Music Synchronization and Master Use License — Negotiation and Closing (Licensee Side)
End-to-end representation of the licensee on a Music Synchronization and Master Use License, the agreement that clears both the composition and the recording, which are two separate rights people routinely forget.
Includes the draft or markup, up to three rounds of exchanges with opposing counsel, and the execution version. Covers drafting through to the final approved version, including the review rounds it takes to get there.
Frequently asked questions
The fee covers the draft or the redline, as the posture requires, up to three rounds of negotiation with the other side's counsel, and signature-ready execution versions and a closing checklist. It is fixed at this scope: one use. 3 rounds of revisions are included. If your matter falls outside that scope we tell you before starting and quote the difference — we do not bill past a flat fee without agreeing it first.
1 to 2 weeks from a complete set of instructions, plus time for the 3 rounds of revisions included in the fee. If you are working to a court deadline or a closing date, tell us when you order and we will confirm in writing whether we can meet it before you commit.
$3,575 is $325/hour × 11 hours — the time this deliverable takes in an ordinary licensing matter, at the firm's standard rate. Because it is a flat fee, the risk of the work running long sits with the firm: you pay $3,575 whether it takes us the estimate or twice it.
Third-party costs are never inside a flat fee and are passed through at cost, never marked up: court and agency filing fees, court reporter and transcript charges, expert witness fees, search vendor and e-discovery hosting charges, process server fees, and travel.
What your business does, and who its users or customers are, the systems, vendors, and data flows the document has to describe accurately, any existing version, and what prompted this one, and any regulator, platform, or contract requirement you are working to. Send what you have — if something is missing we will tell you what else we need before the turnaround clock starts.
Clients also order
Other Licensing work MC Law prepares on a flat fee.
Merchandising and Character License Agreement
A custom-drafted Merchandising and Character License Agreement that licenses characters or brands onto products with approval rights, minimum guarantees, and quality standards.
Trade Secret and Know-How License Agreement
A Trade Secret and Know-How License Agreement that shares know-how under confidentiality terms strong enough that the secret survives the relationship.
Music Synchronization and Master Use License — Negotiation and Closing (Licensor Side)
Drafting and negotiation of a Music Synchronization and Master Use License on behalf of the licensor, through to signature.
Royalty Audit and Reporting Provisions Package — Long Form (Licensee Side)
A comprehensive Royalty Audit and Reporting Provisions Package drafted from the licensee position, covering the agreement that gives a licensor real visibility into royalties, with audit triggers and cost-shifting that make it worth using.