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Publishing Agreement 

If you have chosen publishing option, you agree that this is for the services of music publishing described below between Indimore Inc dba Indimore Music Publishing, or its affiliate's Blakeport LLC, Blakeport Limited and Blakeport Group and 'Yourself' (the person submitting this form) and hereinafter referred to as  “Yourself or You”) 
 
This Agreement optionally covers publishing for musical compositions created by Yourself.
  1. Indimore Music Publishing agree to act in the capacity of 'Publisher' on an exclusive basis. You will receive a share of up to fifty (50%) percent of all publishing receipts which is including payment of  songwriter royalties (writers share ), following costs of copyright and usage registration, printing and all normal expenses. Any extraordinary expenses will not be incurred by either party without the written consent of the other (i.e., advertising, publicity, promotional expenses).
  2. Public performance, mechanical and neighboring rights, and print rights in and to the compositions will be assigned to Indimore Music Publishing who is hereby authorized to pay directly to Yourself or an authorized designee. 
  3. The compositions are to be copyrighted in the joint names of the parties. Additionally, under the terms of this Agreement shall be for an initial period of twenty four (24) months, followed by an auto renewable term of three(3) years of the copyrights and any renewal of this copyright. 
  4. You must ensure that you are a owner (whole or shared) of the copyright of the musical compositions within this Agreement and that these have not been assigned to another party and are clear of any claim. You agree, on checking 'yes' is equal to signing of this Agreement and You will indemnify Indimore Music Publishing against all claims of copyright infringement or theft brought by a third party for any of the musical compositions’ herein for the life of the compositions and any licenses issued relating to said compositions. You should also bring to the attention to Indimore Music Publishing anything that might become known or recalled following signing of this Agreement relating to any composition herein the terms of this Agreement.
  5. Termination of this agreement must be giving in writing 3 months in advance of the renewal date of a term and any current or pending licenses must be upheld and the party termination must provide secure and reliable facilities for administration of existing licenses. Any digital assets created by Indimore Music for the purposes of promotion will also conclude.
  6. You agree that Indimore Music Publishing shall issue all licenses, including for the mechanical reproduction, and synchronization uses of said compositions throughout the world, and for sub-publication rights to said compositions throughout the world in behalf of both parties.
  7. It is further agreed that Indimore Music Publishing shall be held accountable to Yourself and the composer(s) if applicable, and Indimore Music Publishing agrees to make statements and payments to Yourself and composer(s), within forty-five (45) days after June 30th and December 31st of each calendar year.
  8. In cases where music compositions have not previously been released or the release is not available, Indimore Music Publishing may release these musical compositions. This is for the purpose of a) protecting the copyright of the composition against piracy and b) enabling the availability of metadata for search on platforms. Indimore Music Publishing reserves the right to release the musical composition on under its own label or sub label imprint and will be responsible for release artwork and distribution via their partner network. Indimore Music Publishing reserves the right to use 'Your' Image and Likeness to promote your music and 'You'. We may also create digital and physical assets such as websites, landing pages and social media accounts for the purpose of promotion.
  9. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws and in the courts of the State of California and by the laws of the United States, excluding their conflicts of law principles. Any dispute or legal proceeding regarding the Agreement shall take place in the county of Los Angeles, in the State of California.
  10. This Agreement and option shall be considered renewed at the end of the period herein unless each party receives a written notice with the intent to terminate this Agreement. Any questions relating to this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California
 

Rights Collection Agreement

If you have chosen 'Rights Collection' you agree that the collection of past, present and future performance, lyrical, video, mechanical and sound recording related rights  will be assigned to Indimore Music Publishing who is hereby authorized to pay directly to you or the  the rights-holders of the musical compositions (songs), seventy five percent (75%) of royalties. You ensure you have a share of the rights of the musical compositions and/or sound recordings this Agreement covers and that these have not been assigned to another party and are clear of any claim. You agree, on checking 'yes' is equal to signing of this Agreement and You will indemnify Indimore Music Publishing against all claims of copyright infringement or theft brought by a third party for any of the musical compositions’ herein for the life of the compositions and any licenses issued relating to said compositions. You should also bring to the attention of Indimore Music Publishing anything that might become known or recalled after agreeing to the terms of this  Agreement relating to any composition.  This Agreement can be cancelled by either party given three (3) months written notice provided there are no continued commitments in place to a third party, at which point this Agreement can be cancelled once said third party commitments have concluded and have been satisfactorily discharged.

Sync License Agreement 

If you have chosen sync option, you agree that checking 'yes' is equal to signing of this Agreement, and you agree to Indimore Music Publishing will act as the music publisher for song administration and to issue sync licenses, master use licenses (if applicable) to a user wanting to license the musical composition(s) and sound recording on for an audio-visual project. For providing this service Indimore Music Publishing will pay the rights owner of the musical composition(s) and sound recording sixty percent (60%) of the license(s) fee where a user licenses the composition(s) and sound recording  directly from one of our platforms. You also ensure that you hold 100% of the copyright of the musical composition or sound recording, or you have a share of these compositions,  and that these have not been assigned to another party and are clear of any claim. Indimore Music Publishing is indemnified against all claims of copyright infringement or theft brought by a third party for any of the musical composition(s) for the life of the composition(s) and any related licenses issued. This Agreement can be cancelled by either party given three (3) months written notice provided there are no continued commitments in place to a third party, at which point this Agreement can be cancelled once said third party commitments have concluded and have been satisfactorily discharged.

Distribution Agreement

You have the right to provide exclusive distribution rights to Indimore Music Publishing, including any of its labels and that no other person, firm or corporation has any right, title or interest in or to the Master’s or any copy or duplicate. You agree, on checking 'yes' is equal to signing of this Agreement. Following essential expenses in relation to distribution, You will receive 70% of all net royalties related to distribution of the Master(s). Indimore Music will receive 30% net royalties. Additionally, you guarantee that you have not done or will do anything which is inconsistent with Indimore Music’s complete distribution of said Master’s, related and said performances. In connection with the recording of Master’s, all costs of recording, musicians’ fees, and payments to any artists and arrangers have been paid in full by you. Additionally, you will indemnify Indimore Music Publishing against any losses, damages, costs, or claims of any parties resulting from the services of the artists and musicians whose performances are embodied on said Master recordings. The term "records", as used in this Agreement, shall mean all transcriptions, duplication's, encoding or any other method used to duplicate the performance, now known or to be later utilized, including, but not limited to: streaming, digital downloads, compact discs, phonograph records, audio cassette tapes, digital audio tapes, DVD or any and all other digital delivery methods that now exist or may come into being in the future. In the terms of this Agreement, you hereby assign, transfer and grant to Indimore Music Publishing all rights to distribute in the United States of America and the rest of the world without any limitation in and to the Master, all copies, and all performances embodied therein, including but not limited to: The exclusive distribution of the Master, all duplicates, and all the performances, edited, excerpted, altered in any manner or by any means whatsoever in the terms of this Agreement. The sole, exclusive, and perpetual right in the United States of America and the rest of the world to distribute, advertise, sell, and otherwise deal in records manufactured from the Master or to refrain therefrom, upon such terms and conditions as we may decide, including the right to use and control all such records and the performances embodied therein. The non-exclusive right in the United States of America and the world to use and publish and to permit others to use and publish the names, likenesses and images of all persons who performed in the recording of the Master, in connection with the sale of records produced from the Master. The right to distribute copies of the Master in markets worldwide and to act as negotiator in securing licensing of the Master in presently unsecured territories. You agree to the obtaining of all necessary mechanical licenses from the copyright owners of the compositions embodied on the Master and to pay mechanical license fees which may become due by the sale of records manufactured from the Master. This Agreement can be cancelled by either party given three (3) months written notice provided there are no continued commitments in place to a third party, at which point this Agreement can be cancelled once said third party commitments have concluded and have been satisfactorily discharged. 
 

Submission of this form will not obligate Indimore Music Publishing, its affiliates or partners to provide these services. Upon it's acceptance it serves as a legally binding Agreement upon all parties.

Updated 8 January 2024