SNITCH License
SNITCH License
SNITCH License
License Agreement
This Non-Exclusive UNLIMITED License Agreement (the "Agreement"), having been made on and effective as of Thu,
26 Sept 2024 (the "Effective Date") by and between Nehal Singh p/k/a YNGN (the "Producer" or "Licensor"); and
Ishaan Navdeep p/k/a NVY residing at 1050 Mcgregor Street, Winnipeg MB R2V2J3, CANADA ("You" or
"Licensee"), sets forth the terms and conditions of the Licensee's use, and the rights granted in, the instrumental
music file(s) entitled SNITCH (the "Track") in consideration for Licensee's payment of 0 (the "License Fee"). For
convenience, the so-called "Track" shall also mean all files comprising such Track, individually and collectively.
This Agreement is issued solely in connection with and for Licensee's use of the Track pursuant and subject to all
terms and conditions set forth herein.
1. Compensation:
License Fee: The Licensee shall make payment of the License Fee to Licensor on the date of this
Agreement. All rights granted to Licensee by Producer in the Track are conditional upon Licensee's timely
payment of the License Fee. The License Fee is a one-time payment for the rights granted to Licensee and
this Agreement is not valid until the License Fee has been paid. Licensee's failure to pay the License Fee
prior to delivery of the Track by Producer and in the manner above shall result in the automatic and
immediate termination of this Agreement. Upon termination Licensee shall be legally prohibited from using
the Track in any manner unless and until a new Track License is entered into by the Parties.
a. Licensor agrees to deliver the Track as a high-quality MP3, WAV & TRACKSTEMS, as such terms
are understood in the music industry.
b. Licensor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver the Track to Licensee immediately after
payment of the License Fee is made. Licensee will receive the Track via email, to the email address
Licensee provided to Licensor.
3. Term:
The Term of this Agreement shall be 10 years and this license shall expire on the 10 year anniversary of
the Thu, 26 Sept 2024
a. The license for this product is granted only to a single user. If you need more, special arrangements
may be made on a case-by-case basis. All sounds and samples in compositional format in our
products are licensed, but not sold, to you by YNGN for commercial and non-commercial use in
music, sound-effect, audio/video post-production, performance, broadcast or similar finished content-
creation and production use with proper clearance for any commercial usage.
b. In consideration for Licensee's payment of the License Fee, the Producer hereby grants Licensee a
limited **non-exclusive, non-transferable **license and the right to incorporate, include and/or use
the Track in connection with the Licensee's production of music. Specifically, any or all of the sound
files within the Track may be used ONLY in compositions (music) that are written or produced by the
Licensee, individually or as a collaborator. The Licensee, so long as its use of the Track does not
violate the terms of this Agreement.
c. Any composition (music) created by Licensee which contains one or more of the sound files from the
Track may be used for any promotional or commercial purposes, including but not limited to demo
tracks, free mix-tapes, singles, EPs or albums sold at digital retailers, records, remixes, commercials,
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jingles, post productions, music commissioned by third party, soundtracks for film, theatre, musicals,
production music libraries, television and/or live performances. Licensee agrees to only use the Track
solely in the manners and for the purposes expressly provided for herein, subject to the sale
restrictions, limitations and prohibited uses stated in this Agreement. acknowledges and agrees that
any and all rights granted to Licensee in the Track pursuant to this Agreement are on a non-exclusive
basis and Producer shall continue to license the Track upon the same or similar terms and conditions
as this Agreement to other potential third-party licensees.
d. This License grants Licensee a worldwide, non-exclusive license to use the Track as incorporated in
the New Master(s) and New Composition(s) solely in the manners and for the purposes expressly
provided for herein, subject to the sale restrictions, limitations and prohibited uses stated in this
Agreement. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that any and all rights granted to Licensee in the
Track pursuant to this Agreement are on a **non-**exclusive basis and Producer shall continue to
license the Track upon the same or similar terms and conditions as this Agreement to other
potential third-party licensees.
e. The New Master(s) and New Composition(s) may be used for any promotional purposes, including
but not limited to, a release in a single format, for inclusion in a mixtape or free compilation of music
bundled together (EP or album), and/or promotional, non-monetized digital streaming;
i. Licensee may perform the song publicly for-profit performances and for an Unlimited non-profit
performances, including but not limited to, at a live performance (i.e. concert, festival, nightclub
etc.), on terrestrial or satellite radio, and/or on the internet via third-party streaming services
(Spotify, YouTube, iTunes Radio etc.).
ii. The New Master(s) may be played on Unlimited terrestrial or satellite radio stations;
iii. The Licensee may use the New Master(s) and Licensor's share of the New Composition(s) in
synchronization with Unlimited (Unlimited) non-commercial promotional audiovisual work, each
of which shall be no longer than five (5) minutes in length (a "Video"). In the event that the
applicable New Master(s) and corresponding New Composition(s) itself is longer than five (5)
minutes in length, the Video may not play for longer than the length of the applicable New
Composition(s) as recorded and embodied on the applicable New Master(s). The Video may
be broadcast on any television network and/or uploaded to the internet for digital streaming
and/or free download by the public including but not limited to on YouTube and/or Vevo.
Producer grants no other synchronization rights to Licensee;
iv. The Licensee may make the New Master(s) and Licensor's share of the New Composition(s)
as embodied therein available for sale in physical and/or digital form and sell 2000
downloads/physical music products and are allowed Unlimited monetized audio streams,
Unlimited monetized video streams, Unlimited non-monetized video streams and are allowed
Unlimited free downloads. The New Master(s) and New Composition(s) may be available for sale
as a single and/or included in a compilation of other songs bundled together by Licensee as an EP
or a full-length Album. The New Master(s) and New Composition(s) may be sold via digital
retailers for permanent digital download in mp3 format and/or physical format, including
compact disc and vinyl records. For clarity and avoidance of doubt, the Licensee does NOT have
the right to sell the Track in the form that it was delivered to Licensee. The Licensee must create
a New Master and New Composition (or instrumental as detailed above) for its rights under this
provision to a vest. Any sale of the Track in its original form by Licensee shall be a material breach
of this Agreement and the Licensee shall be liable to the Licensor for damages as provided
hereunder.
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f. Subject to the Licensee's compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Licensee shall
not be required to account or pay to Producer any royalties, fees, or monies paid to or collected by
the Licensee (expressly excluding mechanical royalties), or which would otherwise be payable to
Producer in connection with the use/exploitation of the New Composition(s) and/or New Master(s) as
set forth in this Agreement.
g. In consideration for Licensee's payment of the License Fee, the Producer hereby grants Licensee a
limited non-exclusive, non-transferable license and the right to incorporate, include and/or use the
Track in the creation of new musical compositions (each, a "New Composition" (and collectively, the
"New Compositions") and new master recordings (each, a "New Master" (and collectively, the "New
Masters") embodying the New Composition(s). Licensee may create the New Master(s) and New
Composition(s) by recording his/her written lyrics over the Track and/or by incorporating
portions/samples of the Track into pre-existing instrumental music written, produced and/or owned by
Licensee. Permission is granted to Licensee to modify the arrangement, length, tempo, or pitch of the
Track in preparation of the New Composition(s) for public release.
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a. The Producer is and shall remain the sole owner and holder of all rights, title, and interest in the
Track, including all copyrights to and in the sound recording(s) and the underlying musical
compositions written and composed by Producer. Nothing contained herein shall constitute an
assignment by Producer to Licensee of any of the foregoing rights. Licensee may not, under any
circumstances, register or attempt to register the Track with the U.S. Copyright Office. The
aforementioned right to register the Track is reserved by and for Producer. Licensee will, upon
request, execute, acknowledge and deliver to Producer such additional documents as Producer may
deem necessary to evidence and effectuate Producer's rights hereunder, and Licensee hereby grants
to Producer the right as attorney-in-fact to execute, acknowledge, deliver and record in the U.S.
Copyright Office or elsewhere any and all such documents if Licensee shall fail to execute same
within five (5) days after so requested by Producer.
b. The licensee shall be deemed to have signed, affirmed and ratified its acceptance of the terms of this
Agreement by virtue of its payment of the License Fee to Licensor and receipt of the Track by
Licensee.
c. You have been licensed the right to use the Track in the New Master(s) solely in accordance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you do own the lyrics or other
original musical components of the New Composition(s) that were written or composed solely by you.
d. You hereby acknowledge and agree that you and Licensor shall jointly own and control all rights title
and interest in and to the New Composition(s), including, without limitation, all copyrights, and where
the Track is incorporated into the New Composition(s) by You. With respect to the publishing rights
and ownership of the underlying composition embodied in the New Composition(s), the Licensee and
the Producer hereby acknowledge and agree that the underlying compositions shall be jointly owned
and controlled and all rights title and interest in and to the New Composition(s), including, without
limitation, all copyrights, and Producer shall own the following percentage share:
Writer Share
Subject to all of the terms and restrictions set forth in this Agreement, each party shall be entitled to solely
administer their respective share of the New Composition(s).
7. Mechanical License:
If any selection or musical composition, or any portion thereof, recorded in any New Composition(s)
hereunder is written or composed by Producer, in whole or in part, alone or in collaboration with others, or
is owned or controlled, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by Producer or any person, firm, or
corporation in which Producer has a direct or indirect interest, then such selection and/or musical
composition shall be hereinafter referred to as a "Controlled Composition". Producer hereby agrees to issue
or cause to be issued, as applicable, to Licensee, mechanical licenses in respect of each Controlled
Composition, which are embodied on the New Composition(s) solely as necessary to allow Licensee to use
the New Composition(s) solely as expressly permitted under this Agreement. For that license, on the United
States and Canada sales, Licensee will pay mechanical royalties at one hundred percent (100%) of the
minimum
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statutory rate, subject to no cap of that rate for albums and/or EPs. For licenses outside the United States
and Canada, the mechanical royalty rate will be the rate prevailing on an industry-wide basis in the country
concerned on the date that this agreement has been entered into.
8. Credit:
Licensee shall have the right to use and permit others to use Producer's approved name, approved likeness,
and other approved identification and approved biographical material concerning the Producer solely for
purposes of trade and otherwise without restriction solely in connection with the New Master(s) and New
Composition(s) recorded hereunder. Licensee shall use best efforts to have Producer credited as a
"producer" and "writer", as applicable, and shall give Producer appropriate production and songwriting
credit on all compact discs, record, music video, and digital labels or any other record configuration
manufactured which is now known or created in the future that embodies the New Master(s) and New
Composition(s) created hereunder and on all cover liner notes, any records containing the New Master(s)
and/or New Composition(s) and on the front and/or back cover of any album listing the New Composition(s)
and other musician credits. The licensee shall use its best efforts to ensure that Producer is properly
credited and Licensee shall check all proofs for the accuracy of credits, and shall use its best efforts to cure
any mistakes regarding Producer's credit. In the event of any failure by Licensee to issue the credit to
Producer, Licensee must use reasonable efforts to correct any such failure immediately and on a prospective
basis. Such credit shall be in the substantial form: "Produced by YNGN".
Licensor shall have the right to use and permit others to use Licensee's approved name, approved likeness,
and other approved identification and approved biographical material concerning the Producer solely for
purposes of trade and otherwise without restriction solely in connection with the New Master(s) and New
Composition(s) recorded hereunder.
9. Accounting:
Licensee shall and Licensee shall cause any and all of their respective PROs (Performing Rights
Organizations), CMOs (Collective Management Organization), publishing administrators, Distributors,
agents, Entities, their parent company and subsidiaries, or their respective employees, officers, directors,
members, managers, shareholders, agents, vendors, licensors, licensees, contractors, customers,
successors, and assigns, as applicable, to account directly to, and pay Producer, at the same time and
subject to the same conditions pursuant to which they account to Licensee. Producer shall have the right to
sue or otherwise commence any action against Licensee, in connection with any particular statement
rendered or required to be rendered hereunder, so long as such suit or other action is filed within twenty-four
(24) months after such statement is required to be rendered. If Licensee conducts an audit of any third party
that results in a net recovery, then Producer shall be entitled to a pro-rata share thereof. Any monies found
to be owed to the Producer shall be paid within 7 business days of the audit. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if the Licensee fails to provide the producer the right to an accounting, this is considered a material breach of
contract.
10. Auditing:
In consideration of the rights granted to Licensee by Producer, Producer reserves the right to audit
Licensee's books and records as it pertains to the royalties that have accrued and will accrue in the future
from the use of the above Composition. Such an audit can be conducted by a Certified Public Accountant or
Attorney. Licensee will account to Producer directly and Licensee shall cause any and all of their respective
PROs (Performing Rights Organizations), CMOs (Collective Management Organization), publishing
administrators, Distributors, agents, Entities, their parent company and subsidiaries, or their respective
employees, officers, directors, members, managers, shareholders, agents, vendors, licensors, licensees,
contractors, customers, successors, and assigns, as applicable, to do the same. Such direct accounting will
occur within thirty (30) days after Licensee's receipt of any corresponding accounting statement related to
the above Composition, but in no event less frequently than semi-annually. Producer may, at Producer's
own expense, audit Licensee's books and records directly relating to this agreement that report the sales
and other exploitations of records for which royalties are payable hereunder. Any such audit shall be
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to Licensee at least thirty (30) days prior to the date thereof. Producer may make such an examination for a
particular statement only once and only within twenty-four (24) months after the date any such statement is
rendered. This audit shall be conducted where the Licensee keeps the books and records on reasonable
notice by Producer. Any monies found to be owed to the Producer shall be paid within 7 business days of
the audit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Licensee fails to provide the producer the right to audit the
books or records, this is considered a material breach of contract.
12. Termination:
In consideration of the rights granted to Licensee by Producer and all services rendered by Producer,
Producer shall have the option, exercisable at any time by notice to you, (i) to suspend Producers
obligations to you hereunder during the period of default and/or (ii) to terminate this Agreement without any
further obligation to you hereunder. Producer reserves the right by reasonable notice to Licensee, to
suspend the operation of this Agreement and its obligations hereunder for the duration of any contingencies
by reason of which the Licensee fails to fulfill any of their obligations herein, without limiting Producer's
rights.
a. The Licensee shall have five (5) business days from its receipt of written notice by Producer and/or
Producer's authorized representative to cure any alleged breach of this Agreement by Licensee.
Licensee's failure to cure the alleged breach within five (5) business days shall result in Licensee's
default of its obligations, its breach of this Agreement, and at Producer's sole discretion, the
termination of Licensee's rights hereunder.
b. If Licensee engages in the commercial exploitation and/or sale of the Track, New Master(s) or New
Composition(s) outside of the manner and amount expressly provided for in this Agreement, then, in
addition to any other rights or remedies available to Producer at law or in equity, Licensee shall be
liable to Producer for monetary damages in an amount equal to any and all monies paid, collected by,
or received by Licensee, or any third party on its behalf, in connection with such unauthorized
commercial exploitation of the Track, New Master(s) and/or New Composition(s).
c. Licensee recognizes and agrees that a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by Licensee
gives rise to irreparable injury to Producer, which may not be adequately compensated by damages.
Accordingly, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Licensee of the provisions of this
Agreement, Producer may seek and shall be entitled to a temporary restraining order and a
preliminary injunction restraining the Licensee from violating the provisions of this Agreement.
Nothing herein shall prohibit Producer from pursuing any other available legal or equitable remedy
from such breach or threatened breach, including but not limited to the recovery of damages from the
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Licensee. The Licensee shall be responsible for all costs, expenses or damages that Producer incurs
as a result of any violation by the Licensee of any provision of this Agreement. Licensee' obligation
shall include court costs, litigation expenses, and reasonable attorneys' fees.
a. Licensee hereby agrees that Licensor has not made any guarantees or promises that the Track fits
the particular creative use or musical purpose intended or desired by the Licensee. The Track, and all
sound recording(s) and underlying musical composition(s) embodied therein are licensed to the
Licensee "as is" without warranties of any kind or fitness for a particular purpose.
b. Licensee hereby agrees that Licensee or anyone acting on Licensee's behalf, will be responsible for
obtaining and paying for any and all clearances or licenses required in the Authorized Territory (or
any portion thereof) for the use of any musical works embodied in Licensee's Content. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Licensee (either directly or through a third party acting on your
behalf) shall be responsible for and shall pay (i) any royalties and other sums due to Artists (featured
and non-featured), authors, co‑authors, copyright owners and co-owners, producers, engineers, and
any other record royalty participants from sales or other uses of Licensee's Content, (ii)all mechanical
royalties or other sums payable to music publishers and/or authors or co-authors of musical
compositions embodied Licensee's Content from sales or other uses of Licensee's Content, (iii)all
payments that may be required under any collective bargaining agreements applicable to Licensee or
any third party (e.g., to unions or guilds such as AFM or AFTRA), and (iv)any other royalties, fees
and/or sums payable with respect to Licensee's Content or other materials provided by Licensor to
Licensee.
c. You shall indemnify and Producer, BeatStars (as defined below) and each of their respective
employees, licensees, designees, parent companies, agents, affiliates, successors and assigns
(collectively, the "Indemnitees") harmless from any and all third party claims, liabilities, costs, losses,
damages or expenses as are actually incurred by the Indemnities and shall hold the Indemnitees free,
safe, and harmless against and from any and all claims, suits, demands, costs, liabilities, loss,
damages, judgments, recoveries, costs, and expenses; (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys' fees), which may be made or brought, paid, or incurred by reason of or in connection with
any breach or claim of breach of the warranties and representations hereunder by you, your agents,
heirs, successors, assigns and employees or any failure by you to perform any of your obligations
hereunder.
d. By using the Service, both Licensor and Licensee acknowledge and accept the BeatStars' Terms of
Service and Privacy Policy and consent to the collection and use of your data in accordance with our
Privacy Policy. Licensor and Licensee both acknowledge that while this Agreement was facilitated by
the platform located at www.beatstars.com, operated by BeatStars Inc. ("BeatStars"), BeatStars is not
party to this Agreement and is not responsible for any claims arising with respect to same, including,
without limitation, any claims relating to a breach of this Agreement, and any infringement claims by a
third party relating to the Track, New Master(s) and/or the New Composition(s). Licensor and
Licensee acknowledge and agree that BeatStars is not a law firm or attorney, does not perform
services performed by an attorney, and that BeatStars's forms or templates, or any agreements
created and/or entered into via or in connection with the BeatStars website, including, without
limitation, this Agreement, are not a substitute for the advice or services of an attorney. No attorney-
client relationship or privilege is created by using or accessing the BeatStars website. Licensor and
Licensee hereby covenant not to sue and will indemnify BeatStars, and all of BeatStars's affiliates,
successors, agents, heirs, employees, and assigns (the "BeatStars Parties") from any claims brought
against the BeatStars Parties in connection with this Agreement, or relating to the Track, New
Master(s) or New Composition(s) in any manner. Licensor and Licensee will reimburse the BeatStars
Parties on demand for any costs incurred in connection with the same.
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15. Miscellaneous:
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties and is intended as a final expression of their
agreement and cannot be altered, modified, amended or waived, in whole or in part, except by written
instrument (email being sufficient) signed by both parties hereto. This agreement supersedes all prior
agreements between the parties, whether oral or written. Should any provision of this agreement be held to be
void, invalid or inoperative, such decision shall not affect any other provision hereof, and the remainder of this
agreement shall be effective as though such void, invalid or inoperative provision had not been contained
herein. No failure by Licensor hereto to perform any of its obligations hereunder shall be deemed a material
breach of this agreement until the Licensee gives Licensor written notice of its failure to perform, and such
failure has not been corrected within thirty (30) days from and after the service of such notice, or, if such breach
is not reasonably capable of being cured within such thirty (30) day period, Licensor does not commence to
cure such breach within said time period, and proceed with reasonable diligence to complete the curing of such
breach thereafter. This agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the TX
US applicable to agreements entered into and wholly performed in said State, without regard to any conflict of
laws principles. You hereby agree that the exclusive jurisdiction and venue for any action, suit or proceeding
based upon any matter, claim or controversy arising hereunder or relating hereto shall be in the state or federal
courts located in the TX US. You shall not be entitled to any monies in connection with the Master(s) other than
as specifically set forth herein. All notices pursuant to this agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested (prepaid) at the respective addresses hereinabove set
forth or such other address or addresses as may be designated by either party. Such notices shall be deemed
given when received. Any notice mailed will be deemed to have been received five (5) business days after it is
mailed; any notice dispatched by expedited delivery service will be deemed to be received two (2) business
days after it is dispatched.
LICENSOR AND LICENSEE EACH ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS READ THIS
AGREEMENT AND HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE OF RETAINING AN
INDEPENDENT ATTORNEY OF THEIR OWN CHOICE TO REVIEW THIS AGREEMENT ON YOUR
BEHALF. LICENSOR AND LICENSEE EACH ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS HAD THE
UNRESTRICTED OPPORTUNITY TO BE REPRESENTED BY AN INDEPENDENT ATTORNEY. IN THE
EVENT OF LICENSOR'S AND/OR LICENSEE'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN AN INDEPENDENT ATTORNEY
OR WAIVER THEREOF, LICENSOR AND LICENSEE EACH HEREBY WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS
THAT YOU WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO USE SUCH FAILURE AND/OR WAIVER as a basis to avoid any
obligations under this agreement, to invalidate this agreement, to render this agreement or any part thereof
unenforceable, or to otherwise bring any action against BeatStars or any of its parents, affiliates, designees,
successors, licensees and/or assigns. This agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed an original, and said counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. In addition, a
signed copy of this agreement transmitted by facsimile or scanned into an image file and transmitted via
email shall, for all purposes, be treated as if it was delivered containing an original manual signature of the
party whose signature appears thereon and shall be binding upon such party as though an originally signed
document had been delivered. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that you do not sign this
Agreement, your acknowledgment that you have reviewed the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
your payment of the License Fee shall serve as your signature and acceptance of the terms and conditions
of this Agreement.
“Since your beat purchase is a digital product, it is deemed "used" after download or opening,
and all purchases made are non-refundable or exchangeable. ALL SALES ARE FINAL AND
NONREFUNDABLE.”
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