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The digital product is available for download immediately after order confirmation and can be downloaded immediately or at a later time. For this type of product we do not accept the right of withdrawal. We are available for any clarification and assistance. info@krotonmusic.com

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Terms and Conditions of our licenses

1 – Licenses – START – GOLD – UNLIMITED

This standard  license agreement (“Agreement”) for the backing track purchased at krotonmusic.com (“backing track”) is a legal agreement between the part granting the license (“Licensor”) and the party receiving it ( “Licensee”). Licensor and Licensee are each a “Part” and may be referred to herein collectively as the “Parties”. This Agreement concerns only the license of the Backing Track purchased on the www.krotonmusic.com site.

  1. Subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 2 hereof, Licensor grants Licensee a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to create one (1) derivative work from the backing track incorporating a vocal melody and/or text ( “Significant Additions”) to the Piece (the Piece when combined with such Significant Additions, the “Derivative Work”) for public broadcasting (the “License”), solely in connection with the promotion of Licensee’s music]. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensee shall have no right to exploit the backing track separately and independently of its inclusion in a Derivative Work as authorized below. The Licensee is not permitted to distribute the backing track, except to the extent it is incorporated into a Derivative Work (and thus subject to the terms of this Agreement). For the avoidance of doubt, this license is non-exclusive and the Licensor may continue to license the backing track to other third parties.

 

  1. Credits: Licensee will be required to provide attribution to Licensor on all distributions of the Derivative Work by including “Produced by KROTONMUSIC and co-produced by__________” in the “credits” or “personal” sections appended to all distributions of the Derivative Work , including, without limitation, any liner notes and metadata.

 

  1. Restrictions
    1. The Licensee may publish the “derivative work” on digital streaming platforms (such as spotify, apple music, amazon music, deezer and others) up to the limits permitted by the purchased license. These limits are: 20.000 (twenty thousand) streams for the START license; 200.000 (two hundred thousand) streams for the GOLD license; unlimited for the UNLIMITED license.
    2. The Licensee may publish the “derivative work” on Youtube up to the limits permitted by the purchased license. These limits are: 20.000 (twenty thousand) streams for the START license; 200.000 (two hundred thousand) streams for the GOLD license; unlimited for the UNLIMITED license
    3. The Licensee may not produce, nor authorize the production of audiovisual works that incorporate only the musical backing track.
    4. The Licensee is not permitted to deposit any melodic element present in the backing track with siae. He will only be able to deposit the parts considered “significant additions” (created by him or by whomever).
    5. The Licensee may participate in any live public performance of the Derivative Work, but will not be authorized to broadcast it via Radio and TV.
    6. The distribution of the musical backing track alone through Terrestrial Radio is prohibited.
    7. The Licensee is not allowed to grant synchronization licenses to the backing track or to the Derivative Work.
    8. The Licensee is not permitted to distribute the Backing Track as-is (without Significant Additions) under any circumstances.
  2. In exchange for the License, the Licensee must pay the fee (the “Fee”) established on the krotonmusic website. The fee is non-negotiable, non-refundable and non-recoverable.
  3. Except as expressly set forth herein, Licensor will continue to own all right, title and interest in and to the master registration and composition of the backing track, and nothing herein shall constitute an assignment of such rights. For the avoidance of doubt, the Licensee does not own the intellectual property rights to the composition or sound recording of the Derivative Work. The Licensee is granted only the right to use the backing track in the Derivative Work and to exploit the Derivative Work in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Licensor does not intend to grant any rights in or to any other derivative works of the backing track that may have been created by third parties. All Material Addendums written and recorded by the Licensee shall be the property of the Licensee. The parties do not intend to create a joint business.
  4. Licensor represents, warrants and guarantees that (i) Licensor owns or controls the copyright in the composition and master recording of the backing track; (ii) to the extent any third party intellectual property (“Third Party IP”) has been incorporated into the backing track, Licensor has obtained all necessary rights from all applicable third parties for (x) the inclusion of such Third party IP in Track and (y) Licensor to be able to grant Licensee the rights contemplated herein without required consents or additional fees owed to third parties for any use of backing track by Licensee in accordance with this Agreement; and (iii) that the backing track, as provided to the Licensee, does not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights or any other rights of any third party.

 

  1. Compensation

 

  1. Licensee will indemnify, defend and hold Licensor harmless and their respective officers,directors, members, officers, employees and agents from and against any damages, losses,costs, expenses and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by such parties in connection with any claim third party action or proceeding backing track on or arising out of any allegation that the Derivative Work infringes the intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights of any third party.
  2. Terms
  3. If Licensee is in material breach of this Agreement and fails to cure such breach withinfifteen (15) days of receipt of written notice, Licensor may terminate this Agreement.
  4.  This Agreement (and the Licence) will automatically terminate if even one point of section 2 (restrictions) is not complied with
  5. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, all rights in the Derivative Work, except for any Material Additions, and the backing track will revert to the Licensor and all Sections of this Agreement will terminate.
  6.  Upon termination of this Agreement, Licensee shall use reasonable efforts to remove the                   Derivative Work from the Streaming Services. For the avoidance of doubt, any physical                                    form of the Derivative Work created and distributed during the term of this Agreement by or    on behalf of the Licensee in accordance with this Agreement shall not be recovered, destroyed or otherwise distributed upon expiration or termination of this Agreement.
  7. General Terms. Neither Party may assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties and supersedes all prior agreements or negotiations between the Parties. No modification or modification or waiver of this Agreement will be effective unless in writing and agreed to by both Parties (including by email). If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal or unenforceable, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary for this Agreement to remain in full force and effect and enforceable. This Agreement, and all disputes directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this Agreement, will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Italian State, without reference to the choice of laws relating thereto. The titles in this document are for convenience of reference only and in no way affect the interpretation of the Agreement.