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PRODUCER DECLARATION
furnishing the services of” 1a (collectively referred
to herein as “Producer’) hereby declare and certify that Producer has produced or will produce
certain master recordings ("Masters") embodying the featured performance of one (1) or more of
the members of the group currently professionally known as Artist’) pursuant to
‘an agreement between Artist and Producer ("Producer Agreement’) which provides for valuable
‘consideration to be paid to Producer. As part of Producer's material obligations pursuant to the
Producer Agreement and for the express and direct benefit of Interscope Records, a Division of
UMG Recordings, Inc. (“Interscope”) (and its designee and successor-in-interest in connection
with the Masters), Producer hereby declare and certify as follows:
A Producer grants to Interscope the perpetual, non-exclusive right to use and
publish and to permit others to use and publish Producer's name, signature, approved likeness,
and approved biographical material concerning Producer for advertising and trade purposes in
‘connection with the sale and exploitation of Masters and records manufactured from Masters
recorded pursuant to the agreement between Artist and Interscope (“Artist Agreement’), or to
refrain therefrom,
B. Producer agree to look solely to Artist for the payment of any advances, fees
and/or royalties, as the case may be, and will not assert any claim in this regard against
Interscope or attempt to prevent the manufacture, sale or distribution of phonograph records
‘manufactured from Masters produced under the terms and conditions of the Artist Agreement and
the Producer Agreement. Any payments that Producer receives from Interscope in connection
with the exploitation of Masters or Producer's services pursuant to the Producer Agreement shall
have been made solely as an accommodation to Artist and nothing contained herein, in the
Producer Agreement or in the Artist Agreement shall constitute Producer a beneficiary of or party
to the Artist Agreement or any other agreement between Interscope and Artist
C. _ Producer acknowledge and agree that each Master recorded under the Producer
‘Agreement embodying the results and proceeds of Producer's services (i) is prepared within the
‘scope of the Artist's engagement of Producer's personal services and is a ‘work made for hire”,
or (i) is prepared as part of a long-playing phonograph record (or its substantial equivalent) which
constitutes a work specially ordered by Artist or Interscope for use as a contribution to a collective
‘work and shall be considered a "work made for hire". Producer further acknowiedge that
Interscope is the exclusive owner of copyright with respect to each such Master and any "sound
recording” or "phonorecord” or "copy" manufactured therefrom (individually and collectively called
the "Work’), and that Interscope has the right to exercise all rights of the copyright proprietor with
respect thereto, including, but not limited to, all exclusive right specified in 17 U.S.C. §106 and
the exclusive right to register copyright in the name of Interscope.
D. __ Producer agrees that, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph C above, to
the extent, if any, that Producer may be deemed an “author” of any Work (specifically excluding
Producer's contribution to the underlying composition), Producer hereby irrevocably
‘transfers, grants, conveys and assigns to Interscope, exclusively, perpetually and throughout the
Universe, all exclusive right, title and interest in and to such Work, including, but not limited to, al
‘exclusive right of the copyright owner as specified in 17 U.S.C. §108. Producer hereby grants to
Interscope a power of attorney, irrevocable and coupled with an interest, to execute for Producer
and in Producer's name, all documents and instruments necessary or appropriate to effectuate
the intents and purposes of this paragraph D and to accomplish, evidence and perfect the rights
granted to Interscope pursuant to this paragraph D including but not limited to documents to apply
for and obtain all registration of copyrights in and to any such Work, and documents to assign
such copyrights to Interscope.E. Producer agrees that Producer shall not produce or co-produce, prior to the date
three (3) years after the Master shall have been delivered to Interscope in accordance with the
provisions of the Artist Agreement, any recording for any person, firm or corporation other than
Interscope which embodies, in whole or in part, any of the selections recorded in the Masters.
AGREED AND ACCEPTED
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