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PITCH AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) made this ____day of ____________, 2011, by and


between [company]______________ [address] _______________ (“Company”), and
[songwriter]______________, _________________________________________________(“you”)
for the musical composition _________________________, written by
________________________, ______________________________ and
___________________________.

For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, that you and Company agree as follows:

1. Term. The term of this Agreement (hereinafter “Term”) shall be for an initial period of six
(6) months from the date of execution with an unlimited number of six (6) month option periods,
which will be automatically renewable and exercisable by Company, unless either party serves
written notice of its intent to terminate this Agreement within thirty (30) days prior to the end of the
then-current period.

2. Rights.

(a) You hereby grant Company the exclusive right, during the Term and throughout the
World:

(i) to secure synchronization licenses and video game licenses for the musical
compositions listed above and such other compositions, if any, as you and Company may mutually
agree to include (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Compositions”), in all media, including,
but not limited to, film, television, advertising, video games and all other forms of synchronization or
similar uses now known or hereafter created;

(ii) to accept all accounting and royalty statements hereafter rendered with respect to
licenses of the Compositions and Masters authorized hereunder, and to collect all royalties, monies and all
other compensation or advances therefrom throughout the Territory, including, without limitation, the so-
called publisher’s share of performance monies from the performance rights organization(s) with which
Company is affiliated.

(iii) the right to collect the so-called “publisher’s share” of public performance
royalties for any use licensed by Company with respect to the public performance of the
Compositions from any performing rights organization or any other collection agent which pays a
share of income directly to writers or composers.

3. Administration. During the Term, Company shall be the sole and exclusive administrator of
the synchronization rights in and to the Compositions.

YOU WARRANT AND REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS
AGREEMENT AND HAVE HAD THE LEGAL EFFECT OF ITS PROVISIONS EXPLAINED TO
YOU BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL OF YOUR OWN CHOOSING OR HAS
VOLUNTAILY AND KNOWINGLY WAIVED THE SAME.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed on the date

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first indicated above.

”YOU” “COMPANY”

__________________________________ By: ___________________________


________________ An Authorized Signatory
Date of Birth: ________________
Social Security Number: ________________
PRO _______________________________

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