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i haven't signed up with snocap because of some weird things i read in the contract, have you read the entire thing? I'm having a musical lawyer friend check it out.
for instance in letter 1a -- look at the last line about how they are allowed to do things with your music EVEN AFTER termination of the contract
a. Reproduce and convert your Content into Digital Masters, including creating "Acoustic Fingerprint(s)" of each Digital Master (and the Composition embodied in each Digital Master) for all of your Content, storing that Acoustic Fingerprint and your metadata for that Acoustic Fingerprint in the SNOCAP Registry, and to use that Acoustic Fingerprints and your metadata to provide Services to you or to others, even if this Agreement has ended
and do you really trust this ---
h. You grant to us and our designees the rights to use and publish, and to permit others to use and publish, the name(s), trademarks, approved likenesses and approved biographical materials of you and all persons rendering services in connection with your Content, in connection with our or our designees’ Exploitation of your Content and Artwork, as well as in connection with us and our Services.
how bout this - they can have your work performed without any royalties, and don't have to ask you
d. Reproduce and publicly perform any Composition embodied in a Digital Master derived from your Content (including any and all "server" or "ephemeral" copies), it being understood and agreed that we will not be obligated to account and pay mechanical royalties to you, all such sums being included in the wholesale price set by you;
and finally in number 3 --
we are the sole owner of all data we observe or collect during or after the Term as part of providing the Services, including Acoustic Fingerprints, transaction data, file-share requests, file transfers, search requests, other shared materials, customer geographic and demographic information.
don't think i like this...
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