Legal Question in Entertainment Law in California

If they are intending to get the "buyout rights," they are trying to get everything. You need to read the contract to determine what you are giving up and whether it is worth it. If no contract is executed you should be fine, but I doubt that will be the situation.

This will depend entirely on the terms of the agreement. It can either mean that they want to purchase a "lifetime synchronization license" for a given song or group of songs. In other words, they will have the right to synchronize the music with your audio and/or video productions an unlimited number of times without incurring any additional expense OR they are buying out all your right to the song all together (so you won't own it anymore). You should ask them to send you the detailed agreement and have an attorney review it for you.

Our law firm does these kinds of agreements. So feel free to contact me for a free consultation to discuss your situation further.

Kind regards,

Jim

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