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Digital delivery of a music video to iTunes (all territories included) for more by length:

o 30:01 to 40:00 minutes: $580 (if your music video is longer, please contact music-forever)

· Requesting a music video be taken down from iTunes within the first six months: $35

Music Video Distribution (currently in Beta) will deliver your music videos to iTunes, where your fans can buy them for download. Right now, Music Video Distribution only delivers to iTunes, but soon we will be adding many more destination stores for music videos. We CANNOT currently deliver shorts, TV shows, movies or any other video that is not specifically a MUSIC VIDEO. After your video has been purchased, the money it earned will go into your Account. Our Music Video Agreement is non-exclusive, we take none of your rights or masters, and you can cancel at any time. There is no charge if you would like your video removed from iTunes after the first six months. $35 within first six months.

In most ways, Music Video Distribution is very much like Audio Digital Distribution service, which puts your music into iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon MP3 and many other stores. Here are some key differences, at a glance:

· Music Video places your music videos into all iTunes stores worldwide (for now!)

· Music videos must be delivered physically; they cannot be uploaded (for now!)

· Music videos carry very strict, specific guidelines, quality control and specifications, please follow them very carefully

· You do not need to upload art ("thumbnail art" or "album cover art") for music videos

iTunes has a different set of standards for non-music-video content. In time, we hope to be able to offer this service.

A music video is a video shot around a song or piece of music. It can be recorded at a live event (a "concert music video"), it can have non-musical elements (such as a brief "intro" or "extro"), it can have spoken parts, so long as they are not the focus of the piece. Most every music video on a cable music channel qualifies. However, for example, a documentary or film that happens to have songs in it will be rejected by iTunes, even if it's a "making of" a music video or a song.

IMPORTANT: iTunes reserves the right to accept or reject any content, audio, video or music video. Please be sure to follow all specifications and restrictions precisely.

No. You don't have to be selling the song on iTunes. You are welcome to use our Music Video Distribution even if you never use any of our other services.

Your music video content must conform to all of iTunes's music video specifications (see below) or iTunes will reject it.

IMPORTANT: Fees for accepting, processing and/or delivering music videos are NON-REFUNDABLE. Since the only way to tell if a video conforms to specifications is to process it, rejections could become costly: not only will you not get your fee back, there are additional services charges for each resubmission.

"Broadcast ready" means the quality of the video is extremely high, with no skips, jumps, out-of-phase audio, scan lines, digital artifacts, snow or anything else that betrays poor production values or errors in transferring. Stylistic choices for artistic purpose will not necessarily cause your music video to be rejected, as long as the video is broadcast ready. You may send any broadcast ready format. The quickest way your order will be processed is if we receive a professional level tape such as:

You may also send broadcast ready digital files, provided they meet the following spec:

IMPORTANT: Video DVDs with data files that have been compressed using DVD compression or altered to comply with a DVD codec are NOT considered a broadcast ready format. If your content is submitted in DVD Video format with such compression, it will take longer to process and will incur a 50% surcharge for archiving. Please note that submission of media as digital data files that have been compressed or altered to fit a codec may result in an additional charge based on the required time in our edit bay to output this content to tape first. Please note that we expects all content received for archival and delivery has already passed a Quality Control/Quality Assurance (QC/QA) stage from its place of origin, is clean and: has no superimposed graphics has no chyron also known as lower thirds in USA and astons in the UK. In their simplest form, lower thirds can just be text overlying the video and is in stereo

Video with lower thirds is known as a "program as broadcast" or as "dirty"; video without lower thirds is known as a "clean feed" or as "textless. Other common terms include superbars (US) and name straps (UK).

IMPORTANT: A video must be clean and clear of any superimposed graphics, words or chyron. Chyron is the lettering that often accompanies music videos, such as the name of the song, the album it's from, etc. See example above.

In the event that a submission does not pass our QC/QA, we will notify you of the issues and you will be asked to replace your video prior to re-delivery. In the event a re-delivery is needed, it will require a re-submission fee of $75 each re-submission.

Once we receive your video, we will process it and either notify you if there is a problem or forward it on to iTunes, where it should appear in their store within six to eight weeks AFTER YOUR DELIVERY IS RECEIVED.

IMPORTANT: There can be considerable fees if the specifications are not followed, or if the video is not clean; no fees will be returned if the video requires reprocessing, and reprocessing and/or redelivery will cost additionally. Please follow instructions precisely.

If your address is within the continental United States and you wish to have your medium (tape/disc) returned to you, please include a SELF-ADDRESSED, STAMPED ENVELOPE with sufficient postage. We cannot guarantee your medium will be returned, and we are not responsible for any damage or loss in transit, but we will do our best to return it to you. PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR ONLY MASTER or any medium or content you feel is irreplaceable

Once your music video is on iTunes, it will be searchable and findable just like any other music video. Every time someone purchases it for download, you earn a payment. Except for the wholesale Pay Rate, money and data from music video sales works exactly the same as money and data from audio sales.

REMEMBER: iTunes sells on the wholesale model, so neither you nor Music-Forever have any say in the price they set. They could sell your music video for a penny or for a million dollars, no matter what, every time it sells you get the Pay Rate, below.

iTunes Stores Worldwide:	You receive
iTunes U.S. Store	US$1.40 (no exchange required)
iTunes Australia Store	Australian Dollars AU$1.98
iTunes New Zealand Store	New Zealand Dollars NZ$2.33
iTunes Canada Store	Canadian Dollars CAD$1.65
iTunes Japan Store (Intl. and Standard Domestic)	Japanese Yen ¥178
iTunes Japan Store (Premium Domestic)	Japanese Yen ¥237
iTunes U.K. Store	British Pounds £1.12
iTunes U.K. Store (upgrade)	British Pounds +£0.22
iTunes Europe Store	Euros €1.42
iTunes Europe Store (upgrade)	Euros +€0.32

REMEMBER: iTunes only releases money and sales data within 45 days after the end of the month in which the sale took place, and in some cases every three months, in which the sale took place. For example, if your music video sold in January, 2010, the payment and information will be in your account by March 15, 2010.

IMPORTANT: Until the stores and services send the information and payment for the sales, there is no way of knowing what has sold, where it has sold, how many copies sold or anything else. Rest assured, as soon as the information is received, it will appear in your Account and your money will be available to take.

iTunes pays the above Pay Rate in the local currency of the country where the sale occurred. For example, if a music video sells from the iTunes Japan store, iTunes Japan pays in Japanese yen (¥). The money is converted into U.S. dollars by the bank and forwarded on to you, but be aware that bank conversion rates are out of our control and can change from day to day--the bank will convert the currency into U.S. dollars based on what the exchange rate is at the time the bank receives the money.

IMPORTANT: All of the amounts for music video sales outside of the United States are subject to the terms, conditions, taxes and laws of those countries, including:

Some countries have special rules, so that even before taxes, tariffs, exchange rates or treaties kick in, some money is deducted by the store to pay fees and royalties dictated by local copyright laws. So from the amount you receive for sales of your music in that country, some amount will be deducted to pay the copyright holders under the local copyright laws. Even if the copyright holder is you, some laws require certain royalties to be paid out in that country. However, no matter what, you will get paid the pay rate, after taxes, exchange rate adjustments, etc.

Remember, because of currency exchange, these pay rates can vary from country to country and from day to day. For example, if you sell one of your songs through the iTunes U.K./Europe store, you ultimately may get a little more or less than the pay rate listed in the above tables, depending only on the foreign currency exchange rate the moment the bank received the money. How much more or less? That changes from day to day.

UPGRADES for UK/EU: Every time a customer who had purchased your music video once at the regular rate then later "upgrades" it to a the iTunes "Premium" rate for either the United Kingdom or the European Union, you will receive the additional amount listed in the table. Use the combined total of the regular price plus the upgrade to determine the Pay Rate when a music video sells for the first time at the "Premium" rate: £1.34 for the U.K.; €1.74 for the E.U.

EXCEPTION: Japan has two levels of sales for music videos: "International and Standard Domestic" and "Premium Domestic," each with their own Pay Rate. Additionally, Japan has some special rules, so that even before taxes, tariffs, exchange rates or treaties kick in, some money is deducted by the iTunes Japan store to pay fees and royalties dictated by local Japanese copyright laws. So from the sales of your music in Japan, some portion will be deducted to pay the copyright holders under the copyright laws of Japan. Even if the copyright holder is you, Japanese laws require certain royalties to be paid out in Japan. However, no matter what, you will get paid the pay rate less this amount, after taxes, exchange rate, etc.

EXCEPTION: Both Australia's and New Zealand's governments withhold 5% as a tax on all sales. This amount is already deducted by the Australian or New Zealand government

· iTunes U.K., selling music and music videos only in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland

· iTunes Europe, selling music and music videos only in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland (Republic), Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland

Your music video will be sent to all iTunes stores around the world. IMPORTANT: you must have WORLD-WIDE RIGHTS to sell your music video.

IMPORTANT: Once you have paid for a music video to be delivered, none of the information about it can be changed. Please make certain you are sure of spelling and other information before you pay! Your music video sells on the Wholesale Model, where you get a fixed Pay Rate every time it sells. No matter what iTunes sells your music video for, you will always get the agreed-upon Pay Rate.

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Payments to You: We shall make payments to you once each month at such times your account has a minimum balance of $25 from royalties earned. If your account does not have a minimum balance of $25 from royalties earned, your account balance will be carried forward indefinitely until your account has reached the minimum required in order for us to pay you. Such payment obligation shall constitute full consideration for all rights granted and all obligations undertaken by you hereunder.