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This contract is made between the parties whose full details are provided in the attached contracting form, referred to herein as "the First Party" (Content Owner / Licensor) and "the Second Party" (Licensee / Beneficiary of the License), collectively referred to as "the Parties". In accordance with the provisions of the Egyptian Civil Law No. 131 of 1948, the Intellectual Property Rights Protection Law No. 82 of 2002 (especially Articles 138-178 regarding copyright and related rights), Commercial Law No. 17 of 1999, the Personal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020, the Press and Media Regulation Law No. 180 of 2018, and the applicable laws and regulations in the Arab Republic of Egypt, this agreement aims to regulate the licensing relationship of media content between the First Party (Content Owner / Licensor) and the Second Party (Licensee / Beneficiary of the License), whereby the Licensor grants the Licensee a license to use specific media content (videos, images, articles, reports, music, graphics, or any other content) for specific purposes, in exchange for agreed fees or royalties, with the scope of the license specified (in terms of use, duration, geographic area, and exclusivity), while preserving the moral rights of the author and defining the responsibilities of each party regarding use, publication, distribution, and content protection, as well as the terms of compensation and penalties, all within a framework of transparency and commitment to the highest standards of the media industry and applicable laws in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The parties have agreed to the following:
Article (1) Definitions of the Contract
1- The words and phrases listed below - wherever they appear in this agreement - shall have the meanings indicated next to each of them, unless the context necessitates another meaning:
2- Contract: Refers to this Media Content License Agreement in its entirety, including all its terms and annexes, and its preamble is considered an integral part thereof.
3- Licensor / Content Owner: The first party to this contract, being the natural or legal person who owns the intellectual property rights to the media content and grants the license to the licensee.
4- Licensee: The second party to this contract, being the natural or legal person who obtains a license to use the media content.
5- Media Content: The licensed media materials (videos, photographs, illustrations, music, reports, articles, interviews, animations, or any other content), detailed in Annex (1) of this contract.
6- Use: The manner of using the media content by the licensee (publishing, broadcasting, displaying, distributing, advertising, translating, quoting, etc.), as defined in Article (2) of this contract.
7- License Term: The period during which the license is granted to the licensee, as specified in Article (3) of this contract.
8- Geographic Scope: The geographic area in which the licensee is permitted to use the media content (Egypt, the Arab world, globally, or specific areas), as defined in Annex (2) of this contract.
9- Exclusivity: The exclusive right of the licensee to use the media content in a specific geographic area or for a specific use, such that the licensor is not permitted to grant licenses to other parties in the same area or field during the license term.
10- Royalties: The financial compensation that the licensee is obliged to pay to the licensor for the use of the media content, as specified in Article (5) of this contract.
11- Derivatives: Any derivative or modified works or adaptations of the original media content (such as translation, alteration, addition, quoting).
12- Trademarks: The trademarks, trade names, and logos belonging to each party.
13- Related Parties: Includes subsidiaries, parent companies, sister companies, as well as directors, employees, contractors, consultants, agents, and representatives.
Article (2) Subject of the Contract and Scope of the License
1- Firstly: The Media Content Subject to the License:
2- The Licensor grants the Licensee a license to use the following media content, detailed in Annex (1) of this contract:
3- Type of content:
4- Number of units:
5- Description of content:
6- Technical specifications:
7- Date of production:
8- Original author/owner:
9- Secondly: Licensed Uses:
10- The license grants the Licensee the following uses only, and the content may not be used for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Licensor:
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14- Thirdly: Prohibitions:
15- The Licensee shall refrain from the following acts:
16- Using the media content in any inappropriate or offensive context or contrary to public morals or ethics.
17- Modifying or distorting the media content in a way that harms the reputation of the author or the original work.
18- Selling, leasing, or re-licensing the media content to third parties without the prior written consent of the Licensor.
19- Using the media content for any political, religious, racist, or discriminatory activity.