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By entering SonicAwareness’ Downloadable CD Program, you hereby authorize SonicAwareness to sell Digital Reproductions of your Music (e.g. Mp3 files) from its online shop on a non-exclusive basis. Furthermore, you agree to provide SonicAwareness with your music at your expense, and that your music will be stored and maintained on SonicAwarenss’ site via it’s facilities.
Any musician member may take part in SonicAwareness’ Downloadable CD Program. There is no set up fee for Full or Advanced Promotional Service Members. General Service Members and musicians who are not members must pay a set up fee of $17.99 in order for their Downloadable CD to appear in the online shop. This fee is non-refundable once the Downloadable CD is placed in the shop.
Musicians taking part in this program may sell the following items via SonicAwareness’ Shop:
Full CDs in downloadable form (MP3s)
Track Lists Comprised of a minimum of 5 songs in MP3 form (Pending Approval)
All music must be owned by the musician(s) submitting the music, including all copyrights, trademarks, artwork (if applicable), and other property rights. YOU MAY NOT SUBMIT MUSIC OR OTHER WORK THAT DO NOT BELONG TO YOU. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO LOGOS AND OTHER FORMS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. SONICAWARENESS ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY SHOULD YOUR PRODUCT VIOLATE COPYRIGHT LAW OR THE RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES, AND YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND COMPENSATE US FOR ANY EXPENSES OR CLAIMS THAT ARE MADE AGAINST SONICAWARENESS IF YOU VIOLATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH OR THE PROPERTY RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY.
There is no limit to the number of different Downloadable CDs you may sell in our shop. However, SonicAwareness reserves the right to decide which Downloadable Products it will sell at any time.
The Music you submit may not incite hatred, and may not be slanderous in any way, degrade any person or group of persons, and may not be offensive or unsafe in any way, as determined by SonicAwareness in its sole discretion.
Any rejected items will be returned to you at your expense.
You are responsible for providing SonicAwareness with the Music intended for sale in the Shop. Seller is required to provide Mp3 files (minimum 160kbps), WAV files, or WMA files (Minimum 128kbps) to SonicAwareness or a hard copy CD of containing the music the seller wishes to place for sale (A Hardcopy is recommended). All Music made available for download via this program will be in Mp3 format. WMA and WAV files will be converted by SonicAwareness before the music is placed up for sale. SonicAwareness will not post any music it feels is unsatisfactory in terms of sound quality. Shipping costs and arrangements are the sole responsibility of the seller. We are not responsible for any damage that occurs during or as the result of shipping.
In accepting your items, SonicAwareness will perform a routine inspection to ensure an acceptable degree of quality. However, we will not conduct a thorough inspection of your items for sale. Therefore, you are responsible for any defects inherent in the products themselves that are not immediately visible upon basic inspection. This includes problems in recordings such as "skips", and other production problems such as picture quality and craftsmanship. By sending us your items and agreeing to this contract, you hereby certify that the products you send are “complete” in their form, and are not missing any essential parts or materials. You also certify that all items are in “working condition”, meaning they can function as they are supposed to function under normal use. If your product is sold, and is later found to be defective, SonicAwareness reserves the right to charge you for the sale of the defective product. In the event that you have already been compensated for the sold product, SonicAwareness may either bill you in order to redeem the invalid earnings, or withhold future earnings equal to the amount distributed as a result of the sale of the damaged item.
You will provide us with an accurate description of your product. This includes such things as song titles, viewing titles, sizes, weights, instructions required in use, contents, and so forth.
You will set the selling price for your items. However, no item may be listed for sale at less than US$4.50. Please refer to the commission charged by SonicAwareness noted below. Price shall not include taxes, which will be paid for by the consumer in addition to the purchase price if applicable to the purchaser.
SonicAwareness charges a commission on all items sold in its shop. Commissions are based on the following rates
For every Downloadable CD sold, SonicAwareness collects a flat fee of $3.00
Once commissions are deducted, the rest belongs to you the musician. Therefore, if you sell a Downloadable CD for $7.50, SonicAwareness will charge $3.00 in commissions, and you’ll earn $4.50, with the customer paying the shipping costs and taxes.
Musician earnings are sent out on the 15th of each month, and are based on the previous month’s totals. Earnings are sent via PayPal only. For example, earnings sent out on the June 15th are based on earnings for the month of May. SonicAwareness will not send out a musician’s earnings if the earnings are less than $10.00.
Any items sent to us will be stored in our warehouse until it is sold or you request its return or we decide to return the items to you. Termination of musician membership with SonicAwareness will not result in your items being returned automatically. You must request the return of these items yourself. We will return your items upon your request, and you will be responsible for covering all shipping and handling charges prior to us physically shipping the items to you. As long as your items are stored in our facilities they will remain available for sale in our online shop. If you want your items removed from the shop, then we will cease to store your items in our facilities, and your items will be returned to you and you will be responsible for the shipping cost. In addition, SonicAwareness may elect in its discretion to return any items to you at your expense at any time. If you refuse to accept the return of your items, having requested that we no longer sell them in our shop, we will dispose of your items in such manner and under such terms as we see fit.
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