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SUB-PUBLISHING AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT made this _________ day of ______________, 199_, y a!d et"ee!


__________________ #he$ei!afte$ %a&&ed the '("!e$'), a!d _______________________
#he$ei!afte$ %a&&ed the 's*-+*&ishe$'),
-HEREAS, the s*-+*&ishe$ is desi$o*s of otai!i!. %e$tai! $i.hts i! the m*si%a& %om+ositio!
#he$ei!afte$ %a&&ed the '/om+ositio!'), !o" e!tit&ed0
S(NG TITLE
a so!. y ________________________________, fo$ the te$m he$ei! set fo$th, a!d fo$ the
te$$ito$y of0
E1TENT (2 LI/ENSING TERRIT(R3
THE TERRIT(R3
o!&y, #he$ei! %a&&ed the 'Te$$ito$y'),
N(- THERE2(RE, i! %o!side$atio! of the s*m of (!e 4o&&a$ a!d othe$ .ood a!d 5a&*a&e
%o!side$atio!s, ea%h to the othe$ i! ha!d +aid, $e%ei+t of "hi%h is he$ey a%6!o"&ed.ed, it is he$ey
a.$eed as fo&&o"s0
1, The ("!e$ he$ey .$a!ts to the S*-P*&ishe$, fo$ the &i%e!sed te$$ito$y o!&y, a!d fo$ a te$m e7*a&
to the a&a!%e of the te$m of the fi$st U!ited States +*&ished %o+y$i.ht of the /om+ositio!, a&& $i.hts
e8isti!. *!de$ the %o+y$i.hts of the So!. fo$ the Te$$ito$y, i!%&*di!., *t !ot &imited, the "o$ds a!d
m*si% the$eof, the $i.ht to +$i!t, +*&ish, a!d 5e!d the /om+ositio! i! the &i%e!sed Te$$ito$y, a!d a&&
+e$fo$mi!. $i.hts, a!d sy!%h$o!i9atio! $i.hts a!d me%ha!i%a& $i.hts of the /om+ositio! i! the &i%e!sed
Te$$ito$y a!d a&& %&aims a!d dema!ds $e&ati!. the$eto: e8%e+t o!&y as &imited i! this A.$eeme!t,
;, The fo$e.oi!. assi.!me!t is made s*<e%t to the fo&&o"i!. te$ms a!d %o!ditio!s0
#a) The ("!e$ $ese$5es a&& $i.hts i! a!d to a&& %o+y$i.hts of the /om+ositio! a!d a&& the $i.hts of a!y
a!d e5e$y !at*$e the$e*!de$ e8isti!., fo$ a&& the %o*!t$ies of the "o$&d o*tside the &i%e!sed Te$$ito$y,
#) The ("!e$ $ese$5es the e8%&*si5e $i.ht to &i%e!se "o$&d-"ide *ses of the tit&e of the /om+ositio!
as a tit&e fo$ Motio! Pi%t*$es,
#%) The .$a!t of +e$fo$mi!. $i.hts is s*<e%t to the $i.hts of ____________, The S*-P*&ishe$ sha&&
%a*se the +e$fo$mi!. a!d $oad%ast $i.hts of the So!. to e $e.iste$ed "ith the +e$fo$mi!. $i.hts
so%ieties i! the &i%e!sed Te$$ito$y so as to +$o5ide that the e!ti$e +*&ishe$=s sha$e of +e$fo$mi!. fees
a!d $oad%asti!. fees sha&& e %$edited a!d +aid to the ("!e$, The S*-P*&ishe$ sha&& a%%o*!t to
the ("!e$ "ith $es+e%t the$eto i! a%%o$da!%e "ith Pa$a.$a+h ' > #) #iii)',
#d) The S*-P*&ishe$ sha&& ha5e the $i.ht to iss*e !o!-e8%&*si5e "o$&d-"ide &i%e!ses fo$ the
sy!%h$o!i9atio! of the /om+ositio! "ith so*!d motio! +i%t*$es, If s*%h motio! +i%t*$es a$e +$od*%ed
a!d o$i.i!ate i! the Te$$ito$y, The ("!e$ $ese$5es *!to itse&f the e8%&*si5e $i.ht to .$a!t &i%e!ses fo$
the e!ti$e "o$&d fo$ the sy!%h$o!i9atio! of the /om+ositio! "ith so*!d motio! +i%t*$es, if s*%h so*!d
motio! +i%t*$es a$e +$od*%ed a!d o$i.i!ate o*tside of the Te$$ito$y, a!d the S*+*&ishe$ sha&& !ot e
e!tit&ed to sha$e i! a!y "o$&d-"ide fees $e%ei5ed y ("!e$ i! $es+e%t of a!y s*%h "o$&d-"ide
&i%e!ses,
>, The S*-P*&ishe$ a.$ees to +ay the ("!e$ the fo&&o"i!. $oya&ties i! $es+e%t of the /om+ositio!,
#a) A! amo*!t e7*a& to TEN #1?@) +e$%e!t of the ma$6ed $etai& se&&i!. +$i%e of ea%h a!d e5e$y %o+y
of "hatsoe5e$ 6i!d a!d !at*$e of the /om+ositio!, so&d a!d +aid fo$ *!de$ the a*tho$ity of this
A.$eeme!t,
#) A! amo*!t e7*a& to 2I2T3 #A?@) PER/ENT of a&& mo!eys $e%ei5ed y the Se%o!d Pa$ty fo$
#Bi) me%ha!i%a& &i%e!ses iss*ed y S*-P*&ishe$ i! $es+e%t of the /om+ositio!,
#ii) sy!%h$o!i9atio! &i%e!ses iss*ed y it i! $es+e%t of so*!d motio! +i%t*$es +$od*%ed a!d o$i.i!ated
i! the Te$$ito$y, a!d
#iii) +e$fo$mi!. fees a!d $oad%asti!. fees $e%ei5ed y S*-P*&ishe$ i! $es+e%t of +*&i%
+e$fo$ma!%es fo$ +$ofit of the Te$$ito$y,
C, The S*-P*&ishe$ may $e+$i!t the So!. i! a!y fo&io, a!d i! s*%h e5e!t, the S*-P*&ishe$ sha&&
+ay the ("!e$, a $oya&ty of that +$o+o$tio! of TEN #1?@) PER/ENT of the !et "ho&esa&e se&&i!.
+$i%e of s*%h fo&ios so&d a!d +aid fo$ as the /om+ositio! sha&& ea$ to a&& of the m*si%a& %om+ositio!s
%o!tai!ed i! s*%h fo&ios,
A, The S*-P*&ishe$ sha&& ha5e the $i.ht to a$$a!.e a!d ada+t the /om+ositio!, a!d to t$a!s&ate the
&y$i%s of the /om+ositio! i!to &a!.*a.es of the Te$$ito$y, o$ ha5e a !e" tit&e a!d &y$i%s "$itte!
the$efo$e, a!d said a$$a!.eme!ts, ada+tatio!s, t$a!s&atio!s a!d !e" tit&e a!d &y$i%s sha&& e the
+$o+e$ty of the ("!e$, s*<e%t to the $i.hts of the S*-P*&ishe$ he$e*!de$,
D, The S*-P*&ishe$ sha&& 6ee+ t$*e a!d a%%*$ate oo6s of a%%o*!t, "hi%h sha&& at a&& times e o+e!
to i!s+e%tio! d*$i!. $e.*&a$ *si!ess ho*$s y the ("!e$, The S*-P*&ishe$ sha&& +$e+a$e a!d
fo$"a$d to the ("!e$ a detai&ed a!d itemi9ed stateme!t semi-a!!*a&&y i! ea%h yea$, i! o$ ao*t CA
days afte$ the e!d of ea%h %a&e!da$ ha&f-yea$, fo$ said %a&e!da$ ha&f-yea$, a!d ea%h stateme!t sha&& e
a%%om+a!ied y a $emitta!%e i! the %*$$e!%ies of the Te$$ito$y fo$ a&& amo*!ts to e d*e the$e*!de$
&ess ta8es, if a!y, Said a%%o*!ti!. a!d +ayme!t, i! the ase!%e of "$itte! o<e%tio! the$eto y the
("!e$ "ithi! (NE 3EAR f$om the $e%ei+t the$eof, sha&& %o!stit*te a! a%%o*!t stated as to a&&
$oya&ties d*e fo$ the +e$iod e!%om+assed y s*%h stateme!t a!dEo$ +ayme!t,
F, The S*-P*&ishe$ a.$ees that o! ea%h %o+y of the /om+ositio! +*&ished y the S*-P*&ishe$,
the$e sha&& e +$i!ted the !oti%e of %o+y$i.ht +$es%$ied y the ("!e$, to.ethe$ "ith a !otifi%atio! of
the assi.!me!t of the $i.hts fo$ the Te$$ito$y,
G, The S*-P*&ishe$ a.$ees to de&i5e$ to the ("!e$, "itho*t a!y %ha$.e, a %o+y of a&& editio!s of the
/om+ositio! +$i!ted y it +*$s*a!t to the a*tho$ity of this A.$eeme!t,
9, The S*-P*&ishe$ may assi.! a!y of its $i.hts he$e*!de$ to a!y othe$ +*&ishe$s fo$ a!y %o*!t$ies
of the Te$$ito$y, +$o5ided that the S*-P*&ishe$ sha&& $emai! +$ima$i&y &ia&e fo$ the +ayme!t of
$oya&ties he$e*!de$,
1?, -ith $es+e%t to the Te$$ito$y, the ("!e$ -a$$a!ts that the /om+ositio! is a!d sha&& e !e" a!d
o$i.i!a&, that it does !ot a!d sha&& !ot i!f$i!.e a!y othe$ %o+y$i.hted "o$6, a!d that the ("!e$ has the
f*&& $i.ht a!d +o"e$ to e!te$ i!to this A.$eeme!t a!d .$a!t the $i.hts he$ei! .$a!ted y it, The ("!e$
sha&& ho&d the S*-P*&ishe$, its s*%%esso$s, assi.!s, &i%e!sees a!d !omi!ees f$ee a!d ha$m&ess f$om
a!y a!d a&& %&aims, %osts, a!d dama.es a$isi!. f$om a!y $ea%h of the afo$eme!tio!ed "a$$a!ties,
11, The ("!e$ he$ey a++oi!ts the S*-P*&ishe$ a!d its assi.!s, its a.e!t a!d atto$!ey-i!-fa%t, to
i!stit*te i! the !ame of the ("!e$, as %o+y$i.ht o"!e$ of the /om+ositio!, a!y s*it, a%tio! o$
+$o%eedi!. i! the Te$$ito$y, "hi%h the S*-P*&ishe$ o$ its assi.!s sha&& i! its dis%$etio! deem
!e%essa$y fo$ the +$ote%tio! of $i.hts he$ei! assi.!ed to it, a!d the S*-P*&ishe$ he$ey a.$ees to
i!dem!ify a!d ho&d ha$m&ess the ("!e$ of a!d f$om a!y a!d a&& o&i.atio! to +ay a!y %osts, e8+e!ses
o$ dis*$seme!ts "ith $es+e%t to a!y s*%h s*it, a%tio! o$ +$o%eedi!., This +a$a.$a+h sha&& i! !o "ay
$e&ie5e the ("!e$ f$om a!y $es+o!sii&ity to the S*-P*&ishe$ "ith $es+e%t to a!y $ea%hes y the
("!e$ of the a!y of the te$ms of this A.$eeme!t,
1;, LL R(3ALTIES PA3ABLE UN4ER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE BASE4 (N
IN/(ME RE/EIHE4 AT THE S(UR/E,
1>, This A.$eeme!t sha&& e i!di!. *+o! a!d sha&& i!*$e to the e!efits of the +a$ties he$eto a!d thei$
$es+e%ti5e s*%%esso$s a!d assi.!s,
1C, This A.$eeme!t sha&& e %o!st$*ed i! a%%o$da!%e "ith a!d .o5e$!ed y the &a"s of the State of
_________, Sho*&d a!y +o$tio! of this A.$eeme!t e fo*!d to e i!5a&id o$ *!e!fo$%ea&e, it sha&&
!ot affe%t the a&a!%e of this A.$eeme!t,
1A, S*-P*&ishe$ +$omises to ma6e a&& of its %o!t$a%ts, %o$$es+o!de!%es, i&&s, i!5oi%es, oo6s a!d
fi&es %o!%e$!i!. the /om+ositio! a5ai&a&e to $e+$ese!tati5es of ("!e$ *+o! o!e "ee6=s !oti%e,
1D, S*-P*&ishe$ a.$ees to +ay ("!e$ at the time S*-P*&ishe$ a!d ("!e$ ha5e oth si.!ed a!d
e8e%*ted this A.$eeme!t a! ad5a!%e of ________________________ ,
IN -ITNESS -HERE(2, the +a$ties ha5e %a*sed this A.$eeme!t to e si.!ed y thei$ d*&y
a*tho$i9ed offi%e$s the day a!d yea$ ao5e set fo$th,
(-NER_____________________________
By0_______________________________
Add$ess0__________________________
Te&0__________________________
SUB-PUBLISHER _______________________
By0_______________________________
Add$ess0_______________________
Te&0__________________________

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