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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 (the cover song) for including on the recording artist's record for distribution and sale to the public.

The Parental Consent and Guarantee is a document that is used when a minor  (under the age of 18) is being signed to a contract and the contracting party wants a parent or guardian to provide both a consent for the minor to enter into the contract and an agreement to be liable for the performance of the contract.  This Parental Consent and Guarantee can be used with any contract on this site.  

This Producer Of Tracks Contract is used by most producers of music recordings in the hip-hop, rap and pop markets.

This Producer Of Tracks Contract is used by most producers of music recordings in the hip-hop, rap and pop markets.

This Producer Of Tracks Agreement is used by most producers of music recordings in the hip-hop, rap and pop markets.

This Producer Of Tracks Contract is used by most producers of music recordings in the hip-hop, rap and pop markets.

This Music Producer Record Company Agreement is used when a producer enters into a contract with a record company to produce one of the record company's artist it has under contract. It can alos be used by an artist on a label to hire the producer.