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Thanks for all your help Lazz, I've now contacted the MU and I'm waiting for a reply Cheers G

Hi Lazz, Thanks for your reply, just wondered if you could help with one last quick question on this contract ? The paragraph reads; 13. If after this Agreement is terminated, for any reason, you enter into a distribution/record/placement deal with any of the record and/or Television/Film/Ad companies approached by us on your behalf during the term hereof, such agreement shall be deemed procured as a result of my efforts, and you will be obligated by the enclosed Publishing Agreements. I presume this is Ok and they say it's really just to cover a situation where they may have done all the ground work near the end of the contract and then after the contract I could reap the beneifits of their work without them getting anything. Thanks G

Hi, Does anyone with experience of UK publishing contracts know if the paragraph below is pretty standard and means its for the term stated (here 5 years) and thats it?. It's the bit about renewals, extensions, revisions etc, thats a bit confusing Cheers G 1. In consideration of the payment by the Publisher of the undermentioned royalties the Assignor as beneficial owner hereby grants and assigns, for the period of five [5] years from the date hereof, to the Publisher the full and entire copyright (subject as hereinafter provided) as defined by the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 throughout the territory to which that Act may now or may at any time hereafter extend together with all other rights of a like nature of whatsoever kind are now conferred by the Laws in force in all other territories throughout the Universe including all renewals, extensions, revisions, revivals and reversions and including all vested and contingent and future rights of copyright and rights in the nature of copyright whether now or hereafter created together with all rights of action (including without limitation the right to sue for past infringements) powers and benefits belonging or accrued in relation to the foregoing musical compositions and/or lyrics entitled: TITLE COMPOSED/AUTHORED BY:

Hi , I've just been offered a publishing deal with an small "indie" publisher in the UK for one song. Wondered if anyone with experience of being signed to small publishers could offer some advice. They are offering me 50% of royalties on the mechanicals,sync fees and covers, but the Musicians union website says that the going rate for new writers is 70% Just wondered if 70% is obtainable and in peoples experience is 50% more realistic and usual? Cheers G