Beat Lease Terms
Non-exclusive lease. You have 1 year from purchase to commercially release a song using this beat. Once you release within that window, your rights to that released use continue. If you do not release within 1 year, the lease expires and unused rights revert — no shelving or hoarding. Nate Fox retains ownership of the underlying beat and may license it to others.
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- Non-exclusive — Nate Fox may license the same beat to others.
- 1-year activation window from the purchase date.
- You must release a song using the beat within that year to keep rights for that release.
- If unused after 1 year, the lease expires and unused rights revert.
- Once released within the year, rights for that released use continue; unused / shelved copies do not.
- Credit: “Prod. Nate Fox” (or equivalent) wherever customary.
- No ownership transfer, no stems, and no exclusive buyout under this lease SKU.
- Digital delivery is final after download links are issued (see Refund Policy).
1. Parties and grant
These Beat Lease Terms (“Terms”) are between Nate Fox (“Licensor”) and the purchaser identified at checkout (“Licensee”). By completing checkout and accepting these Terms, Licensee receives a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable-for-breach license to use the purchased beat recording(s) solely as described here.
Licensor retains all ownership of the underlying musical composition and sound recording. Nothing in these Terms assigns copyright, neighboring rights, or trademark rights to Licensee.
2. What you get
Depending on the selected SKU at checkout:
MP3 Lease delivers a lossy master suitable for most digital releases. WAV Lease delivers a higher-resolution master when the source supports it. Stems, tracked-out sessions, exclusive buyouts, custom edits, and clearances for third-party samples (if any) are not included unless separately agreed in writing.
- Territory: worldwide, unless a later exclusive grant to another party requires a narrower carve-out (Licensor will not knowingly sell conflicting exclusives under this SKU).
- Media: digital audio releases and related promotional clips that feature Licensee’s new recording incorporating the beat.
- Channels: typical music distribution (DSPs, mixtapes, social audio/video embeds of the finished song).
3. Activation window (anti-hoarding)
Licensee has 1 year from the purchase date to commercially release at least one song that uses the licensed beat (“Activation Window”).
If Licensee releases within the Activation Window, the license for that released use continues for that recording under these Terms. If Licensee does not release within the Activation Window, the lease expires and unused rights revert to Licensor. Shelving or warehousing an unused lease does not preserve rights.
4. Permitted uses
Licensee may create, record, mix, master, distribute, and monetize a new song that incorporates the licensed beat, including collecting Licensee’s own neighboring / master / publishing income on Licensee’s original contributions, subject to Licensor’s retained ownership of the beat itself.
- One non-exclusive lease may support multiple songs by Licensee during the Activation Window, but each commercial release still counts toward activation for that lease.
- Licensee may perform the finished song live and use short promotional excerpts that include the beat as part of the finished song.
5. Restricted uses
Unless Licensor gives prior written consent, Licensee may not:
- Resell, re-lease, gift, or sublicense the beat file itself or claim ownership of the beat.
- Register the beat alone as Licensee’s composition or recording, or claim publisher/admin rights over Licensor’s interest.
- Use the beat in advertising, branded content, film/TV/games/apps, or other sync contexts under this SKU.
- Issue an exclusive claim, content ID claim against Licensor’s other licensees, or takedown based solely on sharing the same beat.
- Strip or omit customary producer credit where credits appear.
6. Credit
Wherever customary credits appear (metadata, liner notes, descriptions), Licensee will credit “Prod. Nate Fox” or a substantially equivalent producer credit.
7. Samples and third-party material
Licensee is responsible for clearing any third-party vocals, samples, interpolations, or trademarks that Licensee adds. If a beat includes uncleared third-party material, Licensor may withdraw or replace the offer; Licensee must stop using any withdrawn beat upon notice except as required to wind down an already-released title under a separate written plan.
8. Delivery
After successful payment, Licensor provides time-limited private download links and a license PDF by email. Links expire; contact support before expiry if retrieval failed. Re-delivery may be offered at Licensor’s reasonable discretion.
9. Refunds and chargebacks
Digital beat leases are final after download links are issued. See the Refund & Digital Delivery Policy. Abusive chargebacks may result in license revocation and collection of the owed amount plus fees.
10. Termination
Licensor may terminate this lease for material breach (including unauthorized redistribution of the master file). On termination for breach, Licensee must stop new exploitation of unfinished uses; already-released titles may require a cure or wind-down plan depending on the breach.
11. Disclaimer
Beats and site materials are provided as-is for the licensed purpose. Licensor does not warrant chart performance, playlist placement, or clearance of Licensee-added material. To the extent permitted by law, Licensor’s aggregate liability under a given order is limited to the amount paid for that order.
12. Changes
Licensor may publish updated Terms under a new version string. Checkout always requires acceptance of the version displayed at purchase. Prior paid orders keep the snapshot recorded with that order.