Indemnification clause
A promise to cover the other side losses if your warranties turn out false.
Usually about uncleared samples and disputed authorship. Push to limit it to claims that are actually settled or proven, and cap the amount where possible.
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More business terms
- A&R
Artists & Repertoire, the person at a label who finds and develops artists.
- Advance
Money paid up front by a label or publisher, recouped from future royalties.
- Recoupment
The process of a label earning back its costs from your royalty share.
- 360 deal
A deal where the label takes a share of income beyond recordings.
- Licensing deal
You keep the masters and license them to a label for a limited period.
- Label manager
The person running a label's day to day operations.