Terms of Use
The following constitutes in its entirety the agreement between and KIAC Media, LLC hereinafter referred to as KIAC, and Independent Artists Company/IACMusic.com hereinafter referred to as IAC, and the users in any respect of any or all aspects of KIAC and/or IAC, their subordinates, extensions, and affiliates. The terms hereof shall be in effect irrespective of users’ familiarity with them. A link hereto on the home page of IAC serves as incorporation by reference in all aspects of the site, its subordinates, extensions, and affiliates. Use of the site, including but not limited to the submission/upload of any material to KIAC and/or IAC constitutes explicit confirmation that the user has read, understood, and agreed to the all terms heretofore and hereunder.
The term User refers to you, the artist, member, listener, or any other person, group, entity, or undertaking, making use of the various aspects of KIAC and IAC.
User
has the right to terminate this agreement and all licenses granted to KIAC and
IAC at any time.
If User provides KIAC and/or IAC with sound recordings, musical works and/or
other material (such as pictures, song lyrics, etc.) the following terms apply:
The
User/artist/songwriter/publisher and/or current holder of rights of course
retains those rights including ownership of the copyrights and all other rights
in User’s songs, subject to the nonexclusive and terminable rights granted to
KIAC and/or IAC under this agreement.
User hereby grants to KIAC and IAC a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free
license to: reproduce upon User's request, distribute via User's artist page or
other site pages, stream, publicly display and digitally perform the material
in whole or in part; create and use samples of the material solely for the
purpose of demonstrating or promoting our or User’s products or services; use
any trademarks, service marks or trade names incorporated in the material in
connection with User’s material; and use the name and likeness of any
individuals represented at KIAC and IAC only in connection with User’s
material.
User
warrants that it holds appropriate rights and/or necessary permissions for any
song files, station IDs, commercials, DJ comments, or other sound files,
uploaded to artist pages or station pages.
User represents and warrants that it holds
appropriate rights and/or necessary permissions to place an artist page on the
site in the name(s) selected, and further, that all music or other works of art
uploaded to the site are the original product in conception and execution of
the named entity, or that user holds explicit mechanical license to
perform/record said works; and that the works do not violate any law
or regulation; and that the works are not defamatory, libelous, pornographic or
obscene; and that the works do not and contain any viruses or programming.
User represents and warrants that all factual assertions that User makes to KIAC and IAC are true, accurate, and complete.
User warrants that it holds appropriate rights and/or necessary permissions for songs listed on KIAC and/or IAC which are not actually uploaded to the site but rather are “deep-linked” to content on another site.
Termination:
User may terminate this agreement at any time by so notifying KIAC and IAC; the
agreement will terminate upon our actual receipt of such notice. KIAC and/or
IAC have the right to refuse service to anyone. KIAC and/or IAC may terminate
this agreement at any time without
notification.
Upon termination, all KIAC and IAC license rights terminate.
User will be held liable for any and all costs and expenses (including legal
fees) incurred by KIAC and/or IAC as a result of User’s unauthorized use of
copyrighted materials. User agrees to indemnify and hold KIAC and IAC and our
customers harmless from any and all damages and costs, including reasonable
attorney’s fees, arising out of or related to User’s breach of the
representations
and warranties described in this section.
Disclaimer: User agrees that use hereof is at user’s risk. Website,
forums, documents and related products and services are provided on an "as is"
and "as and if available" basis. KIAC and IAC make no representation or
warranty with regard to websites, forums, documents and related products
whether express or implied, arising by law or otherwise, including, without
limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose or non-infringement or any implied warranty
arising out of course of performance, course of dealing or usage of
trade. In addition, KIAC and IAC make no representation that the operation of
the website or forums will be uninterrupted or error-free.
KIAC and IAC will not be liable for the
consequences of any interruptions, outages, errors, sub-optimal performance or
for any illegal or unauthorized access to the site and/or for any use or
activity on related products or services by any party for any unlawful purpose
or gain. KIAC and IAC will not be liable for
any loss or damage caused by user’s reliance upon information obtained through
the website, forums, documents and related products and services, other than as
required under applicable consumer protection law. Some jurisdictions do not
allow the disclaimer of certain warranties or limitation of certain types of
damages, so some of the above disclaimer may not apply to user and nothing
contained herein should be construed as excluding or limiting any liability
beyond what is permitted under applicable law.
Forum
Registration Agreement Terms:
While the administrator and moderators of the forums will attempt to remove or
edit any generally objectionable material as quickly as possible, it is
impossible to review every message. Therefore User acknowledges that all posts
made to the forums express the views and opinions of the author and not the
administrators, moderators or webmaster (except for posts by these people) and
hence will not be held liable.
User agrees that the administrator and moderators of the forums have the right
to remove, edit, move or close any message, image, titles song chart entries,
signatures, or topic at any time should they see fit. User agrees that the
Administrator has the right to ban User without notice if he feels that User’s
behavior is inappropriate and/or for violation of any of the terms of use,
guidelines and rules at KIAC and IAC.
House Rules - The following additional terms and conditions shall apply to all Users:
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1) Sending e-mails to IAC staff at an address other than iacsupporthotline@gmail.com, or the successor official support address, regarding site questions, comments, or issues is strictly forbidden.
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6) With
respect to Pipeline
Forums, blogs, user comments, Shout! boxes, tagboards, e-mails, and any
publicly-viewable text field on IACmusic.com: The use of veiled imagery
that is meant or intended to slander, demean or cause
hurt of any kind to other members, IAC Staff, or IAC Admin and/or
management is not allowed; personal attacks and vicious name
calling is not allowed.
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7) With
respect to Pipeline Forums, blogs, user comments, tagboards, e-mails, and
any publicly-viewable text field on IACmusic.com: gratuitous disparagement
of KIAC Media, LLC, IACmusic.com, its members, visitors, staff,
administration and/or management is strictly forbidden.
8)
With respect to Pipeline Forums, blogs, user comments, tagboards, e-mails,
and any publicly-viewable text field on IACmusic.com: Veiled or overt
threats to take legal action against KIAC Media, LLC, IACmusic.com, its
members, visitors, staff, administration and/or management is
strictly forbidden. Violation
of any of the Terms of Use constitutes grounds for termination without notice
of the User’s account as well as being banned from any future involvement or
membership in IACMusic.com.
In
the event that the User receives a onetime warning to remove any post deemed to
contain information and/or material that violates any of the Terms of Use and
does not comply with the warning and/or continues to repeat such violation of
the Terms of Use or engages in additional prohibited actions the User's account
and all related accounts and/or stations will be administratively limited,
suspended, or banned from the site. In the event of the User being banned from
the site, the poster shall forfeit all fees previously paid, and all privileges
associated with the poster's account will be terminated.
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