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What is a "License?" agreements & contracts pitching & licensing

A license is an agreement where the licensor allows the licensee to use their music,
usually in return for a fee. If you license your work to someone, you still retain the
rights to the music.

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What is a "Licensee?" agreements & contracts pitching & licensing

The person or organisation to which a work is licensed

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What is "In Context Use?" agreements & contracts tv/film

This means that the music can only be used “in context” – i.e. in the agreed scene
for which it has been licensed, and not in any other scene or out of context use.

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What is "Exclusivity?" agreements & contracts licensing agents pitching & licensing

If you choose to have a third party company represent your music you can either ask
them to represent you exclusively, or have numerous companies represent you non-
exclusively.

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What is "Clearance?" agreements & contracts master & publishing rights

In order to use a piece of music, in most circumstances it needs to be ‘cleared’ by
the rights owners.

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What is a "Buy-out?" agreements & contracts custom music master & publishing rights

When you purchase a piece of music once, and never have to pay for it again.

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What is a "Blanket License?" agreements & contracts master & publishing rights pros royalties & money

A license which gives a user / organisation the authority to use all of the songs in a
Performing Right’s Organization’s repertoire for an annual fee.

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