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AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP This Agreement of Limited Partnership is entered into and effective as of the __th day of __________, 199_ by and between _________________ the "General Partner" and __________ the "Limited Partner".
ARTICLE I FORMATION OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1.01 PARTNERSHIP FORMATION AND PURPOSE. The parties hereto hereby form a limited partnership (the "Partnership") pursuant to the Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the "Act"). 1.02 PURPOSE. The purpose of the Partnership is to enter into exclusive recording, publishing, and songwriter agreements with musical talent, to record, publish, manufacture, and distribute phonorecords to the public for profit . The Partnership anticipates the recording, release, and promotion of at least 2 (two) long playing albums per year. The Partnership anticipates the acquisition of the copyrights for at least 50 (fifty) musical compositions per year. The Partnership shall be the sole owner of the copyrights for all musical compositions acquired by the Partnership. In addition, the exclusive services of ___________(Artist/optional)________ shall be rendered unto the Partnership for the term of this Agreement. The Partnership shall hold sole possession of these musical copyrights unless assigned or sold to another publishing concern. The purpose of the Partnership is to acquire, produce, and market for profit, master recordings of the artists and talent acquired by the Partnership. 1.03 NAME. The name of the Partnership shall be __________. The Partnership shall do business under this and no other name. 1.04 ORGANIZATION CERTIFICATES. The parties shall cause to be executed and filed:
1.05 AFFILIATIONS. The Partnership or its publishing arm shall be an affiliate of both Broadcast Music Inc. (B.M.I.) and the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (A.S.C.A.P.) for the purpose of collecting royalty payments due it's artists and publishing concerns. 1.06 PRINCIPLE PLACE OF BUSINESS. The principle place of business of the Partnership shall be __(street)_________________,__(city,state)_______________, or such other place as the General Partner may, from time to time, designate by notice to the Limited Partner. The Partnership may maintain such other offices at such other places as the General Partner may determine to be in the best interest of the Partnership.
ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS The following terms, when used herein, unless the context indicates otherwise, have the meanings assigned to them in this Article II:
ARTICLE III TERM OF THE PARTNERSHIP 3.01 The Partnership shall be effective as to the General Partner and the Limited Partner from and after the date first above shown and shall continue in existence until December 31, 1999, at which time it shall terminate unless sooner terminated pursuant to any provisions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV SHARING PERCENTAGES OF PARTNER 4.01 TAX LOSSES PER FORM 1065:
4.02 TAXABLE INCOME PER FORM 1065
ARTICLE V CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF PARTNERS 5.01 CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS. The Capital Contributions of the Partners shall aggregate not less than $51,000 (fifty one thousand dollars) shall be made as follows:
5.02 ASSESSMENTS AND ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS. No assessments of additional contributions shall be required of the Partners.
ARTICLE VI CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 6.01 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS. Capital accounts shall be established and maintained for each Partner and shall be adjusted as follows:
6.02 CALCULATION OF CAPITAL ACCOUNT. Except as may otherwise be provided herein, whenever it is necessary to determine the capital account of any partner, the capital account of such Partner shall be determined after giving effect to the allocation of the gains, income, loss, deductions, contributions and distributions as of the last day of the preceding calendar quarter. 6.03 WITHDRAWAL OF CAPITAL. A Partner shall not be entitled to withdraw any part of his capital account or to receive any distribution from the Partnership except as herein. 6.04 INTEREST ON CAPITAL ACCOUNTS. No interest shall be paid on any Capital Contribution to the Partnership.
ARTICLE VII INTEREST OF PARTNERS IN INCOME AND LOSS 7.01 DETERMINATION OF INCOME AND LOSS. At the end of each Partnership fiscal year, and at such other time as the General Partner shall deem necessary or appropriate, each item of Partnership income, expense, gain, loss and deduction shall be determined for the period then ending and shall be allocated among the Partners in accordance with the applicable Sharing Percentages as set forth in Article IV. 7.02 RECAPTURE. In the event that the Partnership recognizes income, gain or additions to tax by virtue of the recapture of any previously deducted or credited item, such recaptured income or gain or addition to tax shall be allocated to such Partner as were allocated such item at the time of its deduction.
ARTICLE VIII INTEREST OF PARTNERS IN CASH CONTRIBUTIONS 8.01 GROSS INCOME AND NET INCOME. "Net Income" shall mean the total gross income of the Partnership, less cash operating expenses, debt service, interest, and principle on loans made to the Partnership and all other cash expenditures of the Partnership. For purposes of determining Net Cash Flow, "Gross Income" shall mean proceeds from any source whatsoever, but excluding any Capital Contributions of the Partners. 8.02 DISTRIBUTION OF CASH. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the General Partner shall make distributions of cash out of Partnership income, to the extent deemed available, in the following manner:
ARTICLE IX OWNERSHIP OF PARTNERSHIP PROPERTY
9.01 OWNERSHIP OF COPYRIGHTS. The Partnership shall own for a period of fifty (50) years all musical compositions which were written by ________________________ or any other copyrights acquired by the Partnership under the term herein. 9.02 COPYRIGHT REVERSION. The ownership of copyrights exclusive of all musical compositions written by ________________________________, or other artist, and not commercially released on a phonorecord during the term of such Agreement shall, in some cases, automatically revert back to the Songwriter upon termination of the Songwriter Agreement and any extensions or renewals thereof. Ownership in and to any musical composition which is commercially released to the public by the Partnership shall remain Partnership property subject to the terms contained in this Agreement and the Songwriter Agreement. 9.03 MASTER RECORDINGS. The Partnership shall own all master tape recordings produced by the Partnership for promotion or resale.
ARTICLE X OPERATION OF PARTNERSHIP 10.01 ADMINISTRATIVE AND OVERHEAD EXPENSES. The Partnership shall reimburse the General Partner for Administrative and Overhead Expenses incurred by him on behalf of the Partnership. 10.02 INDEPENDENT SERVICES. All costs and charges of outside professional services, if any, which are related to the Partnership business, including legal fees and any independent accounting and auditing fees and fees incurred in connection with preparing Partnership federal income tax returns, shall be performed under the direction of the General Partner and shall be charged to the Partnership in accordance with generally accepted accounting procedures and practices.
ARTICLE XI ACCOUNTING
11.01 ELECTIONS. The Partnership shall elect as a fiscal year the calendar year and shall elect to be taxed on such method of accounting as the General Partner shall determine. The Partnership shall not elect to be taxed other than as a Partnership. 11.02 BOOKS. The Partnership shall be kept at the General Partners office in __(CITY/STATE)__. The Limited Partner shall, at all reasonable times during regular business hours, have access to such books for the purpose of inspecting and copying them. The accounts shall readily disclose all items which each Partner is required to take into account separately for income tax purposes. As to the matter of accounting not provided for in this Agreement, generally accepted accounting principles shall govern. 11.03 BANK ACCOUNTS. The Partnership shall maintain separate accounts in its name in one or more banks and the cash funds of the Partnership shall be kept in such accounts as determined by the General Partner.
ARTICLE XII RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS 12.01 PARTICIPATION IN MANAGEMENT. The Limited Partner shall not have the right, power, or authority to participate in the ordinary and routine management of Partnership affairs or to bind the Partnership in any manner. 12.02 LIMITED LIABILITY. The Limited Partner shall not be liable for losses, debts, or obligations of the Partnership in excess of his Capital Contribution. 12.03 RIGHTS TO ENGAGE IN OTHER VENTURES. The Limited Partner (or any other officer, director, shareholder or other person holding a legal or beneficial interest in any Limited Partner) shall not be prohibited from or restricted in engaging in or possession of an interest in any other business venture of like or similar nature. 12.04 SPECIFIC RIGHTS. The Limited Partner shall have the same rights as the General Partner to:
12.05 LIMITS OF TRANSFERABILITY. The interest of the Limited Partner may not be transferred without the express written approval of the General Partner.
ARTICLE XIII POWERS, DUTIES AND LIMITATIONS OF GENERAL PARTNER 13.01 MANAGEMENT OF THE PARTNERSHIP. The General Partner shall have full, exclusive and complete discretion in the management and control of the Partnership. The General Partner agrees to manage and control the affairs of the Partnership to the best of his ability and to conduct the operations contemplated under this Agreement in a careful and prudent manner and in accordance with good industry practice. The General Partner shall only be required to devote such part of his time as is reasonably needed to manage the business of the Partnership, it being understood that the General Partner shall not be required to devote his time exclusively to the Partnership. 13.02 COMPENSATION TO THE GENERAL PARTNER. The General Partner shall receive up to _____(Amount/Optional)_____ dollars per month as an advance against his share in cash disbursements of the partnership. Any portion of such cash advances to the General Partner from the Partnership shall be deducted from the General Partner's share in cash disbursements. 13.03 ADMISSION OF LIMITED PARTNERS. No additional Limited Partners shall be admitted to the Partnership without the consent of the Limited Partner. 13.04 SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS. The General Partner shall not, except as herein provided, without written consent of the Limited Partner:
13.05 SPECIFIC POWERS. The General Partner shall have the following power and duties:
13.06 AMENDMENTS. Amendments to this Agreement may be proposed by the General Partner or by the Limited Partner. 13.07 LIMITATION ON DUTY. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Agreement, the General Partner shall have no duty to take affirmative action with respect to management of the Partnership business or property which might require the expenditure of monies by the Partnership or the General Partner unless the Partnership is then possessed of such monies available for the proposed expenditure. Under no circumstances shall the General Partner be required to expend personal funds in connection with the Partnership business. 13.08 PRESUMPTION OF POWER. The execution by the General Partner of the contracts or agreements relating to Partnership business shall be sufficient to bind the Partnership. No person dealing with the General Partner shall be required to determine his authority to make or execute any undertaking on behalf of the Partnership, nor determine any fact or circumstances bearing upon the existence of his authority nor to see the application or distribution of revenue or proceeds derived therefrom, unless and until such persons have received written noticed to the contrary. 13.09 OBLIGATIONS NOT EXCLUSIVE. The General Partner shall devote such time as is reasonably necessary to manage the Partnership's business, it being understood that the General Partner may engage in other employment and other transactions for his own account and for the account of others. General Partner shall not engage in any employment or transactions that would be in direct conflict of interest to the Partnership. 13.10 INDEMNIFICATION OF GENERAL PARTNER. The General Partner shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Partnership from and against any and all claims of any nature, whatsoever, arising out of or incidental to the General Partner's management of Partnership affairs; provided, however, that the General Partner shall not be entitled to indemnification hereunder for liability arising out of gross negligence or willful misconduct of the General Partner or the breach by the General Partner of any provisions of this Agreement. 13.11 LIMITATION OF TRANSFERABILITY. The interest of the General Partner may not be transferred without written approval from the Limited Partner.
ARTICLE XIV DISSOLUTION, TERMINATION AND LIQUIDATION 14.01 DISSOLUTION. Unless provisions of Section 14.01 are elected, the Partnership shall be dissolved and it's business shall be wound up on the earliest to occur:
14.02 CONTINUATION OF COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP. The dissolution of the Partnership shall not effect the rights in and to the copyrights owned by the Partnership. 14.03 OBLIGATIONS ON DISSOLUTION. The dissolution of the Partnership shall not release any of the parties hereto from their contractual obligations under this Agreement. 14.04 LIQUIDATION PROCEDURE. A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly liquidation of the assets of the Partnership and the discharge of liabilities to creditors so as to enable the Partnership to minimize the losses normally attendant to a liquidation.
14.05 DEATH OR INSANITY OF THE LIMITED PARTNER. The death or insanity of a Limited Partner shall have no effect on the life of the Partnership and the Partnership shall not be dissolved thereby.
ARTICLE XV MISCELLANEOUS 15.01 NOTICES. Notices or instruments of any kind which may be or are required to be given hereunder by any Partner to another shall be in writing and deposited in the United States Mail, certified or registered, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective Partner at the address appearing in the records of the Partnership. The Partners may change their address by giving notice in writing, stating their new address, to the other Partner. 15.02 LOAN TO THE PARTNERSHIP. If the Limited Partner shall, in addition to his Capital Contribution to the Partnership, lend any monies to the Partnership, the amount of any such loan shall not increase his capital account nor shall it entitle him to any increases in his share of the distribution of the Partnership, but the amount of any such loan shall be an obligation on the part of the Partnership to such Partner and shall be repaid to him on the terms and at the interest rate evidenced by a promissory note executed by the General Partner, except that the General Partner shall not be personally obligated to repay the loan, which shall be payable and collectable only out of the assets of the Partnership. 15.03 POWER OF ATTORNEY. By the execution of this Agreement, the Limited Partner does irrevocably constitute and appoint the General Partner his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to effectuate and to act in his name, place, and stead, in effectuating the purposes of the Partnership including the execution, verification, acknowledgement, delivery, filing and recording of this Agreement as well as all authorized amendments thereto, all assumed name certificates, documents, bills of sale, and all other documents which may be required to effect the continuation of the Partnership and which the General Partner deems necessary or reasonably appropriate. The power of attorney granted herein shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest, shall be irrevocable and survive the death, incompetence, or legal disability of a Limited Partner.
15.04 ___(STATE)____ LAWS GOVERN. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of ________ . 15.05 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which shall constitute an instrument. 15.06 BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Partners and their spouses, as well as their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns. 15.07 PARAGRAPH TITLES. Paragraph titles are for descriptive purposes only and shall not control or alter the meaning of this Agreement as set forth in the text.
EXECUTED as of the date herein first above stated.
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