Artist Agreement Form

1.1 You transfer to us the copyright in the Work, for the whole world and for the full term of copyright, including any renewals and extensions of it.

1.2 That transfer includes the right to: (a) print, publish, sell and distribute the Work in any format, printed or digital; (b) make, publish and license arrangements and transcriptions of it, and the use of its text; (c) license recordings of it, and its use in film, television, broadcast and other media; and (d) register and secure the copyright in it in our name.

1.3 We may exercise these rights ourselves or through others.

2.1 You promise that: (a) you are the sole creator and owner of the Work and it is your original work; (b) you own the copyright in it and are free to transfer the rights in clause 1; (c) the Work is free of any other agreement, licence or claim; and (d) the Work does not infringe anyone else's copyright.

3.1 You agree to work with us to establish, register and protect the rights transferred under this agreement, and to sign any documents we need in order to do so - including applications to renew or extend the copyright, which we may make in our own name.

3.2 You appoint us, or anyone we nominate, as your attorney-in-fact, with authority to sign those documents in your name if you have not signed them yourself.

4.1 We will publish the Work in a form available for sale within twelve (12) months of the date of this agreement.

4.2 If we have not, you may write and ask us to return the Work to you. We then have one (1) month from receiving your request to publish it. If we do, this agreement carries on as normal. If we do not, the rights in the Work return to you under clause 5.

5.1 The rights in the Work return to you if: (a) we fail to publish it and do not take up the one-month opportunity in clause 4.2; or (b) we withdraw the Work from our catalogue and stop printing it.

5.2 When the rights return, we will sign a written reassignment of the copyright to you.

6.1 We will pay you 10% of the published retail price of every copy of the Work sold, whether printed, sold through dealers, or sold as a download.

6.2 We calculate that royalty on the full retail price, before any trade or dealer discount and before any of our costs. A copy sold to a dealer at a discount therefore earns you exactly the same royalty as a copy sold at full price.

7.1 We will pay you 50% of the net sums we collect from licensing the Work — including mechanical rights, synchronisation, electrical transcription, broadcast, and any other rights in any medium that exists now or is developed later.

8.1 We do not pay royalties on: (a) complimentary, professional, review or advertising copies; (b) copies sold but not paid for; (c) copies sold and then returned to us; (d) copies included in newspapers, magazines, periodicals or other new issues; and (e) copies you buy yourself under clause 9.

9.1 We will send you two (2) complimentary copies of the Work once it has been published.

9.2 You may buy up to ten (10) copies a calendar year at a 50% discount. 

10.1 We will send your payment by 31 May, to the banking information on file that was most recently given us in writing. If you would sales statement for the previous year, please email us. 

10.2 If the amount due for a calendar year is less than US$50, we will carry it forward and add it to the following year. 

11.Tax (US citizens only) 

11.1 We will issue a Form 1099 as required by law, reporting the royalty payment made to you during the previous tax year. It will be sent to the address on file by January 31 of the reporting year. 

11.2 We cannot pay you if we do not have your SSN on file.

12.1 If royalties remain unclaimed for two (2) consecutive years, or we cannot locate you or your estate for two (2) years, those royalties are forfeited to us.

12.2    This agreement passes to your estate upon your death. Your executor or administrator must tell us and give us current contact and payment details.

13. Transferring this agreement

13.1 You may not transfer this agreement, any interest in it, or any money due under it, without our written consent.

13.2 You agree that we may transfer this agreement, and the rights in it, to any person or company that accepts our obligations under it, including the obligation to pay you royalties.

13.3 This agreement binds each party’s successors and permitted assigns.

14. Governing law

This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Texas.