Acquisition Agreement for Limited Rights in Music

Grant a record company or an artist the right to record music you hold the copyright on with this USA Compulsory Mechanical Rights License.

• The copyright holder gives permission for the record label or artist to record the song.
• The copyright holder grants the recording company or artist the right to reproduce, distribute and sell the composition, in exchange for a royalty on each sale, at whatever the current statutory rate is.
• The form is in accordance with the United States Copyright Act and is governed by U.S. laws.
• Songwriters, composers and music publishers can all use the Compulsory Mechanical Rights License to allow other parties to record the music they have copyrighted.
• Available in MS Word format.

This USA Recording Contract includes a schedule of different royalty rates for different artists and from different revenue sources.

• The royalty rate schedule sets out: basic single rates, basic rates for recordings, as well as rates for musical groups, sessions on which only certain group members appear, or appear under a different name.
• The contract contains provisions for shared billing on sides which are coupled with those of another artist.
• The musical artist and the recording company have joint artistic control over the recordings.
• The artist consents to the use of the artist's professional name in connection with the recordings.
• The USA Recording Contract with Royalty Rate Schedule is a digital download. The file is a MS Word template and is completely customizable to fit your brand and your business model.

Assign copyright in a musical composition from one publisher to another with this easy Assignment of Copyright form.

• The assignment is made at the request of the original songwriter, who has consented to the transfer of rights.
• This is a generic assignment form which can be used in any country that does not have a statutory form.
• Downloadable reusable template.

Every music publisher needs a full set of assignment forms. Add the Assignment of Copyright between Music Publishers to your suite of music industry forms.

Assign copyright of a musical composition back to the songwriter under a reversion clause with this Assignment of Copyright form.

• Some songwriter contracts contain a reversion provision, which gives the songwriter the right to repurchase copyright to one or more songs or compositions for a specified sum after a certain length of time or on certain conditions.
• If that happens, the music publisher must reassign the copyright back to the songwriter.
• This is a digital template that you can download, customize, and re-use as often as you like.
• The Assignment (Reversion) of Copyright to Songwriter form can be used in both Canada and the United States.

Prepare a Royalty Agreement between a musical artist and a record producer in connection with producing master recordings.

• The artist agrees to pay the producer a percentage of the artist's royalties on sales of recordings derived from the masters, as payment for the producer's services in recording and creating the masters.
• Available in MS Word format and fully editable to meet your needs.
• This is a generic form that can be used almost anywhere.
• Buy the form once, it's yours to use as often as required.