Licensing Info
NOTE: Listed below are the contracts for each of our beat licenses, detailing all of the terms and conditions to which you agreed to & must abide by. Please refer to the specific contract(s) of the license(s) that you purchased for details. Thanks for your support and we hope you enjoy your purchase(s).
STANDARD LEASE LICENSE AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into on this date of downloading the (“Instrumental”) serves as a legally binding contract between JADE 9 AUDIO (“Licensor”) and the client (“Licensee”). This agreement grants the Licensee a Standard Lease license to use the downloaded (“Instrumental”).
Standard Lease Download:
Entitles Licensee to a high quality MP3 (untagged)
Master Recording & Distribution:
Licensee is hereby granted a Standard Lease license from the Licensor to use the “Instrumental” for commercial recordings or broadcasts. The Licensee is limited to distributing one (1) version of the Master Recording for one (1) profitable or non-profitable use and may distribute up to five thousand (5000) copies of the Master Recording (Royalty Free), which can be distributed on various kinds of recording media including, but not limited to compact discs, DVDs, digital downloads, record sales, and other forms of physical media.
The “Instrumental” is not to be reverse engineered, transformed, remixed, changed, or altered in any way, shape, or form from the original “Instrumental” that was received.
Lyrical content must be synchronized with the “Instrumental” in the Master Recording before being made available and or used for commercial or non-commercial purposes.
Licensee must supply the Licensor with at least one (1) copy of the Master Recording made using the “Instrumental”.
Youtube Streams | Internet Radio:
The “Instrumental” may be used for unlimited Non-Monetized Youtube streams and up to 500,000 streams on Internet Radio (i.e. Pandora, Sirrus XM, etc.)
Live Performance:
The Licensee may use the “Instrumental” at clubs, concerts, theaters, churches, ball games or any other public setting for free non-profit generating live performances during the term of lease as long as the “Instrumental” is accompanied by the Licensee’s vocals in such form as rapping, singing, spoken word, poem recital or other means of vocal accompaniment. The exception to this rule is that the “Instrumental” may be used without lyrics synchronized when using the “Instrumental” for dance performances.
Term of Use:
The term of use will begin the day the MP3 file “Instrumental” is downloaded by the Licensee and will be effective for two years (2) from that date. During, at the end of or after the term of the Standard Lease license, the Licensee has the option to either upgrade their license or purchase the Exclusive Rights license if available. If the Exclusive Rights license has been sold, the Licensee still retains the right to use the Standard Lease “Instrumental” for the remainder of the term that predated the Exclusive Rights sold.
Uses Not Permitted:
The Licensor expressly forbids editing, resale, or other distribution of the “Instrumental”, either as it exists or any modification thereof. The Licensee can not sell, loan, rent, lease, nor assign use of any variation of the “Instrumental”. The Licensee can not remove, rearrange, dismantle, or extract any melodies, instruments, or drum programming from the “Instrumental” to include in a sound or sample library, for distribution nor for the transfer of rights to another user (example – Record Label, another production company, another producer) for use in any competitive product.
Distribution and or use of the “Instrumental” is not permitted by means of Commercial Advertisement, Television Broadcast, Video Games, On-hold & In House Background Music, or film Soundtracks.
Copyright & Ownership:
The Licensor maintains 100% full rights (copyright and ownership) of the “Instrumental” and can continue to sell it to other customers until the Exclusive Rights have been sold. The Licensee has neither the right nor authority to sell or license the rights to the “Instrumental” whether in whole or in part to any other party.
Credit:
Licensee must give production credit to the Licensor by including either “Produced by LFiers (Jade 9 Audio)” or “Produced by LFiers” on all physical and or digital media containing a portion, sum or all of the “Instrumental” that is being licensed in this agreement, including but not limited to CD’s, CD cover/booklet, Cards, Mixtapes, Websites, song or video descriptions, Youtube videos, file-names, albums, singles, remixes, social network pages such as Facebook, music sites such as Soundcloud, Reverbnation, etc. This can also be done verbally (through recorded vocals on the Master Recording).
Clearing of Samples:
If the “Instrumental” includes samples, the Licensee understands that the sequence and music arrangement is considered original work. The Licensee is responsible for clearing all samples used (if any) and that the Licensor cannot and will not be held liable for the misuse of any sampled material that the Licensee uses in conjunction with the “Instrumental” that is licensed in this agreement.
Acknowledgement:
By receiving this contract and downloading associated audio file(s), the Licensee automatically agrees to all terms stated in this agreement and is therefore granted a Standard Lease license to the “Instrumental”.
PREMIUM LEASE LICENSE AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into on this date of downloading the (“Instrumental”) serves as a legally binding contract between JADE 9 AUDIO (“Licensor”) and the client (“Licensee”). This agreement grants the Licensee a Premium Lease license to use the downloaded (“Instrumental”).
Standard Lease Download:
Entitles Licensee to a high quality WAV file (untagged)
Master Recording & Distribution:
Licensee is hereby granted a Premium Lease license from the Licensor to use the “Instrumental” for commercial recordings or broadcasts. The Licensee is limited to distributing one (1) version of the Master Recording for one (1) profitable or non-profitable use and may distribute up to ten thousand (10,000) copies of the Master Recording (Royalty Free), which can be distributed on various kinds of recording media including, but not limited to compact discs, DVDs, digital downloads, record sales, and other forms of physical media.
The “Instrumental” is not to be reverse engineered, transformed, remixed, changed, or altered in any way, shape, or form from the original “Instrumental” that was received.
Lyrical content must be synchronized with the “Instrumental” in the Master Recording before being made available and or used for commercial or non-commercial purposes.
Licensee must supply the Licensor with at least one (1) copy of the Master Recording made using the “Instrumental”.
Youtube Streams | Internet Radio:
The “Instrumental” may be used for unlimited Non-Monetized Youtube streams and up to 1,000,000 streams on Internet Radio (i.e. Pandora, Sirrus XM, etc.)
Live Performance:
The Licensee may use the “Instrumental” at clubs, concerts, theaters, churches, ball games or any other public setting for free non-profit generating live performances during the term of lease as long as the “Instrumental” is accompanied by the Licensee’s vocals in such form as rapping, singing, spoken word, poem recital or other means of vocal accompaniment. The exception to this rule is that the “Instrumental” may be used without lyrics synchronized when using the “Instrumental” for dance performances.
Term of Use:
The term of use will begin the day the MP3 file “Instrumental” is downloaded by the Licensee and will be effective for two years (2) from that date. During, at the end of or after the term of the Standard Lease license, the Licensee has the option to either upgrade their license or purchase the Exclusive Rights license if available. If the Exclusive Rights license has been sold, the Licensee still retains the right to use the Standard Lease “Instrumental” for the remainder of the term that predated the Exclusive Rights sold.
Uses Not Permitted:
The Licensor expressly forbids editing, resale, or other distribution of the “Instrumental”, either as it exists or any modification thereof. The Licensee can not sell, loan, rent, lease, nor assign use of any variation of the “Instrumental”. The Licensee can not remove, rearrange, dismantle, or extract any melodies, instruments, or drum programming from the “Instrumental” to include in a sound or sample library, for distribution nor for the transfer of rights to another user (example – Record Label, another production company, another producer) for use in any competitive product.
Distribution and or use of the “Instrumental” is not permitted by means of Commercial Advertisement, Television Broadcast, Video Games, On-hold & In House Background Music, or film Soundtracks.
Copyright & Ownership:
The Licensor maintains 100% full rights (copyright and ownership) of the “Instrumental” and can continue to sell it to other customers until the Exclusive Rights have been sold. The Licensee has neither the right nor authority to sell or license the rights to the “Instrumental” whether in whole or in part to any other party.
Credit:
Licensee must give production credit to the Licensor by including either “Produced by LFiers (Jade 9 Audio)” or “Produced by LFiers” on all physical and or digital media containing a portion, sum or all of the “Instrumental” that is being licensed in this agreement, including but not limited to CD’s, CD cover/booklet, Cards, Mixtapes, Websites, song or video descriptions, Youtube videos, file-names, albums, singles, remixes, social network pages such as Facebook, music sites such as Soundcloud, Reverbnation, etc. This can also be done verbally (through recorded vocals on the Master Recording).
Clearing of Samples:
If the “Instrumental” includes samples, the Licensee understands that the sequence and music arrangement is considered original work. The Licensee is responsible for clearing all samples used (if any) and that the Licensor cannot and will not be held liable for the misuse of any sampled material that the Licensee uses in conjunction with the “Instrumental” that is licensed in this agreement.
Acknowledgement:
By receiving this contract and downloading associated audio file(s), the Licensee automatically agrees to all terms stated in this agreement and is therefore granted a Premium Lease license to the “Instrumental”.
UNLIMITED LEASE LICENSE AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into on this date of downloading the (“Instrumental”) serves as a legally binding contract between JADE 9 AUDIO (“Licensor”) and the client (“Licensee”). This agreement grants the Licensee an Unlimited Lease license to use the downloaded (“Instrumental”).
Unlimited Lease Download:
Entitles Licensee to a high quality WAV file (untagged) and stems if they’re available.
Master Recording | Distribution:
Licensee is hereby granted an Unlimited Lease license from the Licensor to use the “Instrumental” for commercial recordings or broadcasts. The Licensee is limited to distributing one (1) version of the Master Recording for one (1) profitable or non-profitable use and may distribute (unlimited) copies of the Master Recording, which can be distributed on various kinds of recording media including, but not limited to CD’s, DVDs, digital downloads, record sales, and other forms of physical media.
The “Instrumental” is not to be reverse engineered, transformed, remixed, changed, or altered in any way, shape, or form from the original “Instrumental” that was received.
Lyrical content must be synchronized with the “Instrumental” in the Master Recording before being made available and or used for commercial or non-commercial purposes..
Licensee must supply the Licensor with at least one (1) copy of the Master recording made using the “Instrumental”.
Youtube Streams | Internet Radio:
The “Instrumental” may be used for unlimited Non-Monetized Youtube streams and unlimited streams on Internet Radio. (i.e. Pandora, Sirrus XM, etc.).
Live Performance:
The Licensee may use the “Instrumental” at clubs, concerts, theaters, churches, ball games or any other public settings for both free and paid live performances during the term of lease as long as the “Instrumental” is accompanied by the Licensee’s vocals in such form as rapping, singing, spoken word, poem recital or other means of vocal accompaniment. The exception to this rule is that the “Instrumental” may be used without lyrics synchronized when using the “Instrumental” for dance performances.
Term of Use:
The term of use will begin the day the WAV file(s) “Instrumental” is downloaded by the Licensee and will be effective for nine years (9) from that date. During the term of this Unlimited Lease license, the Licensee has the option to purchase the Exclusive Rights license if available. If the Exclusive Rights license has been sold, the Licensee still retains the right to use the Unlimited Lease “Instrumental” for the remainder of the term that predated the Exclusive Rights sold.
Uses Not Permitted:
The Licensor expressly forbids editing, resale or other distribution of the original “Instrumental”, either as it exist or any modification thereof. The Licensee can not sell, loan, rent, lease, nor as-sign use of any variation of the “Instrumental”. The Licensee can not remove, rearrange, dismantle, or extract any melodies, instruments, or drum programming from the “Instrumental” to include in a sound or sample library, for distribution nor for the transfer of rights to another user (example – Record Label, another production company, another producer) for use in any competitive product.
Distribution and or use of the “Instrumental” is not permitted by means of Commercial Advertisement, Television Broadcast, Video Games, On-hold & In House Background Music, or film Soundtracks.
Copyright & Ownership:
The Licensor maintains 100% full rights (copyright and ownership) of the “Instrumental”, and can continue to sell it to other customers until the Exclusive Rights have been sold. The Licensee has neither the right nor authority to sell or license the rights to the “Instrumental” whether in whole or in part to any other party.
Credit:
Licensee must give production credit to the Licensor by including either “Produced by LFiers (Jade 9 Audio)” or “Produced by LFiers” on all physical and or digital media containing a portion, sum or all of the “Instrumental” that is being licensed in this agreement, including but not limited to CD’s, CD cover/booklet, Cards, Mixtapes, Websites, song or video descriptions, Youtube videos, file-names, albums, singles, remixes, social network pages such as Facebook, music sites such as Soundcloud, Reverbnation, etc. This can also be done verbally (through recorded vocals on the Master Recording).
Clearing of Samples:
If the “Instrumental” includes samples, the Licensee understands that the sequence and music arrangement is considered original work. The Licensee is responsible for clearing all samples used (if any) and that the Licensor cannot and will not be held liable for the misuse of any sampled material that the Licensee uses in conjunction with the “Instrumental” that is licensed in this agreement.
Acknowledgement:
By receiving this contract and downloading associated audio file(s), the Licensee automatically agrees to all terms stated in this agreement and is therefore granted an Unlimited Lease license to the “Instrumental”.
EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS LICENSE AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into on this date of downloading the (“Instrumental”) serves as a legally binding contract between JADE 9 AUDIO (“Licensor”) and the client (“Licensee”). This agreement grants the Licensee an Exclusive Rights license to use the downloaded (“Instrumental”).
Standard Lease Download:
Entitles Licensee to a high quality WAV file (untagged) and stems if they’re available.
Master Recording & Distribution:
Licensee is hereby granted Exclusive Rights to the “Instrumental” from the Licensor and has (unlimited) distribution and use of the “Instrumental” for (unlimited) commercial recordings and or broadcasts from (unlimited) Master Recordings produced using the “Instrumental”. The Licensee has exclusive rights to record, alter, mix or remix the “Instrumental” in any shape, way or form. However, the Licensee can not resell the “Instrumental” regardless to how much it’s been changed.
Lyrical or Visual content must be synchronized with any and all produced variations of the “Instrumental” before being made available and or used for commercial or non-commercial purposes.
The Licensee must supply the Licensor with at least one (1) copy of each Master Recording made using the “Instrumental”.
Youtube Streams | Internet Radio:
The “Instrumental” may be used for unlimited Monetized and Non-Monetized Streams on Youtube and Internet Radio. (i.e. Pandora, Sirrus XM, etc.)
Media | Video Games | TV and Film Placement:
Licensee may use the “Instrumental” for the purpose of synchronization with lyrical and visual media such as Dance Performance, Commercial Advertisement, Television Broadcast, Videos, Video Gaming and Film.
Live Performance:
The Licensee may use the “Instrumental” or any remixed variation thereof accompanied by the Licensee’s vocals in such form as rapping, singing, spoken word, poem recital or other means of vocal accompaniment at clubs, concerts, theaters, churches, ball games or any other public settings for both free and paid live performances.
Term of Ownership:
The term of ownership begins the day the Master WAV file “Instrumental” and any additional audio files are downloaded by the Licensee and will be effective (indefinitely) from that date. Previous customers who purchased a license for the “Instrumental” reserve the right to continue selling and earning a profit from the “Instrumental” under the guidelines of their purchased license for the remainder of the term that predated the sale of the Exclusive Rights.
Uses Not Permitted:
The Licensor expressly forbids resale or other distribution of the “Instrumental”. The Licensee can not sell, loan, rent, lease, nor assign use of any variation of the “Instrumental”. The Licensee can not remove, rearrange, dismantle, or extract any melodies, instruments, or drum programming from the “Instrumental” to include in a sound or sample library, for distribution nor for the transfer of rights to another user (example – Record Label, another production company, another producer) for use in any competitive product.
Copyrights & Ownership:
The Licensee owns the exclusive rights to the “Instrumental” and the sole rights to use it for commercial and non-commercial purposes. Once Exclusive Rights are sold to the “Instrumental”, the Licensor can no longer resell the “Instrumental”. As the copyright owner of the “Instrumental”, the Licensor may display the “Instrumental” on websites marked “SOLD” for promotional purposes.
Credit:
Licensee must give production credit to the Licensor by including either “Produced by LFiers (Jade 9 Audio)” or “Produced by LFiers” on all physical and or digital media containing a portion, sum or all of the “Instrumental” that is being licensed in this agreement, including but not limited to CD’s, CD cover/booklet, Cards, Mixtapes, Websites, song or video descriptions, Youtube videos, file-names, albums, singles, remixes, social network pages such as Facebook, music sites such as Soundcloud, Reverbnation, etc. This can also be done verbally (through recorded vocals on the Master Recording).
Clearing of Samples:
If the “Instrumental” includes samples, the Licensee understands that the sequence and music arrangement is considered original work. The Licensee is responsible for clearing all samples used (if any) and that the Licensor cannot and will not be held liable for the misuse of any sampled material that the Licensee uses in conjunction with the “Instrumental” that is licensed in this agreement.
Acknowledgement:
By receiving this contract and downloading associated audio file(s), the Licensee automatically agrees to all the terms stated in this agreement and gains Exclusive Rights and sole ownership of the “Instrumental”.