After you’ve downloaded music from the Cinephonix music library, you only need to do one thing: Simply let us know the details of the project you have used our music in. Just send us a simple email with the details. If your intended use is TV or Radio, your email should contain the Music Cue Sheet for the production. This allows us to report performance usage correctly to our composers.
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Cinephonix Music Library – Single Use Music License
Terms and Conditions (for Pay Per Use customers)
- Definitions
In these Terms and Conditions:
“broadcast” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in section 6 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988;
“Cinephonix” means Cinephonix Limited (company number 5821054) of 2nd Floor Office, Wightman Chambers, SY1 1LH, United Kingdom;
“Cinephonix Work” means each Musical Work the copyright in which is owned or controlled in the United Kingdom by Cinephonix and which is listed in the Cinephonix music library accessible via the Website and/or the Sound Recording embodying the Cinephonix Work;
“Delivery Date” means, in relation to a Production, the date of delivery of the final version of the Production to the party that has commissioned it from the Licensee (or the party to which the Licensee is selling the Production, where it has not been commissioned), or where the Production consists of a series of episodes, delivery of the final episode;
“Licence Fee(s)” means the
“Licensee” means the individual or company registered with the Website who wishes to obtain a licence from Cinephonix to exploit Cinephonix Works and/or the client of the individual or company registered with the Website, if that individual or company is working on behalf of a client who wishes to obtain a licence from Cinephonix to exploit Cinephonix Works;
“making available shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in section 20(2)(b) of the
to the public” Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988;
“Musical Work” means any work consisting of music and any lyrics or words
“Permitted Exploitation” means the usage that the Licensee selects when downloading the Cinephonix Works via the Website or the usage stated on any invoice manually sent by Cinephonix and such other uses as Cinephonix may agree to in writing on a case by case basis;
“Production” means an individual
(a)
(b) each single
(c) each single advertising commercial;
“Record” means any device, whether audio-visual and/or audio alone, embodying a Sound Recording in physical, non-physical, magnetic and/or
“Registration Date” means the date that the Licensee first downloads a Cinephonix Work via the Website;
“Adapted Version” means a piece of audio-visual material that is produced by editing the content of a Production into a different form. Adapted Versions will comprise substantially the same content as was contained in the original Production, but may include some new content, provided that it is related to the original content;
“Sound Recording” means a recording embodying a Musical Work for exploitation either via a Record or otherwise.
“Term” means a period of 3 months starting on the date of payment of the license fee, subject to any earlier termination in accordance with these Terms and Conditions;
“Territory” means, in the case of the distribution territory covered by this
“Website” means the Cinephonix website at www.cinephonix.com.
2. Rights Licensed
2.1 Subject to these Terms and Conditions, Cinephonix hereby grants to the Licensee a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable
2.2 The
2.3 Subject to clause 2.1 above, there is no restriction on the number of different Cinephonix Works that the Licensee may reproduce in any single Production and the Licensee may reproduce a Cinephonix Work either in whole or in part in the single Production covered by this
2.4 The Licensee may edit or re-edit a Cinephonix Work to the required length for the purposes of production only, but this is the only form of editing or re-editing of a Cinephonix Work that is permitted under these Terms and Conditions. Any such editions or re-editions shall remain the copyright of Cinephonix.
2.5 The
2.6 Provided that the
2.7 The Licensee shall be entitled to
3. Extent of the Licence
3.1 Any rights not granted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement are reserved by Cinephonix, including without limitation::
3.1.1 the right to make adaptations and arrangements of and alterations to the Cinephonix Works and/or the Sound Recordings including the right to alter the lyrics or add new lyrics thereto to or to provide translations of the Cinephonix Works or new lyrics in other languages or to add music or
3.1.2 the right to make literary versions of the Cinephonix Works or literary works based upon the Cinephonix Works throughout the Territory or any part thereof and to print publish and sell such literary versions (as well as the dramatic versions aforementioned) throughout the Territory or any part thereof;
3.1.3 the right to use or permit others to use so-called sampled extracts from any of the Sound Recordings embodying Cinephonix Works;
3.1.4 the use of the lyrics or any part thereof from the Cinephonix Works with music other than that written to be used with such lyrics or hereby
3.1.5 the right to print, publish, lease, hire and sell and cause to be printed, published, leased, hired and sold copies of the Cinephonix Works in the Territory and to collect any royalties or fees payable by reason thereof;
3.1.6 subject to clause 2.1, the right with respect to audio and
3.1.7 the right to broadcast the Cinephonix Works and make the same available to the public other than in connection with a Production.
3.2 The provisions of these Terms and Conditions
3.3 It is the responsibility of the Licensee to obtain all necessary consents, permissions and/or
3.4 During the Term and for a period of six months thereafter, the Licensee will keep accurate books and records regarding its use and exercise of the
3.5 The right to mechanically reproduce any Cinephonix Work granted by Cinephonix to the Licensee hereunder shall be limited to a maximum of twenty thousand (20,000) Records in aggregate. Mechanical exploitation of a Cinephonix Work by Licensee (and any of Licensee’s sub-licensees, affiliates and/or other
4. Licence Fees and payment
4.1 In consideration of the
4.2 Cinephonix may, at their sole discretion, elect to grant a free non-exclusive licence to Licensee in respect of a Cinephonix Work(s) allowing the Licensee to try such Cinephonix Work(s) with a Production solely for the purposes of checking compatibility (“Try Before You Buy”), provided that under no circumstances shall Licensee be entitled to exploit (commercially or otherwise) such Cinephonix Work(s), either as part of that Production or otherwise, unless and until Licensee has paid the applicable Licence Fee and complied with all other terms and conditions of this Agreement.
4.3 A Licence Fee is payable each time that a Cinephonix Work is downloaded by the Licensee for use in the Production SAVE FOR those Cinephonix Works downloaded pursuant to the Try Before You Buy arrangement. The Licence Fee(s) shall cover reproduction of the Cinephonix Work into one Production. If the Licensee wishes to reproduce the Cinephonix Work into more than one Production, an additional Licence Fee shall be payable in respect of each such Production. Please contact Cinephonix for details of such additional
4.4 The Licence Fee(s) must be paid by debit card, credit card or Paypal via the Website and are subject to VAT where applicable, which shall be payable by the Licensee. For the avoidance of doubt, Cinephonix shall be under no obligation to provide the Licensee with any Cinephonix Work or Sound Recording of the same until the Licence Fee(s) has been paid in full SAVE FOR those Works and Sound Recordings licensed by Licensor to Licensee pursuant the Try Before You Buy arrangement as set out in clause 4.2 above.
5. Cue Sheets AND PERFORMING RIGHTS
5.1 For the Production covered by these Terms and Conditions the Licensee shall:
5.1.1 provide the relevant production company, broadcaster, website owner or other third party with a cue sheet containing sufficient information to allow such third party to properly register the performance usage with all applicable the local performing rights collecting society (including without limitation in the UK the Performing Rights Society (PRS”) and the Phonographic Performance Limited (“PPL”) and other analogous organisations throughout the world). For the avoidance of doubt, the cue sheet must as a minimum contain the details set out in Schedule 1. All Performance and other similar rights will normally be cleared by the performing
5.1.2 provide Cinephonix with a copy of such cue sheet within 7 days of the Delivery Date, or on the date that the Production is first communicated to the public if there is no Delivery Date; and
5.1.3 to the best of its ability, upon request by Cinephonix on no more than a semi-annual basis, provide Cinephonix with details of any broadcast or performance of a Production in the Territory.
6. Termination of Agreement
6.1 Upon expiry of the Term, the
6.2 Cinephonix shall have the right to terminate the
6.2.1 commits a breach of these Terms and Conditions which is not capable of remedy; or
6.2.2 commits a breach of these Terms and Conditions which is capable of remedy but which has not been so remedied within 14 days of notice thereof;
6.2.3 is dissolved, becomes insolvent or otherwise unable to pay its debts, ceases to trade, has a trustee, administrator or receiver appointed, has a resolution passed for its winding up or liquidation or makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its creditors.
6.3 For the avoidance of doubt, following expiry of the Term or termination of the licence granted under these Terms and Conditions the Licensee may not download any further Cinephonix Works or reproduce any Cinephonix Works downloaded prior to such expiry or termination and shall permanently delete all copies of Cinephonix Works (excluding those reproduced into Productions in accordance with these Terms and Conditions).
7. INDEMNITY
7.1 You agree at all times to keep Cinephonix fully indemnified from and against any losses, claims, demands and expenses actual and/ or adjudged by a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction which Cinephonix may sustain by reason of any breach of any provisions hereof by the Licensee or any warranty, representation or undertaking given by the Licensee hereunder being untrue, inaccurate or unfulfilled.
7.2 Neither party shall exclude or limit liability to the other for personal injury (including sickness and death) resulting from the negligence or wilful default of itself.
7.3 Except as set out herein, the total liability of Cinephonix to Licensee in contract, tort or otherwise for breaches by Cinephonix of its obligations under this Agreement is limited to the amount payable by Licensee to Cinephonix under this Agreement provided that Licensee notifies Cinephonix in writing of any potential claim arising under this Agreement within a reasonable time (and no later than thirty (30) days) of Licensee first becoming aware of such potential claim. Cinephonix shall not be liable to Licensee for any loss of business, contracts, profits, anticipated savings, goodwill, or revenue or for any indirect or consequential loss whatsoever incurred by Licensee, whether or not they have advised in advance of the possibility of any such loss.
8. GENERAL
8.1 The Licensee shall include in each and every Production containing Cinephonix Works licensed hereunder a suitable credit in the name of Cinephonix where music credits are given.
8.2 The Website Terms and Conditions shall apply to the Licensee’s use of the Website to download Cinephonix Works. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and the Website Terms and Conditions, these Terms and Conditions shall prevail.
8.3 Other than as set out herein, the
8.4 The parties expressly agree that a person who is not a party to these Terms and Conditions shall not have the right to enforce any term or terms of these Terms and Conditions pursuant to the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
8.5 No delay or omission in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof or of any other right or remedy and no single or partial exercise thereof shall preclude any other or further exercise of any other rights and remedies.
8.6 No waiver shall be binding or effectual unless expressed in writing and signed by the party giving it and such waiver shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose given.
8.7 If these Terms and Conditions create any rights which would in the absence of this provision be enforceable by any person not a party to these Terms and Conditions, such rights shall not be enforceable.
8.8 These Terms and Conditions shall be construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
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