Payment for Service
The writer understands that the submission fee is payment for professional review and administrative services. Payment does not purchase or guarantee a particular industry outcome.
No Guaranteed Result
No submission guarantees any particular result, opportunity, placement, income, or response from a third party.
You Keep Your Copyright
The writer retains copyright ownership of submitted material unless a separate written agreement is signed that provides otherwise.
Your Submission, Your Responsibility
By submitting material, the submitter represents that they have the authority necessary to submit the material for review.
Similar Material May Exist
No Automatic Confidentiality
The submission is not confidential unless Music Road Plugger separately agrees in writing to treat the submission as confidential.
Allow Up to 30 Days
Music Road Plugger may take up to 30 days to provide its response. Timing may vary based on submission volume and professional schedules.
Review Does Not Equal Representation
A submission authorizes Music Road Plugger to internally review the material for potential opportunities consistent with the submission process.
10% Participation
If Music Road Plugger identifies a legitimate opportunity and the writer wishes Music Road Productions to represent or pitch the selected song, the parties may enter into a separate written agreement.
Under that separate agreement, Music Road Productions may receive 10% of qualifying income generated from a successful placement or cut resulting directly from its efforts.
Define the 10% Clearly
The phrase “10% of all cuts” is intentionally not used as a standalone website term because it can create ambiguity about what income, rights, term, and placements are covered.
The intended starting position is that the separate agreement would address 10% of gross income actually received by the songwriter or rights holder from a placement directly obtained through Music Road Productions, subject to the final language approved by legal counsel.
The final agreement should clearly define the applicable income, qualifying placements, duration, accounting procedures, payment obligations, audit rights, and termination provisions.