Common use of Media Work Clause in Contracts

Media Work. By payment of the rates shown in Clause 2 above, the Trust can require a musician to perform or rehearse for media work as part of his or her obligations, without additional payment, subject to the following conditions: • A points system will be applied to the categories of media work as set out in Appendix A. • Points will be allocated initially at the time of recording in exchange for the musician’s consent to be recorded as shown in column 2 below • Additional Points will then subsequently be allocated for various uses as and when they arise as shown in column 5 of the table in Appendix A • A maximum of 80 points per annum may be used in any combination of the above allocations shown below • A maximum of up to 10 unused points may be carried forward to the following year • The year will be the contract year commencing 1st April and finishing 31st March • Categories of media work not specified above may subsequently be included in this agreement and have an appropriate points value allocated to them by agreement with the Musicians Union • The Trust will keep a record of the number of points used by the musician during the year. Where the maximum of 80 points allocation is exceeded within the year, the musician will be paid the appropriate MU media rate for all additional media sessions in addition to, or where appropriate in place of, the rates shown in Clause 2 above • The Trust will not use any recording for the purpose of evaluating the performance of the musician.