Mechanical Royalties definition

Mechanical Royalties means royalties payable to any third party for the right to reproduce and distribute copyrighted Musical Compositions and other copyrighted Materials (if any) on Records;

Mechanical Royalties means those royalties and fees required to copy musical works from one medium to another during the recording and duplication process;

Mechanical Royalties royalties payable to any Person for the right to reproduce and distribute copyrighted musical compositions on Records. (Universal Records) American Southwest Upstream2EX.1.25.06 (DBG) 14.24. "Midline Record" -- a Record bearing a Suggested Retail List Price equal to more than two-thirds (2/3), but no more than eighty percent (80%), of the Suggested Retail List Price in the country concerned of top-line single-unit Records in the configuration concerned.

Examples of Mechanical Royalties in a sentence

• Mechanical Royalties shall not be payable with respect to musical compositions of one minute or less in duration.

• The Distributor shall be entitled to import Audio-visual Works inclusive of Me- chanical Royalties provided that the exporter has entered into an agreement with NCB or NCB’s sister society of the exporting country covering payment of Me- chanical Royalties and subject to NCB’s prior approval of such imports inclusive of Mechanical Royalties.

• Mechanical Royalties are calculated on the basis of the Turnover of the Distribu- tor of each Audio-visual Work.

• Interest shall be charged on any difference between the advances paid and the actual Mechanical Royalties invoiced for the same Accounting Period from the date of invoice of the advance payment till the date of the royalty invoice.

• The advance payment shall equal half the Mechanical Royalties invoiced by NCB for the equivalent Accounting Period the year before.

• The Distributor shall be liable for Mechanical Royalties on imports exclusive of Mechanical Royalties to NCB or NCB’s sister society of the exporting country.

• For The Distributor’s national and international sales promotion and for submis- sion to critics, up to 250 copies sent for promotion to the Territory may be ex- empt from Mechanical Royalties.

• After the end of each Accounting Period The Distributor shall receive a royalty invoice specification of Mechanical Royalties payable: ♦ in October an invoice covering 1 January-30 June ♦ in April an invoice covering 1 July-31 December.

• Mechanical Royalties are paid to composers and publishers from the recorded sales of records.

• The Distributor undertakes to submit docu- ments proving that Mechanical Royalties were already paid.

More Definitions of Mechanical Royalties

Mechanical Royalties royalties payable to any Person for the right to reproduce and distribute copyrighted Compositions on Records other than Audiovisual Records. 14.18. There is no paragraph 14.18.

Mechanical Royalties means a sum equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of all mechanical royalties that would be owed to Seller if Purchaser sought to acquire a license to the Composition for creation of a sound recording under the compulsory licensing regime set forth in Section 115 of the U.S. Copyright Act (“Compulsory Licensing Regime”), at the rates applicable at the time such compulsory license was sought. “Other Composition Exploitation Revenues” means one hundred percent (100%) of all gross revenues derived from exploitation of the Composition in any manner other than through the Compulsory Licensing Regime. Such Other Composition Exploitation Revenues include, without limitation, granting by Seller or the Composers of any synchronization licenses. Purchaser shall notify all third parties inquiring about licensing of the Recording that Seller has retained rights with respect to the Composition, and that Composition Revenues shall be paid to Seller (and Seller’s designee(s)), as may be set forth in any Letters of Direction (as defined below). To the extent that Purchaser’s exploitation of Transferred Rights results in any Composition Revenues being paid to Purchaser, Purchaser shall immediately notify Seller in writing of Purchaser’s receipt of such Composition Revenues, and Purchaser shall transfer all such Composition Revenues to Seller (or Seller’s designee(s)) within five (5) business days of Purchaser’s receipt of response from Seller (or Seller’s designee(s)) within instructions regarding the reconveyance of such Composition Revenues.

Mechanical Royalties royalties payable to any Person for the right to reproduce and distribute copyrighted Compositions, literary works and other similar copyrighted materials embodied in a phonorecord, other than sound recording copyrights, on Phonograph Records.