This Non-Exclusive Unlimited License Agreement (the "Agreement"), having been made on and effective as of Contract Date (the "Effective Date") by and between Dansonn (the "Producer" or "Licensor"); and Customer Name residing at Customer Address ("You" or "Licensee"), sets forth the terms and conditions of the Licensee's use, and the rights granted in, the instrumental music file(s) entitled Beat Title (the "Track") in consideration for Licensee's payment of $199.99 USD (the "License Fee"). For convenience, the so-called "Track" shall also mean all files comprising such Track, individually and collectively.
This Agreement is issued solely in connection with and for Licensee's use of the Track pursuant and subject to all terms and conditions set forth herein.
1. Compensation:
License Fee: The Licensee shall make payment of the License Fee to Licensor on the date of this Agreement. All rights granted to Licensee by Producer in the Track are conditional upon Licensee's timely payment of the License Fee. The License Fee is a one-time payment for the rights granted to Licensee and this Agreement is not valid until the License Fee has been paid. Licensee's failure to pay the License Fee prior to delivery of the Track by Producer and in the manner above shall result in the automatic and immediate termination of this Agreement. Upon termination Licensee shall be legally prohibited from using the Track in any manner unless and until a new Track License is entered into by the Parties.
2. Delivery of the Track:
a. Licensor agrees to deliver the Track as a high-quality MP3, WAV, and Stem files, as such terms are understood in the music industry.
b. Licensor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver the Track to Licensee immediately after payment of the License Fee is made. Licensee will receive the Track via email, to the email address Licensee provided to Licensor.
3. Term:
The Term of this Agreement shall be 10 years and this license shall expire on the 10 year anniversary of the Contract Date.
4. Use of the Track:
a. In consideration for Licensee's payment of the License Fee, the Producer hereby grants Licensee a limited non-exclusive, non-transferable license and the right to incorporate, include and/or use the Track in connection with the Licensee's production of music. Specifically, any or all of the sound files within the Track may be used ONLY in compositions (music) that are written or produced by the Licensee, individually or as a collaborator. All sounds and samples in compositional format in Track are licensed, but not sold, to you by Dansonn for commercial and non-commercial use.
b. Any composition (music) created by Licensee which contains one or more of the sound files from the Track may be used for any promotional or commercial purposes, including but not limited to demo tracks, free mix-tapes, singles, EPs or albums sold at digital retailers, records, or remixes. Licensee agrees to only use the Track solely in the manners and for the purposes expressly provided for herein, subject to the sale restrictions, limitations and prohibited uses stated in this Agreement. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that any and all rights granted to Licensee in the Track pursuant to this Agreement are on a non-exclusive basis and Producer shall continue to license the Track upon the same or similar terms and conditions as this Agreement to other potential third-party licensees.
c. This License grants Licensee a worldwide, non-exclusive license to use the Track as incorporated in the New Master(s) and New Composition(s) solely in the manners and for the purposes expressly provided for herein, subject to the sale restrictions, limitations and prohibited uses stated in this Agreement. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that any and all rights granted to Licensee in the Track pursuant to this Agreement are on a non-exclusive basis and Producer shall continue to license the Track upon the same or similar terms and conditions as this Agreement to other potential third-party licensees. The license for this product is granted only to a single user.
d. The New Master(s) and New Composition(s) may be used for any promotional purposes, including but not limited to, a release in a single format, for inclusion in a mixtape or free compilation of music bundled together (EP or album), and/or promotional, non-monetized digital streaming;
i. The Licensee may use the New Master(s) and Licensor's share of the New Composition(s) in synchronization with two monetized, non-commercial promotional audiovisual works, each of which shall be no longer than five (5) minutes in length (a "Video"). In the event that the applicable New Master(s) and corresponding New Composition(s) itself is longer than five (5) minutes in length, the Video may not play for longer than the length of the applicable New Composition(s) as recorded and embodied on the applicable New Master(s). The Video may be broadcast on any television network and/or uploaded to the internet for digital streaming and/or free download by the public including but not limited to on YouTube and/or Vevo. Producer grants no other synchronization rights to Licensee;
ii. The Licensee may make the New Master(s) and Licensor's share of the New Composition(s) as embodied therein available for sale in physical and/or digital form and sell unlimited distribution units of downloads/physical music products and are allowed unlimited monetized audio streams, unlimited monetized video streams, unlimited non-monetized video streams and are allowed unlimited free downloads. The New Master(s) and New Composition(s) may be available for sale as a single and/or included in a compilation of other songs bundled together by Licensee as an EP or a full-length Album. The New Master(s) and New Composition(s) may be sold via digital retailers for permanent digital download in mp3 format and/or physical format, including compact disc and vinyl records. For clarity and avoidance of doubt, the Licensee does NOT have the right to sell the Track in the form that it was delivered to Licensee. The Licensee must create a New Master and New Composition (or instrumental as detailed above) for its rights under this provision to a vest. Any sale of the Track in its original form by Licensee shall be a material breach of this Agreement and the Licensee shall be liable to the Licensor for damages as provided hereunder.
e. Subject to the Licensee’s compliance with this Agreement, Licensee shall not be required to account or pay any royalties, fees, or additional compensation to the Producer except as explicitly outlined in Section 7, including mechanical royalties and post-threshold revenue share obligations.
f. In consideration for Licensee's payment of the License Fee, the Producer hereby grants Licensee a limited non-exclusive, non-transferable license and the right to incorporate, include and/or use the Track in the creation of new musical compositions (each, a "New Composition" (and collectively, the "New Compositions") and new master recordings (each, a "New Master" (and collectively, the "New Masters") embodying the New Composition(s). Licensee may create the New Master(s) and New Composition(s) by recording his/her written lyrics over the Track and/or by incorporating portions/samples of the Track into pre-existing instrumental music written, produced and/or owned by Licensee. Permission is granted to Licensee to modify the arrangement, length, tempo, or pitch of the Track in preparation of the New Composition(s) for public release.
5. Restrictions on the Use of the Track:
a. Licensee hereby agrees and acknowledges that it is expressly prohibited from taking any action(s) and from engaging in any use of the Track, other than as expressly set forth hereinabove without first entering into a Collaboration Agreement with Licensor. For the avoidance of doubt, Licensee shall not use or exploit the Track in the manners, or for the purposes, set forth below without first obtaining Licensor's prior written consent,:
b. The rights granted to Licensee are NON-TRANSFERABLE. Licensee may not transfer or assign any of its rights hereunder to any third-party without first obtaining Licensor's prior written consent, which may be withheld within Licensor's sole discretion, and any purported assignment in violation of the foregoing will be deemed void ab initio;
c. The Licensee may not synchronize, or permit others to synchronize, the New Master(s), New Composition(s), or Track with any audiovisual works, except as expressly permitted under this Agreement. This includes, but is not limited to, commercial uses in television, film, advertisements, branded content, theatrical works, and video games. However, if the Licensee receives or intends to pursue a commercial synchronization opportunity including inquiries from brands, agencies, production studios, or music libraries, the Licensee must notify the Producer. These opportunities require a separate synchronization license to be signed by both parties. No commercial sync rights are granted under this Agreement aside from those outlined in Section 7(c).
d. The Licensee shall not have the right to license or sublicense any use of the Track in whole or in part, for any so-called "samples".
e. Licensee shall not engage in any unlawful copying, streaming, duplicating, selling, lending, renting, hiring, broadcasting, uploading, or downloading to any database, servers, computers, peer to peer sharing, or other file-sharing services, posting on websites, or distribution of the Track or the Track in the form, or a substantially similar form, as delivered to Licensee. Licensee may send the Track file(s) to any individual musician, engineer, studio manager or other people who are working on the New Recording(s).
f. THE LICENSEE IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM REGISTERING THE TRACK, OR, ANY FILES CONTAINED THEREIN, WITH ANY CONTENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, SERVICE PROVIDER, PERFORMING RIGHTS ORGANIZATION (E.G., ASCAP/BMI/SESAC), MUSIC DISTRIBUTOR, RECORD LABEL OR DIGITAL AGGREGATOR (for example TuneCore or CDBaby, and any other provider of user-generated content identification services). The purpose of this restriction is to prevent you from receiving a copyright infringement takedown notice from a third party who also received a non-exclusive license to use the Track in a New Master and/or New Composition. The Track has already been tagged for Content Identification (as that term is used in the music industry) by Producer as a pre-emptive measure to protect all interested parties in the New Master(s) and/or New Composition(s). Your failure to comply with the foregoing shall be deemed a material breach of the terms of this License by you, and your license to use the Track, may be revoked without notice or compensation to you.
6. Ownership of the Track:
a. The Producer is and shall remain the sole owner and holder of all rights, title, and interest in the Track, including all copyrights to and in the sound recording(s) and the underlying musical compositions written and composed by Producer. Nothing contained herein shall constitute an assignment by Producer to Licensee of any of the foregoing rights. Licensee may not, under any circumstances, register or attempt to register the Track with the U.S. Copyright Office. The aforementioned right to register the Track is reserved by and for Producer. Licensee will, upon request, execute, acknowledge and deliver to Producer such additional documents as Producer may deem necessary to evidence and effectuate Producer's rights hereunder, and Licensee hereby grants to Producer the right as attorney-in-fact to execute, acknowledge, deliver and record in the U.S. Copyright Office or elsewhere any and all such documents if Licensee shall fail to execute same within five (5) days after so requested by Producer.
b. The licensee shall be deemed to have signed, affirmed and ratified its acceptance of the terms of this Agreement by virtue of its payment of the License Fee to Licensor and receipt of the Track by Licensee.
c. You have been licensed the right to use the Track in the New Master(s) solely in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you do own the lyrics or other original musical components of the New Composition(s) that were written or composed solely by you.
d. The New Composition(s) shall be jointly owned and controlled by both Licensee and Producer, wherever the Track is incorporated into the New Composition(s). The parties agree to the following publishing split:
50% Writer’s Share registered under Daniel Gong (ASCAP #814167743)
50% Publisher’s Share registered under Dansonn Music Publishing (ASCAP #730509857)
The Licensee shall register any New Composition(s) with their PRO using the above information and shall not alter this split without Producer’s prior written consent. Each party shall have the right to administer their respective share of the composition independently, subject to this Agreement.
7. Royalties, Sync, and Payment Terms:
a. Mechanical License: If any selection or musical composition, or any portion thereof, recorded in any New Composition(s) hereunder is written or composed by Producer, in whole or in part, alone or in collaboration with others, or is owned or controlled, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by Producer or any person, firm, or corporation in which Producer has a direct or indirect interest, then such selection and/or musical composition shall be hereinafter referred to as a "Controlled Composition". Producer hereby agrees to issue or cause to be issued, as applicable, to Licensee, mechanical licenses in respect of each Controlled Composition, which are embodied on the New Composition(s) solely as necessary to allow Licensee to use the New Composition(s) solely as expressly permitted under this Agreement. For that license, on the United States and Canada sales, Licensee will pay mechanical royalties at one hundred percent (100%) of the minimum statutory rate, subject to no cap of that rate for albums and/or EPs. For licenses outside the United States and Canada, the mechanical royalty rate will be the rate prevailing on an industry-wide basis in the country concerned on the date that this agreement has been entered into.
b. Producer Royalties (Only After 1,000,000 streams): If the New Master(s) and/or New Composition(s) incorporating the Track exceed a combined total of one million (1,000,000) monetized audio streams or equivalent monetized uses across digital service providers and social media platforms, including but not limited to Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube Music, Licensee shall pay to Licensor a royalty equal to ten percent (10%) of net revenue, but only with respect to revenue earned beyond that threshold. For purposes of this clause, “net revenue” shall mean actual royalties retained by Licensee (after distributor and platform fees) from all monetized uses of the New Master(s) and/or New Composition(s), including but not limited to:
- Audio streams on digital streaming platforms (DSPs)
- Digital download sales (e.g., iTunes, Amazon MP3, Bandcamp)
- Monetized audio or video usage on platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook (including ad revenue, music usage payouts, and platform-based monetization)
To satisfy this royalty obligation, Licensee may elect to initiate a 10% revenue split via their digital distributor (e.g., DistroKid, TuneCore, or similar). Such splits, even if based on gross earnings, shall be deemed acceptable provided the split reflects the intent of this provision and reasonably approximates ten percent (10%) of net revenue.
Royalties due under this clause shall be payable within thirty (30) days of a written request from Licensor or upon crossing the applicable monetization threshold. Licensor reserves the right to request reasonable documentation or reporting to verify streaming activity and associated income, subject to the auditing and accounting provisions set forth in this Agreement.
c. Synchronization Licensing Requests: If the Licensee receives or intends to pursue a sync licensing opportunity for the New Master(s) or New Composition(s) including, without limitation, inquiries from music libraries, sync agents, advertising agencies, television networks, or production studios the Licensee shall promptly notify the Producer.
All such uses require a separate synchronization license to be granted by both parties. The Licensee and Producer shall negotiate such opportunities in good faith and sign off on any sync license to the third-party licensee together. The Producer reserves the right to approve or deny such usage, and no synchronization rights are granted under this Agreement other than those expressly stated herein. If the Licensee wishes to explore or pursue such opportunities, Licensee must contact the Producer prior to engaging with or submitting to any third-party entities.
8. Credit:
a. Licensee shall have the right to use and permit others to use Producer's approved name, approved likeness, and approved biographical material solely in connection with the New Master(s) and New Composition(s) recorded hereunder. Licensee shall use its best efforts to credit Producer as a "Producer" and "Writer," as applicable, and shall give Producer appropriate production and songwriting credit on all compact discs, records, music videos, and digital labels (or any other record configuration now known or hereafter created) that embody the New Master(s) and New Composition(s). Such credit shall also appear on all cover liner notes, metadata, and artwork listing the New Composition(s) and other musician credits. The credit shall be in substantially the following form: “Produced by Dansonn.”
b. Licensor shall have the right to use and permit others to use Licensee's approved name, approved likeness, and approved biographical material solely in connection with the New Master(s) and New Composition(s) recorded hereunder.
c. Licensee shall use its best efforts to ensure Producer is properly credited and shall check all proofs for accuracy. In the event of any failure to provide credit, Licensee must use reasonable efforts to correct such failure immediately and on a prospective basis.
9. Accounting:
Licensee shall, and Licensee shall cause any and all of their respective PROs (Performing Rights Organizations), CMOs (Collective Management Organizations), publishing administrators, distributors, agents, entities, parent companies and subsidiaries, or their respective employees, officers, directors, members, managers, shareholders, agents, vendors, licensors, licensees, contractors, customers, successors, and assigns, as applicable, to account directly to and pay Producer at the same time and subject to the same conditions pursuant to which they account to Licensee. This shall include any royalty obligations that may become due under Section 7(b) in connection with monetized uses exceeding one million (1,000,000) streams or equivalent monetized uses, as defined therein.
Producer shall have the right to sue or otherwise commence any action against Licensee in connection with any particular statement rendered or required to be rendered hereunder, provided such suit or other action is filed within twenty-four (24) months after such statement is required to be rendered. If Licensee conducts an audit of any third party that results in a net recovery, then Producer shall be entitled to a pro-rata share thereof. Any monies found to be owed to the Producer shall be paid within seven (7) business days of the audit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Licensee fails to provide the Producer the right to an accounting, such failure shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement.
10. Auditing:
In consideration of the rights granted to Licensee by Producer, Producer reserves the right to audit Licensee's books and records as it pertains to the royalties that have accrued and will accrue in the future from the use of the above Composition. Such an audit can be conducted by a Certified Public Accountant or Attorney. Licensee will account to Producer directly and Licensee shall cause any and all of their respective PROs (Performing Rights Organizations), CMOs (Collective Management Organization), publishing administrators, Distributors, agents, Entities, their parent company and subsidiaries, or their respective employees, officers, directors, members, managers, shareholders, agents, vendors, licensors, licensees, contractors, customers, successors, and assigns, as applicable, to do the same. Such direct accounting will occur within thirty (30) days after Licensee's receipt of any corresponding accounting statement related to the above Composition, but in no event less frequently than semi-annually. Producer may, at Producer's own expense, audit Licensee's books and records directly relating to this agreement that report the sales and other exploitations of records for which royalties are payable hereunder. Any such audit shall be noticed to Licensee at least thirty (30) days prior to the date thereof. Producer may make such an examination for a particular statement only once and only within twenty-four (24) months after the date any such statement is rendered. This audit shall be conducted where the Licensee keeps the books and records on reasonable notice by Producer. Any monies found to be owed to the Producer shall be paid within 7 business days of the audit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Licensee fails to provide the producer the right to audit the books or records, this is considered a material breach of contract.
11. Force Majeure:
In consideration of the rights granted to Licensee by Producer and all services rendered by Producer, Producer reserves the right by reasonable notice to Licensee, to suspend the operation of this Agreement and its obligations hereunder for the duration of any contingencies by reason of which Producer is hampered in its delivery or if its performance becomes impossible, impracticable, or there is a frustration of purpose. For example, unforeseen circumstances, labor disagreements, catastrophe, destruction of Producer equipment, and etc. Producer will not be deemed in default hereunder if performance of its obligations hereunder is delayed or becomes impossible or commercially impractical, or if Producer is hampered. Upon the happening of any such event, Producer, in addition to any other rights or remedies it may have hereunder or otherwise, may elect, by written notice to you, to terminate its obligations under this Agreement or to suspend Producer's obligations under this Agreement for the period of time that the effects of any such force majeure event continue.
12. Termination:
In consideration of the rights granted to Licensee by Producer and all services rendered by Producer, Producer shall have the option, exercisable at any time by notice to you, (i) to suspend Producers obligations to you hereunder during the period of default and/or (ii) to terminate this Agreement without any further obligation to you hereunder. Producer reserves the right by reasonable notice to Licensee, to suspend the operation of this Agreement and its obligations hereunder for the duration of any contingencies by reason of which the Licensee fails to fulfill any of their obligations herein, without limiting Producer's rights.
13. Breach by Licensee:
a. The Licensee shall have five (5) business days from its receipt of written notice by Producer and/or Producer's authorized representative to cure any alleged breach of this Agreement by Licensee. Licensee's failure to cure the alleged breach within five (5) business days shall result in Licensee's default of its obligations, its breach of this Agreement, and at Producer's sole discretion, the termination of Licensee's rights hereunder.
b. If Licensee engages in the commercial exploitation and/or sale of the Track, New Master(s) or New Composition(s) outside of the manner and amount expressly provided for in this Agreement, then, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to Producer at law or in equity, Licensee shall be liable to Producer for monetary damages in an amount equal to any and all monies paid, collected by, or received by Licensee, or any third party on its behalf, in connection with such unauthorized commercial exploitation of the Track, New Master(s) and/or New Composition(s).
c. Licensee recognizes and agrees that a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by Licensee gives rise to irreparable injury to Producer, which may not be adequately compensated by damages. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Licensee of the provisions of this Agreement, Producer may seek and shall be entitled to a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction restraining the Licensee from violating the provisions of this Agreement. Nothing herein shall prohibit Producer from pursuing any other available legal or equitable remedy from such breach or threatened breach, including but not limited to the recovery of damages from the Licensee. The Licensee shall be responsible for all costs, expenses or damages that Producer incurs as a result of any violation by the Licensee of any provision of this Agreement. Licensee' obligation shall include court costs, litigation expenses, and reasonable attorneys' fees.
14. Warranties, Representations, and Indemnification:
a. Licensee hereby agrees that Licensor has not made any guarantees or promises that the Track fits the particular creative use or musical purpose intended or desired by the Licensee. The Track, and all sound recording(s) and underlying musical composition(s) embodied therein are licensed to the Licensee "as is" without warranties of any kind or fitness for a particular purpose.
b. Licensee hereby agrees that Licensee or anyone acting on Licensee's behalf, will be responsible for obtaining and paying for any and all clearances or licenses required in the Authorized Territory (or any portion thereof) for the use of any musical works embodied in Licensee's Content. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Licensee (either directly or through a third party acting on your behalf) shall be responsible for and shall pay (i) any royalties and other sums due to Artists (featured and non-featured), authors, co authors, copyright owners and co-owners, producers, engineers, and any other record royalty participants from sales or other uses of Licensee's Content, (ii)all mechanical royalties or other sums payable to music publishers and/or authors or co-authors of musical compositions embodied Licensee's Content from sales or other uses of Licensee's Content, (iii)all payments that may be required under any collective bargaining agreements applicable to Licensee or any third party (e.g., to unions or guilds such as AFM or AFTRA), and (iv)any other royalties, fees and/or sums payable with respect to Licensee's Content or other materials provided by Licensor to Licensee.
c. You shall indemnify Producer and each of their respective employees, licensees, designees, parent companies, agents, affiliates, successors and assigns (collectively, the "Indemnitees") harmless from any and all third party claims, liabilities, costs, losses, damages or expenses as are actually incurred by the Indemnities and shall hold the Indemnitees free, safe, and harmless against and from any and all claims, suits, demands, costs, liabilities, loss, damages, judgments, recoveries, costs, and expenses; (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees), which may be made or brought, paid, or incurred by reason of or in connection with any breach or claim of breach of the warranties and representations hereunder by you, your agents, heirs, successors, assigns and employees or any failure by you to perform any of your obligations hereunder.
15. Miscellaneous:
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties and is intended as a final expression of their agreement and cannot be altered, modified, amended or waived, in whole or in part, except by written instrument (email being sufficient) signed by both parties hereto. This agreement supersedes all prior agreements between the parties, whether oral or written. Should any provision of this agreement be held to be void, invalid or inoperative, such decision shall not affect any other provision hereof, and the remainder of this agreement shall be effective as though such void, invalid or inoperative provision had not been contained herein. No failure by Licensor hereto to perform any of its obligations hereunder shall be deemed a material breach of this agreement until the Licensee gives Licensor written notice of its failure to perform, and such failure has not been corrected within thirty (30) days from and after the service of such notice, or, if such breach is not reasonably capable of being cured within such thirty (30) day period, Licensor does not commence to cure such breach within said time period, and proceed with reasonable diligence to complete the curing of such breach thereafter. This agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of California applicable to agreements entered into and wholly performed in said State, without regard to any conflict of laws principles. You hereby agree that the exclusive jurisdiction and venue for any action, suit or proceeding based upon any matter, claim or controversy arising hereunder or relating hereto shall be in the state or federal courts located in California. You shall not be entitled to any monies in connection with the Master(s) other than as specifically set forth herein. All notices pursuant to this agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested (prepaid) at the respective addresses hereinabove set forth or such other address or addresses as may be designated by either party. Such notices shall be deemed given when received. Any notice mailed will be deemed to have been received five (5) business days after it is mailed; any notice dispatched by expedited delivery service will be deemed to be received two (2) business days after it is dispatched.
LICENSOR AND LICENSEE EACH ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS READ THIS AGREEMENT AND HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE OF RETAINING AN INDEPENDENT ATTORNEY OF THEIR OWN CHOICE TO REVIEW THIS AGREEMENT ON YOUR BEHALF. LICENSOR AND LICENSEE EACH ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS HAD THE UNRESTRICTED OPPORTUNITY TO BE REPRESENTED BY AN INDEPENDENT ATTORNEY. IN THE EVENT OF LICENSOR'S AND/OR LICENSEE'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN AN INDEPENDENT ATTORNEY OR WAIVER THEREOF, LICENSOR AND LICENSEE EACH HEREBY WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT YOU WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO USE SUCH FAILURE AND/OR WAIVER as a basis to avoid any obligations under this agreement, to invalidate this agreement, to render this agreement or any part thereof unenforceable, or to otherwise bring any action against BeatStars or any of its parents, affiliates, designees, successors, licensees and/or assigns. This agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and said counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. In addition, a signed copy of this agreement transmitted by facsimile or scanned into an image file and transmitted via email shall, for all purposes, be treated as if it was delivered containing an original manual signature of the party whose signature appears thereon and shall be binding upon such party as though an originally signed document had been delivered. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that you do not sign this Agreement, your acknowledgment that you have reviewed the terms and conditions of this Agreement and your payment of the License Fee shall serve as your signature and acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.