Music Publishing Foreign Agency Agreement

Obtain publishing rights for an original piece of music with this easy-to-use Music Publishing Agreement template for the USA and Canada.

• Transfer of Rights. A composer sells and transfers all of its right and title to an original musical composition (including copyright) to the music publisher, in return for a percentage royalty on the sales of printed sheet music and recordings, licensing fees and performance royalties.
• Changes and Derivations. The publisher has the right to edit, retitle, change and make derivative works of the composition.
• Indemnification. The composer indemnifies the publisher against any copyright infringement claims.
• The template includes a Short Form Copyright Assignment form.
• This Music Publishing Agreement template can be used in either the United States or Canada.

Canadian music publishers, obtain copyright in a composition written on a for-hire basis with this Assignment of Copyright form.

• The composer assigns worldwide copyright in the work over to the publisher.
• The assignment form contains a waiver of moral rights clause, which can be deleted if not applicable.
• The songwriter is still entitled to performance royalties as a member of any performing rights society.

Every music publisher in Canada needs a copy of the Assignment of Copyright in Musical Composition form. Get yours today.

If you publish music jointly with another publisher, you need this standard form Co-Publishing Agreement for Musical Composition.

• Each of the co-publishers will own a half interest in ownership of the copyright.
• Each co-publisher will receive an equal share of the publishing receipts.
• The parties jointly assign public performance rights to BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) and will share equally in the licensing fees.
• Downloadable, easy to use and much cheaper than a lawyer.
• This is a generic legal form that does not contain specific references to the legislation of any specific country or jurisdiction.

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.

Appoint sub-publishers who will distribute, market and sell music in a defined territory for a publisher with this Music Sub-Publishing Agreement template.

• The sub-publisher will have certain synchronization, mechanical and performance rights to the music only inside of the territory, for instance, synchronization rights for motion pictures made within the territory.
• The music publisher reserves all rights in the music and all copyright for all areas outside of the territory.
• The sub-publisher is responsible for registering the work with the performing rights societies in the territory so that the music publisher's share of performance and broadcasting fees are credited and paid to the publisher.
• The template is available in MS Word format and is fully editable to meet your needs.
• This is a generic legal form which can be used in most countries and regions.