Music publishers, use this template to prepare an Exclusive Songwriting Contract to acquire title to a songwriter's musical compositions for publishing purposes. Key points of the contract include:

• The songwriter transfers to the publisher all right, title and interest in and to all of his/her songs in return for weekly advances and royalties on sales.


• The publisher has the right to refuse any song, and any rejected song remains the sole property of the songwriter.


• The songwriter has not and will not offer the compositions to any party other than the publisher during the term of the Contract.


• The publisher has the option to renew the contract.

This exclusive songwriting contract is in MS Word format, and can be used in either the United States or Canada. Buy the form once, it's yours to use as often as required.