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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