Songwriter(s) – Publisher Agreement – Royalties

Songwriter(s) - Publisher Agreement (Copyright Assignment)

Songwriter(s) Name: ____________________________________________ (Print Names) _____________________________________________ Music by: ______________________________________________________ Lyrics by: _______________________________________________________ Composition Name: _______________________________________________ Composition Genre: _______________________________________________ (for band, singer, group, film, music video, stage production, game show, commercial, etc) Publisher(s) Name: _______________________________________________ Publisher Company: ______________________________________________ Project Name: __________________________________________________ Project Genre: _________________________________________________ (film, music video, stage production, game show, etc) Herein this Agreement the band, Indie band, singer, vocal group, choral group or musical publisher, or any person who will publish the Composition commercially for profit herein is called the “Publisher”. Herein this Agreement is between the above named and below signed Publisher and/or Production Company (herein called the “Publisher”) and the above named and below signed Songwriter(s) (herein are called the “Songwriter”). HENCE, in consideration of the promises, and of the mutual undertakings herein contained, and for other good and valuable considerations, the above named and below signed Songwriter and the above named and below signed Publisher agree as follows: 1. The Songwriter agrees to maintain the confidential nature of any and all matters relating to the Project and not at any time to take any unauthorized photographs, nor video, by any and all electronic or mechanical means, nor audio recording, by any and all electronic or mechanical means, nor to pass on nor to release to any person any information, photographs, videos, nor audio recordings nor things coming into her/his/their possession which relate to the Project. 2. The Songwriter hereby sells, assigns, transfers and delivers to the Publisher, its, heirs, successors and assigns, the above named original musical Composition written and composed by the Songwriter. 4. The Songwriter hereby covenants, represents and warrants that: (i) the above named Composition hereby sold is an “Original Composition”; and, (ii) neither above named Composition nor any part thereof infringes upon the title of the literary or musical property nor the Copyright in any other Composition: and, (iii) that she/he/they is/are the sole Writer and Songwriter and the sole Owner thereof and of all the Rights therein; and, (iv) has not sold, assigned, licensed, set over, transferred, hypothecated nor mortgaged any Right, Title or Interest in or to . . . . continued 12. The Publisher agrees to publish the above mentioned musical Composition in saleable form within ________________________________________________ (weeks, months, year) after the receipt of lead sheet of the above named Composition. Should the Publisher fail to do so, the Songwriter shall have the Right, in writing, by registered mail, to demand the return of such unpublished Composition, whereupon. . . . continued