Terms & Conditions

Effective Date: [June 7 @025]
Company Name: Xtra Creative House
Owner: MELO-X
Website: [melox.io] [meloxtra.gumroad.com]
Contact Emails: meloxmusic@gmail.com, sean@melox.io
Management Contact: ron@creativetitans.co, drea@creativetitans.co

1. Agreement to Terms

By accessing or using this website and/or purchasing or downloading any sound recordings, compositions, samples, loops, one-shots, or related products ("Samples") from this website, you ("Licensee") agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions ("Agreement").

If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use this website or purchase any Samples.

2. License Tiers

Your use of any Samples is governed by the specific license type you select at purchase:

2.1 Royalty-Free Tier License ("Royalty-Free License")

Grant of License:

Non-exclusive, non-transferable, perpetual worldwide license to use, modify, and incorporate Samples into your own original musical works ("Recordings").

Permitted Uses:

Unlimited commercial and personal use.
No stream count limitations.

Prohibited Uses:

Redistribution of Samples in isolation.
Use of Samples in competitive sample products.
Sub-licensing or transferring rights to third parties, except within a completed Recording.
Use of MELO-X’s name, image, or likeness without consent.

Royalties:

No royalties or clearance required.

2.2 Non-Exclusive Paid Tier License ("Non-Exclusive License")

Grant of License:

Non-exclusive, non-transferable, perpetual worldwide license to use, modify, and incorporate Samples into Recordings.

Permitted Uses:

Personal and commercial use, provided that total combined streaming of Recordings using the Samples does not exceed 500,000 streams across platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, etc.).

Clearance Requirement:

If 500,000 combined streams are exceeded, Licensee must contact Xtra Creative House and MELO-X’s management to negotiate clearance terms, including:
- Revenue & publishing share (minimum 25–35%).
- Potential co-producer credit.

Contact Emails for Clearance:

Prohibited Uses:

Redistribution of Samples in isolation.
Use of Samples in competitive sample products.
Sub-licensing or transferring rights to third parties, except within a completed Recording.
Use of MELO-X’s name, image, or likeness without consent.

Royalties:

No royalties due until the 500,000 stream threshold is exceeded; clearance and royalties apply thereafter.

2.3 Exclusive License ("Exclusive License")

Grant of License:

Exclusive, non-transferable, perpetual worldwide license to use, modify, and incorporate Samples into one (1) original Recording.

Exclusivity:

The purchased Samples will no longer be licensed to any other party after your purchase.
Use of the Samples in additional Recordings or derivative works requires a separate license.

Permitted Uses:

Commercial and personal use in one Recording.

Clearance and Revenue Split:

Revenue & publishing share (25–50%) required as per Exclusive License Confirmation.
Co-producer credit required on all commercial releases of the Recording.

Contact Emails for Clearance:

Prohibited Uses:

Redistribution of Samples in isolation.
Use of Samples in competitive sample products.
Sub-licensing or transferring rights to third parties, except within the licensed Recording.
Use of MELO-X’s name, image, or likeness without consent.

Royalties:

Binding revenue and publishing share must be reflected in all related agreements (label, distributor, publisher, etc.).

3. Ownership & Intellectual Property

All Samples remain the sole property of Xtra Creative House and/or MELO-X and/or any original Sample creators contributing to the Sample library.

No ownership or intellectual property rights in the Samples are transferred to Licensee, other than the specific license rights granted under the applicable License tier.

4. Restrictions

Licensee shall not:

Use Samples as stand-alone files or in isolation.
Create competing sample packs, sound kits, or similar products using the Samples.
Sub-license, resell, or redistribute the Samples (except as embedded in completed Recordings).
Use MELO-X’s name, image, likeness, or any associated branding without express written permission.

❌ Use of Sounds in Artificial Intelligence Training

You may not use any portion of the Xtra Creative Sound Library, including but not limited to loops, one-shots, stems, compositions, or processed versions thereof, for the purposes of training, developing, or enhancing any artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) models, systems, or tools. This includes, but is not limited to, uploading or feeding the sounds into platforms such as Suno AI, Udio, OpenAI’s tools, Google’s AudioLM, or any other generative music technologies.

Any use of the Library for AI/ML training, dataset creation, or similar exploitation — whether commercial or experimental — is strictly prohibited without express written permission from MELO-X and Xtra Creative House.

Violation of this clause may result in immediate termination of your license and may be subject to legal action.

5. Credit Requirements

Where specified in the applicable License tier:

Licensee shall provide co-producer credit and/or other specified credit to MELO-X or the Sample creator in all commercial uses of the Recording.
Failure to provide required credit constitutes breach of this Agreement and may result in license revocation.

6. Termination

Xtra Creative House reserves the right to terminate any License and revoke rights if Licensee:

Breaches this Agreement, or
Fails to negotiate clearance and royalties after exceeding stream thresholds under Non-Exclusive License terms.

Upon termination, Licensee must cease all use of Samples and remove any Recordings from distribution platforms as directed by Xtra Creative House and MELO-X’s management.

7. Limitation of Liability

All Samples are provided "as is" without warranties of any kind.

In no event shall Xtra Creative House, MELO-X, or Sample creators be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from the use of or inability to use the Samples or this website.

8. Indemnification

Licensee agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Xtra Creative House, MELO-X, their officers, employees, and Sample creators from any claims, damages, losses, or expenses (including attorneys' fees) arising from Licensee’s use of the Samples or any breach of this Agreement.

9. Governing Law & Jurisdiction

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in New York County, New York.

10. Amendments

Xtra Creative House reserves the right to update or amend these Terms & Conditions at any time. Your continued use of the website and Samples constitutes acceptance of any modified Terms.

11. Contact Information

For any questions regarding these Terms & Conditions or licensing inquiries, please contact:

MELO-X / Xtra Creative House meloxmusic@gmail.com
sean@melox.io
ron@creativetitans.co
drea@creativetitans.co