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SINGLE SONG OPTION

ADDENDUM TO AGREEMENT DATED: ______________ day of _______, 20______.

SINGLE SONG OPTION:

The WRITER and PUBLISHER do hereby agree to the terms of the aforementioned Agreement under the
following terms and conditions:

1.PUBLISHER agrees that if the song now entitled


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is not assigned a mechanical license to be recorded and released to the general public on phonorecords by the
______ day of _______________, 20____, the PUBLISHER shall relinquish and return all rights and copyrights
to the WRITER.

2.The WRITER shall not be held responsible for any payment to the PUBLISHER regardless of the amount
PUBLISHER may have spent on the recording, development, promotion, or any other expense incurred by
PUBLISHER relating to this song.

3.In the event PUBLISHER is responsible for the placement of said musical composition on phonorecords
released to the public, WRITER hereby agrees to honor and uphold the Publishing Agreement to which this is an
Addendum.

4.WRITER agrees that the Publishing Agreement shall be in force and binding during this option period and will
not assign the rights to the aforementioned song to any other until this Addendum has expired.

5.During this option period, PUBLISHER shall not be required to defend WRITER against any legal action
against WRITER for copyright infringement, or any other proprietary right. After this option period has expired
with the song recorded on phonorecord, and the Publishing Agreement to which this is an Addendum is in effect,
PUBLISHER will defend the WRITER under the terms outlined in Article II of the Publishing Agreement.

6.GOVERNING LAW: This Agreement shall be governed by the laws and in the courts of the State of
_____________ and by the laws of the United States, excluding their conflicts of law principles. Any dispute or
legal proceeding regarding the Agreement shall take place in the county of _____________, in the State of
_________________.

We, the undersigned, do hereby acknowledge and agree to the terms of this agreement.

DATED: _______________________

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED

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For PUBLISHER For WRITER

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