do you use contracts when you sell excl. beats?

[chris carter]

Why on earth would a beat-maker place an exclusive beat WITHOUT a contract? That's crazy. The only thing that's as crazy as that is an artist paying for an exclusive beat WITHOUT a contract. That's two crazy people that probably deserve each other. Best of luck to them both.

[DesmondA]

Originally Posted by Caine

above mentioned question, do you use contracts at all?
i read that on the net a lot that people use contracts if they sell a beat, i normally just got paid via paypal mostly and send the beat and took it out of the sale list.

Yep and I made a tutorial on how to get them signed online.

[stilts27]

Originally Posted by Caine

above mentioned question, do you use contracts at all?
i read that on the net a lot that people use contracts if they sell a beat, i normally just got paid via paypal mostly and send the beat and took it out of the sale list.

Always...

[Cgbravo]

How can I create a variety of contracts? What must I abide by? Starting point? any templates? can anyone direct me?


Thanks!

[PopularDemand]

Originally Posted by Cgbravo

How can I create a variety of contracts? What must I abide by? Starting point? any templates? can anyone direct me?

Honestly...go to a lawyer. If you don't practice law there is no starting point. There is no template. In an earlier thread I attached some blank producer declarations I have used throughout the years. It's not a long form contract but the legal terminology is still very deep.

[marcustaylor]

Originally Posted by PopularDemand

Honestly...go to a lawyer. If you don't practice law there is no starting point. There is no template. In an earlier thread I attached some blank producer declarations I have used throughout the years. It's not a long form contract but the legal terminology is still very deep.

I certainly recommend getting a lawyer involved, but there are plenty of templates kicking around, and for such a simple contract (just an assignment of copyrights) you will probably be fine with a simple contract template. As pointed out here though, it's absolutely mandatory to have a contract in place, otherwise the 'exclusivity' doesn't really have any ground for being exclusive.

Have a browse through these templates as a starting point, and then clarify any specific clauses / get them checked with a lawyer.

[BeatGenerals]

I used to be like you with not using contracts until I saw some of the crazy things that can happen with all that, used them ever since. Plus its not that hard to get some that work well.

[d1rdyd]

Originally Posted by DesmondA

Yep and I made a tutorial on how to get them signed online.

Nice ^