USA music publishers, use this template to create a Standard Uniform Popular Songwriters Contract, which you can use to acquire the rights to a songwriter's musical composition for publishing purposes. Key points of the contract include:

• The songwriter transfers to the publisher all right, title and interest in and to a song, in return for royalty payments.


• The contract is subject to any existing agreements between the parties and ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers).


• The music publisher agrees not to grant any party a license to use the composition without the consent of the songwriter.


• The publisher agrees to publish the song within a certain time period, failing which the songwriter can demand return of the song.


• The songwriter has the right to examine all books and accounts relating to the composition.

This USA songwriters contract is in MS Word format, and is fully editable to meet your needs. Buy the form once, it's yours to use as often as required.