual work such as in a radio advertisement. For permission to use the song on the compilation album the label would have to obtain a mechanical license from the owner of the song (songwriter or publisher). For use of a master recording in an audiovisual work then you would use the Master Use License (Audiovisual Work).

This Mechanical License is used when an artist or a record company on behalf of its recording artist wishes to record a song written by someone else (e.g. cover song) and sell that recording to the public as part of a CD or digital download, etc.  The definition of records in this license covers all configurations including compact discs and digital sales.

This Music Publishing Contract is used by a publishing company to contract with a writer and acquire the copyrights to songs written by a writer during the term of the contract. The contract sets forth the terms of the publisher's rights to exploit the acquired songs and splitting the income received from the exploitation of the songs 50/50.