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Share royalties from sales of music with this Royalty Sharing Agreement which can be used in the United States and Canada.

• The parties to the Agreement both have rights to the music, such as the composer and the publisher.
• The parties are entitled to be reimbursed for expenses incurred with respect to the composition.
• The music publisher will hold the copyright and will pay the other party the royalties due, less the publisher's costs and expenses.
• Both parties will be named in cover notes and credits, and any performance rights fees due with respect to the composition will be split between the parties.
• Buy and download the Royalty Sharing Agreement for Musical Composition digital template for your music industry contracts library.

Prepare a Co-Production Agreement between two producers of a television series with this concise contract template.

• One of the producers will be responsible for obtaining production financing for the series, and the other will provide administrative production services.
• As compensation, the administrative producer will receive a percentage of all net profits from the series.
• The financing partner will hold sole rights to the copyright of the television series. The administrative partner's contribution of services will be considered a work made for hire.
• The parties agree to submit any disputes to binding arbitration in accordance with AFMA rules.
• This template Co-Production Agreement clarifies each producer's rights and responsibilities by putting them in writing.

Record producers can write up Recording Contracts for musical artists with this downloadable template which can be used in the United States and Canada.

• The contract sets out the terms agreed to by the parties for the production and distribution of a master to be recorded by the artist.
• All expenses will be paid by the record company and reimbursed from gross income from sales of the record.
• Both parties share artistic control for the recording.
• The record company will provide session musicians as needed.
• The artist assigns to the record company all of its right and title in the recording and the material recorded, with an option to purchase the rights back.
• The artist agrees to actively promote the record through live appearances.
• Independent studios need the same kinds of contracts that major labels have. Why pay huge legal fees when you can buy this Recording Contract template, download it and customize it to suit your needs?
• Available in MS Word format.
• Can be used in both Canada and the USA.

Recording companies can engage songwriters to supply musical compositions under the terms of this non-exclusive Songwriting For-Hire Contract.

• The songwriter agrees to write songs on a for-hire basis for the record company.
• The recording company in turn agrees to record the songs in sessions with any of its various artists.
• The agreement covers only those songs written on a for-hire basis for the recording company, and excludes any other material written by the songwriter.
• The songwriter has the right to assign any songs to a performance rights society (ASCAP or BMI) and to receive all monies paid by the society.
• This digital template can be used in both the United States and Canada.

You can hire a whole stable of writers with this non-exclusive Songwriting For-Hire Contract. Download the template for your contracts library.