Terms of Use

The musical compositions distributed on this webpage (the “Music”) are composed, produced, and distributed by the composer MATSU himself. You may use the Music in accordance with these terms and conditions of use (“Terms of Use”). By using the Music, you are deemed to have agreed to these Terms of Use.

Ownership and Management of Rights, etc.

All copyrights, neighboring rights, and any other rights under intellectual property laws including [Japan’s] Copyright Act that arise from the Music belong to MATSU. These Terms of Use grant you, the user, permission to use the Music under the following conditions, and do not transfer or assign any rights in or to the Music. The Music is managed by MATSU himself and has not been entrusted to any collective management organization of copyrights and related rights (each, a “CMO”) such as JASRAC.

General Terms

You may use the Music in audio productions such as videos, podcasts, drama CDs, or as background music. Under the Prohibitions clause below, you must not distribute or otherwise use videos or still images which include the Music as the main content.

Additional Terms for Musical Works

When you produce a musical work based on the Music (the “Musical Work"), you may use the Music on complying with both (i) and (ii) below: (i) Adding musical creativity to the Music, such as covering, arranging, singing, sampling, etc. (ii) Distributing the Musical work on a user-generated, free-to-view internet service such as YouTube, Twitter, etc. (the “UGC Services”)

Prohibitions

You must not engage in any of the following acts in connection with the usage of the Music without the prior consent of MATSU. If you engage in any of the following acts without the prior consent of MATSU, MATSU may retroactively revoke your license under these Terms of Use, suspend the distribution of the Musical Works you created, suspend monetization from the Musical Works, and take any other actions, including actions that may be taken on the UGC Services.

Waiver

MATSU will not be liable for any damages you may incur in connection with the use of the Music.

Unsubscribe

MATSU reserves the right to unsubscribe the Music at any time without notice. However, you may continue to use the Music downloaded up to the time of being unsubscribed under these Terms of Use.

Changes to Terms of Use

MATSU reserves the right to revise these Terms of Use without prior consent of the User, whenever such revisions is considered necessary by MATSU. The revised version of these Terms of Use will apply to the Music downloaded after the revision. MATSU will post a revised version of these Terms of Use as revision history if any revisions are made on these Terms of Use.

Language

The original text of the Terms of Use will be prepared in Japanese. Only the Japanese language version will be effective as the legally terms, and this translation shall be supplied for only reference use.

History

2023-Jul-4 Initial release

2024-Aug-29 Revised