UNDERSTANDING MUSIC COPYRIGHT:

However here at Ancientnile all the music available for 'copyright license' is owned entirely by Steven Wood and therefore only one license is required, which is provided by Ancientnile.

So, if you wish to use any of our copyrighted music in your production, such as DVD, Video, CD, movie, radio, video game, website etc, you will only need to obtain one music license from the copyright owner, Steven Wood, via this website.

Steven's music is ideal for the film, television, radio and video game industries, as well as private projects where original compositions are necessary. He specializes in Orchestral, New Age, Dance, World and Ballad type music, as well as the Electronic genres of the music world. However he is not restricted to these types and can create original tracks in virtually any genre imaginable.

We have two types of music on our website that have been composed especially for Ancient Nile by Steven Wood which are purchased for commercial use either through a NON-EXCLUSIVE / EXCLUSIVE LICENSE, or a ROYALTY-FREE AGREEMENT depending on the music involved:

A) NON-EXCLUSIVE LICENSE:
This refers to any purchasable music which we provide on our website, including single pieces and all songs on our Ancient Nile music CD: Eternal River (Plus any future CD’s). Customers can buy online from our website store :http://www.ancientnile.co.uk/egyptian-music.php

HOW IT WORKS: When a customer purchases music from our site, this DOES NOT ALLOW the purchaser to use the music in any other way except for personal listening. (The same as you can’t use music from any other music CD you buy from any other store).

However, if a company or individual wishes to use one of our pieces of music commercially, for example ‘World of Anubis’, then they would need to purchase from us a NON-EXCLUSIVE LICENSE for a minimum period of 12 months. At the end of the license period, if use of our music is still required by the license holder,then a new license would have to be purchased for at least a further 12 months period. (Licence holders will be notified of the cost of renewal one month prior to the license expiring.)

B) EXCLUSIVE LICENSE (COMMISSIONED MUSIC):
This music license option is when a company/person commissions Steven to actually write a piece of music especially for them and to their specific guidelines. This type of music is again only purchased under license, but this time as an EXCLUSIVE LICENSE - which means only they (company or individual) have the sole right to use that piece of music for a specific time – as governed by the length of the license which will be determined at the time of issue. They also have the right to renew their exclusive rights when the license expires.

Royalty free agreements concern the mini music pieces which can be downloaded free of charge by anyone who visits our website at; http://www.ancientnile.co.uk/downloads.php

These are for personal use only, so any proposed COMMERCIAL USE must be paid for. As outlined in out terms and conditions page; http://www.ancientnile.co.uk/terms.php

The mini music pieces vary in length. To can check out the exact length we suggest you download the individual pieces of mini music from the page listed above.

Please note: There are NO extended versions of these mini pieces of music available. However, we would provide purchasers of Royalty-Free Agreements with quality mp3 (128kb) files (depending on the required commercial use), at a cost of £3 per file. These will replace the poor 16kb mp3 files we offer via our download page for personal use only. These high quality mp3 files would be delivered to you from our site via a specially provided purchase link once a ROYALTY-FREE AGREEMENT had been purchased.

The royalty-free agreement fee is a one-off payment. There is NO annual renewal fee. The only time a customer would have to pay again for the same royalty free music is if they decide they want to use the music in a different way other than that named in the royalty-free agreement (i.e. change of usage).

For example if the client had paid for the use of our music in a DVD production and now wanted to use the same piece of music in a video (i.e. change of media usage), then this would be classed as a ‘change of agreement use’ and they would need to purchase a new royalty-free agreement.

A) The customer must purchase a copy of the music. This is usually done as a downloadable CD quality mp3 file via our website, or, alternatively a copy of the full CD may be purchased. In the case of royalty free music, the customer will be provided with a link where they can purchase the quality mp3 files.

B) The customer must ensure that the following copyright notice is included on and in the multimedia product named in the license/agreement. (E.g. External labelling and within the actual product; i.e. Credits)
Music copyright: Steven Wood: www.ancientnile.co.uk © 2000

C) The customer must supply us (where appropriate) with a FREE Pre-Production copy of the named media product, (E.g. DVD) to confirm the validity of the granted non-exclusive commercial license(s) or royalty-free agreement usage. Until we receive our free copy of the media from the purchaser, the licence or agreement remains invalid, even through payment has been made. Receipt of media is the only way the correct use of our music can be validated and the license/agreement finalised. If your usage does not include a 'physical product' i.e, Radio, website, movie, than we will make separate validation arrangements with you.

D) Customers pay through Paypal, using their secure encrypted payment system. You can do this either through a valid Paypal account, or by using a credit / debit card.

It must be noted that ALL music, whether purchased under a Royalty Free Agreement, Non-Exclusive License or Exclusive License, always remains the copyright of the composer Steven Wood.

The purchaser is only purchasing the right to use one piece of music, in an agreed manner, for a specific time (as stated in the Licence). Or, in the case of a Royalty Free Agreement, the right to use one piece of music in an agreed manner (as stated in the agreement) for an unlimited length of time.

Licenses/Agreements only come into force once we have received a free copy of the media concerned, verified its agreed usage, and emailed you with the signed verification document. Alternatively, we can postpone the start date of any licence or agreement to beyond the date of the verification document being emailed, in order to fit in with production runs.

You must inform us about the subject of your product which must not fall into any of our prohibited subjects. We do not allow our music to be used to support any derogative, pornographic, racial material etc. (If you are uncertain whether your subject matter will be acceptable please email us.)

Non-Exclusive license: Basic cost for one song, for one specific use, (as named in the signed agreement) and for a period of one year (12 months) is £100 (approximately 200 US$)

Plus the cost of purchasing the individual song or music CD (Please refer to our website page for current prices: http://www.ancientnile.co.uk/egyptian-music.php ) If you have already purchased the music prior to requesting a license then you will need to provide us with purchase details, including payment reference / invoice.

We do offer a 50% discounts on some pieces which are less than 1 minute in length. This discount is also applied to the annual renewal fee. For example if the annual licence renewal fee is £100 then the discounted specials will have an annual licence renewal fee of £50. If you are interested please for our special discounted music.

We also have other non-egyptian style music available for licensing, including dance, world, popular etc. Again, please us to find out what is available.

Exclusive license: The cost of commissioned work varies greatly depending upon numerous factors including, length of music, production numbers, exclusive license duration, etc. Therefore we cannot provide a quotation for commissioned work without detailed correspondence regarding the customer’s requirements.

Royalty Free Agreement: One piece of music, for one specific use, (as named in signed agreement) in perpetuity, will cost £50 GBP (approximately 92 US$).

Purchase of the quality mp3 file: £5 (approximately 10 US$)

Please note: Prices quoted above are as they stand today 5th October 2006. However prices are subject to change but we guarantee that they will not rise more than 10% in any year. Although we endeavour to make sure that all prices at kept up-to-date via this web page, we suggest you email us to obtain confirmation of current prices. Also the US dollar quotes are only approximate and are subject to the exchange rate at the time of purchase. (Click here for currency converter - opens in separate window)

All music content of Ancientnile and Worldthroughthelens (Purchased and Free) is copyrighted by Steven Wood and cannot be modified, reverse-engineered, sold, reproduced or redistributed under any circumstances other than the agreed way as written in the license or agreement. No purchaser has the right to misuse the music contrary to the signed agreement / license. The music cannot be resold or altered under any circumstances.

If you have any questions regarding the commercial use of our music, licenses, or any questions or problems regarding any of the above information, then please do not hesitate to and we will endeavour to answer you within 24 hours.

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Regards,
Ancientnile