Please
read the Terms & Conditions and the End User License Agreement (that
follows) very carefully before downloading and/or using any Content on this
site. Rely on our legal paperwork for specifics but put simply you may use our
content (provided you lawfully attained it) for most non-commercial purposes.
So school projects, films headed for festivals, demo reels and YouTube videos
(non-monetized) are all legal uses of our content. Before you monetize your
project in any way, you must get the appropriate license from us directly to
use our content. Don't be afraid to contact us directly, in many cases it’s
just a matter of paperwork. We have a variety of tools to work with most
budgets.
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END USER LICENSE
AGREEMENT
MECHANICAL
LICENSE
The
Company grants Licensee a limited Mechanical License to use Content (free and
purchased) obtained lawfully from this site. Licensee may ‘mix’ our Content(our master) with their own audio recordings. This
limited License functions like the Synchronization License below but applies to
audio content (i.e. mix Company’s Content with Licensee’s vocal track). Other
Mechanical Rights, such as (but not limited to) sheet music/lyric sheet
reproduction and direct Content distribution, are not granted by this limited
license. This limited license does not grant Licensee right to create an
arrangement or other derivative work based on Content. Under no circumstances
shall Content, used under this limited license, be used or empowered to create
a copyright-protected underlying or derivative work of any kind. All Content
rights remain with the Company and/or its Content Providers regardless of
Licensee’s use of said Content. Commercial Mechanical Rights are not part of
our online sales model and must be given by the Company directly.
SYNCHRONIZATION
LICENSE
The
Company grants Licensee a limited Synchronization License to use Content (free
and purchased) obtained lawfully from this site. Licensee may ‘synch’ Content
with visual images as part of a non-commercial project or production.
Commercial Synchronization Rights are not part of our online sales model and
must be given by the Company directly.
MASTER USE
LICENSE
The
Company grants Licensee a limited Master Use License to use Content (free and
purchased) obtained lawfully from this site. Licensee may use Content in a
non-commercial project or production as long as Content is mixed with
Licensee’s own audio or visual elements. Licensee may not record or distribute
Content independently, or as part or in the creation of a Sound Library or
Sample Collection of any kind. Total units produced under this limited license
shall not exceed 5,000. Commercial Master Use Rights are not part of our online
sales model and must be given by the Company directly.
PUBLIC PERFORMANCE LICENSE
The
Company grants Licensee a limited Public Performance License to use Content
(free and purchased) obtained lawfully from this site. Licensee may use Content
in a non-commercial live public performance. With the sole exception of
non-monetized YouTube videos, Broadcast Rights are not granted by this limited
license. Commercial Performance Rights are not part of our online sales model
and must be given by the Company directly.
EXCEPTIONS
Content in
the Sound FX Player (free and purchased) is essentially ‘royalty free’.
Licensee may use Sound FX Content commercially as long as it was obtained
legally from the Company. The Total Units restriction is removed for Sound FX
Content. As with all Content, Licensee must mix Content with
Licensee’s own audio or visual elements and may not record or distribute
Content independently, or as part or in the creation of a Sound Library or
Sample Collection of any kind. While Company retains all rights to
Content itself, any ‘works’ created by Licensee using our Sound FX Content will
be the sole property of Licensee as long as said ‘work’ was created in
compliance with our Terms and Conditions and License Agreement.
Content in
the Soundtrack Players (Vocal Tracks, Instrumentals) is mostly third-party. In
such cases, any rights not specifically granted by this document must be given
by the Content Provider directly. Contact the Company and we will provide you
the appropriate documents and/or contact info.
Content in
the Odds & Ends page is essentially ‘royalty free’ and follows the same
rules as Sound FX Content wherever applicable in order to come closest to the
spirit of this Agreement and the purpose of the page. For example, a
screensaver or pdf does not need to be mixed with an audio or visual element.
However, Licensee cannot post download links for our Content on their site or download
our Content and sell it. The Odds & Ends page is meant as a resource for
our membership for their personal projects/use only. This resource is supported
through donations of both time and money so ANY attempts to exploit or violate
that trust will be dealt with harshly.
CLOSING
Using
Content in any way other than is outlined by this Agreement will result in an
immediate loss of Rights/Membership and possible litigation.
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Steel Dawn Recording Studio. All rights reserved.