Cover Art Video License Agreement
A single-use exclusive licence for one Awa Sounds animated cover art video ("visualiser"). Plain English. This is the copy you keep — print or save it at purchase.
1. What you get
- One (1) animated video file of the artwork ("the Video") in the format delivered at purchase (MP4, typically 1:1 or 9:16 aspect ratio, minimum 1080p).
- The right to use the Video as a visualiser, lyric video backdrop, or animated cover for one (1) music release ("the Release") across digital platforms, social media, and promotional materials directly tied to that Release.
- Exclusive use: once purchased, Awa Sounds will not sell or licence the same Video to any other buyer. This piece is yours alone.
2. What you can do with it
- Upload the Video to YouTube, Spotify Canvas, Apple Music, TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and any other platform as the animated visual for the Release.
- Use the Video in a full-length music video or behind-the-scenes content where the Release is the primary subject.
- Use the Video in paid advertising (Meta Ads, TikTok Ads, YouTube Ads) promoting the Release.
- Add your artist name, track title, or lyric overlays to the Video for platform requirements — provided the original visual content is not obscured beyond recognition.
- Loop, trim, or reformat the Video to meet platform aspect-ratio or duration requirements.
3. Credit requirement (mandatory)
This is not optional. In exchange for the right to use this Video, you must:
- Tag @awasounds on Instagram in the first post where you publicly share the Video or announce the Release. This includes the cover reveal, release-day reel, or any promotional post featuring the Video.
- Include the credit "Cover Art Video by Awa Sounds" (or "Visuals by @awasounds") in the caption or description of that post.
- On YouTube, include "Cover Art Video: Awa Sounds (awasounds.com)" in the video description.
- In any compiled music video that uses this Video, include a text card reading "Cover Art: Awa Sounds" in the credits sequence.
The credit requirement exists on every platform where the Video appears publicly. Failure to credit does not transfer ownership and may result in the licence being revoked after written notice.
4. What you cannot do
- No resale or sub-licensing. You may not sell, trade, gift, or sub-license the Video or any rights to it to any third party — including other artists, labels, or sync agencies — without prior written consent from Awa Sounds.
- No use for a different release. The Video is licensed for the one Release named above only. Using it on a different single, EP, album, or brand requires a new licence at the then-current price.
- No claiming ownership of the visuals. You may not register the Video or its frames as your own creative work, trademark, or as AI-generated content created solely by you.
- No sync licensing to third parties. You may not place the Video in film, TV, advertising, or video games on behalf of another brand or production house without a separate written sync agreement with Awa Sounds.
- No fundamental alteration. Trimming and reformatting are permitted. Replacing, overlaying, or substantially replacing the visual elements of the Video to produce an effectively new piece is not.
- No use for hate speech, illegal content, adult content, or material that could bring Awa Sounds into disrepute.
5. Ownership
Awa Sounds (AWASOUNDS LTD) retains full copyright ownership of the Video and all its component visual elements — including any still frames, motion sequences, and generated imagery. This agreement is a limited licence — not a transfer of copyright. You own your music; we own the visuals.
Awa Sounds reserves the right to display the Video (or stills from it) in its own portfolio, on its website, and on its social media channels as an example of its creative work, unless you request otherwise in writing before the licence is issued.
6. Platform terms
When uploading the Video to any third-party platform, you are responsible for complying with that platform's terms of service. Awa Sounds is not liable for platform decisions (content ID, copyright claims, take-downs) relating to your use of the Video. If you receive a content ID claim on YouTube or a similar platform, contact us and we will provide documentation to assist in resolving it.
7. Term
This licence is perpetual for the named Release — it does not expire so long as you remain in compliance with these terms. It does not automatically extend to re-releases, compilations, or rebrand scenarios without a new written agreement.
8. Revocation
Awa Sounds may revoke this licence (with 14 days' written notice) if:
- The mandatory Instagram credit has not been posted within 30 days of the Video going public on any platform.
- The Video is used in a way that materially breaches these terms.
- Payment is reversed, charged back or found to be fraudulent.
Upon revocation you must immediately remove the Video from all public platforms and cease all promotional use.
9. Warranty
Awa Sounds warrants that it has the right to grant this licence and that the Video does not knowingly infringe any third-party intellectual property. Our liability is limited to a full refund of the licence fee paid if this warranty is found to be incorrect.
10. Acceptance
Payment of the licence fee constitutes your acceptance of these terms. A copy of this agreement is issued at the time of purchase. This document is a creative-licence template — for a major commercial campaign we recommend having a solicitor review it alongside your music distribution agreements.
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