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How is Musical Works defined in a legal contract?

• Musical Works means such works as songs and symphonic works, with or without accompanying words, which can be sung or performed. Seen in 7 SEC filings.
• Musical Works means any work consisting of music and/or any lyrics or words written to be used with music. This includes any part of such work. Seen in 6 SEC filings.
• Musical Works means musical compositions and dramatico-musical compositions, the words and music thereof, and the respective arrangements, and selections from these. Seen in 6 SEC filings.
• Musical Works means any musical work or other protected subject matter. Seen in 4 SEC filings.
• Musical Works means any combination of melody or harmony, either printed, reduced to writing or otherwise graphically reproduced, and includes records and perforated rolls. Seen in 3 SEC filings.
• Musical Works means a work consisting of music exclusive of any words or action intended to be sung, spoken or performed with the music. Seen in 2 SEC filings.

Note: pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

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Genie Definition 1

Musical Works means songs, symphonic works, or any work consisting of music, which can include words and is intended to be sung or performed.

Relevant Contract Types

• Music Licensing Agreement
• Record Label Agreement
• Music Production Agreement
• Performer Release Agreement

Relevant Circumstances

• The creation of a new song or symphony
• The performance of a musical piece
• The recording of music for commercial use
• Broadcasting or streaming music

Relevant Sectors

• Music Industry
• Film and Television Industry
• Advertising Industry

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Genie Definition 2

Musical Works means a composition of melody or harmony in a recorded, written, or graphically reproduced format.

Relevant Contract Types

• Music Composition Agreement
• Music Publishing Agreement
• Film Scoring Agreement

Relevant Circumstances

• Commissioning of a music composition
• Publishing of sheet music or recorded music
• Scoring music for a film or video game

Relevant Sectors

• Music Publishing
• Film and Video Game Industry

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