Exclusive Beat & Publishing Grant
Exclusive usage and publishing grant for the purchased beat(s). Nate Fox stops licensing those beat(s) to others after payment clears. You still owe Nate ongoing publishing and master royalties on releases that use the beat. Stems and sync clearances are not included unless separately agreed.
Pending counsel review. These documents are operational templates for a digital beat storefront. They are not a substitute for advice from qualified music, privacy, or tax counsel. Live payments stay disabled until rights clearance and counsel sign-off are recorded in the launch runbook.
- Exclusive — after payment, Nate Fox will not sell conflicting leases or exclusives for the same beat.
- Publishing: Nate Fox retains 50% of the publisher’s share attributable to the underlying beat composition (draft).
- Masters: Nate Fox receives 25% of net master income attributable to the licensed beat on your releases (draft).
- Credit: “Prod. Nate Fox” (or equivalent) wherever customary.
- No wholesale copyright assignment of Nate’s catalog; grant is limited to the purchased beat recording(s).
- Digital delivery is final after download links are issued (see Refund Policy).
1. Parties and grant
These Exclusive Beat & Publishing Grant Terms (“Terms”) are between Nate Fox (“Licensor”) and the purchaser identified in the signed checkout agreement (“Licensee”). After payment clears, Licensee receives an exclusive, non-transferable license to commercially exploit the purchased beat recording(s) as described here.
Licensor retains copyright ownership of the underlying musical composition and sound recording unless a later written assignment expressly says otherwise. This grant is a usage and publishing participation deal, not a catalog sale.
2. Exclusivity
Upon cleared payment for an exclusive line item, Licensor will not license that beat to other parties for conflicting leases or exclusives, and will mark the beat sold-out in the Beat Thrift Shop catalog.
Exclusivity covers the specific beat recording(s) listed in the agreement. It does not prevent Licensor from creating new beats, interpolations, or unrelated catalog works.
3. What you get
Delivery is the master format available for each beat (MP3 and/or WAV as listed at checkout). Stems, tracked-out sessions, custom edits, and third-party sample clearances are not included unless separately agreed in writing.
- Territory: worldwide.
- Media: digital audio releases and related promotional clips featuring Licensee’s new recording that incorporates the beat.
- Channels: typical music distribution (DSPs, mixtapes, social embeds of the finished song).
4. Royalties owed to Nate Fox
In addition to the upfront exclusive fee, Licensee owes Licensor ongoing royalties on commercial exploitation of songs that incorporate the licensed beat:
- Publishing: 50% of the publisher’s share attributable to the underlying beat composition (draft figure pending counsel).
- Masters / neighboring: 25% of net income attributable to the licensed beat on Licensee’s master (draft figure pending counsel).
- Licensee will account and pay within thirty (30) days after each calendar quarter, with a simple statement. PRO / society registrations must list Licensor’s writer/publisher interest where applicable.
5. Credit and PRO registrations
Wherever customary credits appear, Licensee will credit “Prod. Nate Fox” or a substantially equivalent producer credit.
Licensee will cooperate in good faith so Licensor can register writer/publisher interests with ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, or other societies using the party details supplied at checkout.
6. Restricted uses
Unless Licensor gives prior written consent, Licensee may not:
- Resell, re-lease, or sublicense the raw beat file as a beat pack or production library item.
- Use the beat in advertising, branded content, film/TV/games/apps, or other sync contexts under this SKU without a separate sync grant.
- Strip or omit customary producer credit where credits appear.
7. Samples and third-party material
Licensee is responsible for clearing any third-party vocals, samples, interpolations, or trademarks that Licensee adds.
8. Delivery, refunds, termination
After successful payment, Licensor provides time-limited private download links and the signed agreement PDF by email.
Digital exclusive grants are final after download links are issued. See the Refund & Digital Delivery Policy.
Licensor may terminate for material breach (including failure to pay royalties after notice). On termination for breach, exclusive status may revert and Licensee must stop new unfinished exploitation.
9. Disclaimer and changes
Beats and site materials are provided as-is for the licensed purpose. To the extent permitted by law, Licensor’s aggregate liability under a given order is limited to the amount paid for that order.
Licensor may publish updated Terms under a new version string. Checkout always requires e-signature of the version displayed for that agreement. Prior paid orders keep the snapshot recorded with that order.