Terms of Service

1. Definitions

In these Terms, "Code Group Music", "we" and "us" mean Code Group Music Ltd (Mayfair, London W1, United Kingdom; Company No.: TBC). "You" means the individual or entity using our website or engaging us for services. "Services" means publishing administration, digital distribution and metadata management as described on this website.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old and have the legal capacity to enter into binding agreements. If you are submitting on behalf of a company, partnership, estate or other entity, you warrant that you are authorised to bind it.

3. Scope of services

We provide specialist music label services in three areas: publishing administration (PRS / PPL / MCPS and international equivalents), digital distribution (delivery to DSPs and stores) and metadata administration (catalog audit, ISRC and ISWC verification, DDEX compliance).

We do not provide artist management, recording, production, marketing, A&R, legal, accounting or financial advice. Where relevant we will refer you to specialists.

4. Engagement and commercial terms

Engagements are commission-based. We do not publish numeric prices on this website. Specific commercial terms are agreed in a written engagement letter that follows your free catalog assessment.

Nothing on this website constitutes a binding offer to provide services. A binding engagement is created only when both parties sign an engagement letter.

5. Intellectual property

All rights in your catalog — composition rights, master recording rights, neighbouring rights and any related intellectual property — remain with you (or your underlying rights holders) at all times. We administer your rights on your behalf; we do not acquire any share of your copyright, publishing or master rights as a condition of engagement.

6. Power of attorney scope

Where administration of your rights requires us to act in your name (for example registering works with collection societies or delivering metadata to DSPs), the engagement letter will set out a narrow administrative power of attorney limited to the actions required to deliver the agreed services. Any such authority is revocable in writing.

7. Client obligations

You agree to:

• provide accurate and complete metadata for any works you ask us to administer;
• warrant that you own (or are authorised to administer) the rights you submit to us;
• notify us promptly of any changes affecting ownership or splits; and
• not submit works that infringe third-party rights.

You indemnify us against losses arising from a breach of these warranties.

8. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total aggregate liability under or in connection with an engagement is limited to the fees received by us from you in the 12 months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

We are not liable for indirect or consequential losses, lost profits, lost royalties beyond those we directly caused, or losses arising from circumstances outside our reasonable control. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under English law (including liability for fraud or for death or personal injury caused by negligence).

9. Confidentiality

Each party agrees to keep the other's confidential information confidential and to use it only for the purposes of the engagement. This obligation survives termination.

10. Term and termination

Either party may terminate an engagement on the notice period set out in the engagement letter. On termination we will return or transfer administration of your works in accordance with the wind-down provisions of the engagement letter. Royalties already collected and owing to you continue to flow through the post-termination accounting cycle.

11. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms and any engagement letter are governed by the laws of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms or any engagement, save that we may bring proceedings in your home jurisdiction to enforce a judgment.

12. Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of the page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the website after a change constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

13. Contact

Code Group Music Ltd, Mayfair, London W1, United Kingdom. Email management@codegroupmusic.co.uk.