Keep one for your own records and return one completed, to BBC Devon.
Contract between BBC Devon and ................................. (hereafter "the artist(s)").
1. The artists hereby grant the BBC a non-exclusive licence to use the supplied material(s) ("the Material") or parts thereof for dissemination over the internet via the BBC’s services throughout the world for the full period of copyright
2. The BBC shall not be obliged to make use of any Material and shall not be liable for any loss of publicity or enhancement of reputation or otherwise
3. No Material will be returned and shall become the property of the BBC. It is therefore advisable for all the artist(s) to retain a copy
4. The artist(s) must submit only their own original work and warrant that the grant of this licence will not infringe the copyright or any other rights whatsoever of any third party
5. The artist(s) must be the sole author(s) of the Material and the individual sending the Material hereby warrants that they have obtained all necessary consents and permissions from all persons or entities contributing to the Material by their writing, composing, musical performance or otherwise and are authorised by any such persons or entities to make the Material
6. The artist(s) will indemnify and keep the BBC indemnified from and against all and any claims, costs, damages, expenses, actions suffered or incurred by the BBC arising out of any breach of the warranties hereby given
7. The artist(s) permit the BBC to edit or change the Material in any way that the BBC may in its sole discretion consider necessary for the purposes of use in the BBC’s internet services
8. The artist(s) by supplying the Material and entering into this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive in perpetuity any so called "moral rights" in respect of the Material and grant any consents required under the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988
9. Acceptance of these rules is a condition of entry of the Material, and receipt of Material amounts to acceptance of the rules
10. Contributions are made at an band’s own expense and the BBC shall not be liable to reimburse any expenses incurred in the making of the Material
11. Contributions must not contain defamatory or obscene material
12. The artist(s) must not and may not enter into this Agreement if signed to a major record label (which shall for these purposes mean any label belonging to any of the following companies: Sony, EMI, BMG, Warner, Universal and all affiliates)
Agreed and signed on behalf of the artist(s)
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