Licensing Agreement
Music License Agreement
This license agreement (referred to as the "AGREEMENT") made between You, the person using Solitary Sound’s content (referred to as the "LICENSEE") and the copyright owner(s) Solitary Sound (aka. Jonny Ewers) (referred to as the "LICENSOR"), regarding the musical composition embodied on this website, or any other social media platform under the names “SOLITARY SOUND” or “JONNY EWERS.
GUARANTEE
LICENSOR guarantees it owns and controls the rights represented regarding the recordings and the musical compositions in the Work and has and will hold throughout the TERRITORY and during the DURATION the above listed rights to exploit the Work as contemplated herein. LICENSOR shall indemnify and hold the LICENSEE harmless from any and all claims, liabilities and costs, losses, damages or expenses (including attorney's fees) arising out of any breach, allegation, claim or failure of any covenants or warranties made by the LICENSOR herein.
General Terms (FOR NON-PROFIT ONLY)
The mechanical, synchronization, and performance rights granted to the LICENSEE within the AGREEMENT include (1) right to re-record, duplicate and release the Work as part of a production in whatever medium(s) necessary (i.e. video tape, film, CD-ROM, DVD). If the music is used in software such as a video game application or other software product, the music will be "embedded" with the intention that the end user of the software or video game is unable to extract or use the music on its own; (2) right to use the music as a soundtrack "synced" with visual images as part of a production; and (3) right to use the music as part of the public viewing or broadcast of a production (including but not limited to TV shows, videos, DVDs, Web Sites, podcasts, multimedia presentations, and films). The LICENSOR grants LICENSEE an exclusive perpetual license to use the Work herein.
Rights not included in this agreement
The rights granted to the LICENSEE do not permit the LICENSEE to (1) claim authorship of the music represented under this AGREEMENT; (2) transfer, share or sub-lease this license agreement with any other party; (3) copy or duplicate the Work except for use in the LICENSEE'S productions; (4) allow the LICENSEE to have any monetary gain from materials containing the works of the LICENSOR; (5)permit any other individual or third party the right to use the Work in place of the LICENSEE; (5) resell, trade, or exploit for profit the Work contained herein outright or as part of other music and/or audio-related collections, in part or in whole, to any other individual or party (although the music can be sold as part of the production, which is a clear and distinct product from Work itself.)
Territory
The territory of this contract is the entire universe.
Credits
The LICENSEE is required to credit the Work to the composer, publisher, or LICENSOR in the LICENSEE's productions (in liner notes, rolling credits, verbal acknowledgment, etc.)
Attribution:
All works under Solitary Sound (aka. Jonny Ewers) are registered under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlinke 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
In layman's terms, you can freely use any of Solitary Sound's projects (music, sound, written) as long as it is for non-profit uses, and there is appropriate accreditation (see below). There is an example of accreditation on every piece of music.
Appropriate Credit:
Track Name: *insert title of track*
Composer: Solitary Sound
Source: *original location of file*
License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Attribution - You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.
