Music Standard License

This is a legal document. It is easy to read and serves as a valid license with legal effect. 
Read this license to learn about the terms that apply.

This is an agreement between IMPERIA MUSIC GROUP LLC, doing business as Imperia Music Group (“Imperia Music Group”) and you, or the employer on whose behalf you are entering this agreement (“you”). By using our website and/or purchasing a license from us, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions (the “Agreement”) as same pertain to the license you purchase.

1- Definitions

Project: A media project to which Recording is synchronized.
Recording: A certain piece of recorded music available for license from Imperia Music Group (including a musical composition).

2- Imperia Music Group Non-Exclusive Licenses

By purchasing a Imperia Music Group license, Imperia Music Group grants you the limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide (except where expressly limited to a single “Territory”) right and license, in perpetuity to modify (subject to related restrictions) and use a Recording in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement, and the Standard License, as applicable. In consideration of the license you purchase, you hereby agree to pay Imperia Music Group a certain license fee according to our website rates. Please see our listenandbuy for the current price of our music.

Previews of Recordings are available to listen on the Imperia Music Group website, are for listening purposes only, and cannot be used for any other purpose including, but not limited to, any unlicensed use in commercial materials, advertisements, digital media or video synchronization for use on YouTube, Vimeo, podcasts and other social media videos.

Please find the details for our Standard license below:

Our STANDARD license allows you to use the Recording in an unlimited number of Projects in the following ways:

On the web, including:

  • (i)in online streaming (YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch)
  • (ii)Websites and social media
  • (iii)Youtube advertising (including as part of pre-roll advertising) and
  • (iv)in Podcasts

In a film or theatre production, provided the budget for such film or theater production does not exceed (USD) $100,000

3. Additional Terms For the STANDARD License Type

Recording licensed here under are for your own personal or organizational usage only. You may use the Recording for your personal Projects and/or professional Projects you undertake for your clients. Please note that this license does not include public performance rights. With this license you may use an Imperia Music Group Recording on online video platforms systems, but Imperia Music Group retains ownership of the Recording. You may not claim ownership of the Recording (or otherwise make it available) through any content detection and/or registration system (such as YouTube’s Content ID), even if synchronized with your own Project

4. Limitations of Use You may not:

  • sell, transfer, sublicense, share, give away or otherwise assign the Recordings or your rights granted hereunder to any other party.
  • resell the Recording by itself or as part of a package except solely as embodied within your Project.
  • resell the Recording (or otherwise make it available) in any manner that would enable a third party to download the Recording as a separate file, such as in e-card templates or website templates.
  • resell the Recording (or otherwise make it available) as part of any competing product such as music compilation or music library.
  • sell the Recording (or otherwise make it available) as, or as part of, your music or as your song, even if it has been transformed or edited, or if you add other instruments or vocals to the music.
  • claim to be the creator or copyright holder of the Recording or of any derivative work created from the Recording.
  • use this music in TV and radio productions**

** For use in Radio, Film/Theater (Over $100,000), and TV please contact us.

5. Ownership

You hereby acknowledge that Imperia Music Group is and remains the owner of all rights, title and interest in the Recording, including without limitation any copyrights therein. The Recording is protected by and subject to United States and international copyright laws. This license is non-exclusive and Imperia Music Group retains the right to sell licenses of the Recording to third parties at its sole discretion.

6. Limitation of Liability

Imperia Music Group makes no warranty or representation, express or implied, except that it warrants that it has the right to grant the license granted hereunder. The total liability of Imperia Music Group under this Agreement arising from your use of any Recording shall be limited to the license fee paid by you for such Recording. You hereby agree that this license is granted to you without any other warranty or recourse.

7. Availability

Imperia Music Group makes all possible efforts to make sure that all the Recordings that comprise its online library are available at all times. However, Imperia Music Group makes no representations or warranties that all Recordings will be available at all times. Imperia Music Group may discontinue licensing certain Recordings at its sole discretion. In the event that Imperia Music Group gets a notice or otherwise concludes that any Recording may be subject to a claim of infringement of another’s right for which Imperia Music Group may be liable, Imperia Music Group may require you to immediately stop using the Recording, delete or remove the Recording from its premises, computer systems and storage (electronic or physical); and ensure that its clients do likewise. Imperia Music Group shall provide you with comparable content (which comparability will be determined by Imperia Music Group in its reasonable commercial judgment) free of charge, but subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement.

8. Taxes

The license fees charged by Imperia Music Group do not include any taxes, duties or other government charges. Imperia Music Group will charge you additionally for the amounts of any such taxes, duties or other charges which Imperia Music Groupis required to collect, including without limitation, sales and use taxes and value added taxes. By entering into this agreement, you verify that your country of residence is the same as your billing address.

9. General Provisions

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of Delaware, USA. Nothing in the present Agreement shall be interpreted as constituting or creating a joint venture or partnership between the Parties. This Agreement shall be to the benefit of and bind the respective heirs, executors, administrators and assigns of the Parties hereto. If any part of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction or any other legally constituted body having jurisdiction to make such determination, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This document acknowledges that the license has been paid for and issued.

Upon purchase, a order invoice and PDF license will be ready to download in your account. All prices are in USD.

If you would like to use the Music in a manner not described here (i.e. For use in Radio, Film, and TV), please contact us for a special music license agreement.

Last Revised: November 2017