PRESETGROUND

MASTER LICENSE & ANTI-PIRACY AGREEMENT

Official Licensing Terms | PresetGround

PresetGround products are designed to help music producers create professional, original music. All products are provided under a licensing agreement that protects both our original creative work and the rights of legitimate customers.

IMPORTANT: Purchasing a PresetGround product grants you a license to use its contents under specific conditions. It does not transfer copyright ownership of the original sounds, compositions, templates, or other protected material.

By purchasing, downloading, accessing, or using any PresetGround product, you agree to the applicable licensing terms, to the maximum extent permitted by law.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are PresetGround products royalty-free?

YES. PresetGround samples, loops, presets, MIDI files, and other production assets are royalty-free when used in compliance with this agreement.

You may use licensed content in your own original commercial music productions without paying additional royalties to PresetGround.

However, royalty-free does not mean copyright-free or unrestricted.

Can I commercially release music made using PresetGround templates?

YES, provided that you create a substantially original musical work.

Templates may be used as starting points for learning, experimentation, and music production.

However, you must make substantial, original creative changes to the original composition, melodies, harmonies, arrangement, and other recognizable elements.

Releasing an original PresetGround template as your own finished track, whether unchanged or with only superficial modifications, is strictly prohibited.

Can I release an unchanged PresetGround template through a record label?

NO. This is strictly prohibited.

Purchasing a template does not authorize you to:

Export and commercially release the original composition as your own.
Publish a substantially unchanged version under your artist name.
Submit the original composition to a record label or distributor as an independently created work.
Claim exclusive copyright ownership over the original template or its protected elements.
Register original PresetGround assets as exclusively owned content in fingerprinting or copyright identification systems.

This restriction applies to independent releases, record labels, distributors, and other commercial distribution channels.

Can I use individual samples, presets, loops, and MIDI elements in my own music?

YES.

You may incorporate licensed production assets into your own original musical works, including commercial releases, provided that your use complies with the restrictions below.

You may edit, process, resample, rearrange, and transform those assets as part of your own productions.

You may not redistribute the original assets as standalone products or claim exclusive ownership over content that remains subject to PresetGround's non-exclusive licensing terms.

FULL LICENSING TERMS

1. Scope of Agreement

This agreement applies to all digital products sold or distributed by PresetGround, including but not limited to:

Audio samples, one-shots, loops, and stems.
Construction kits and drum kits.
MIDI files and sequences.
Synthesizer presets, patches, and sound banks.
Ableton Live and other DAW project files.
Production templates, instrument racks, and presets.
Vocal samples and voice recordings.
Sound effects, recordings, documentation, and associated digital assets.

All such materials are collectively referred to as "Products".

This agreement applies to purchases, downloads, access, and use of PresetGround Products, subject to applicable law.

2. Intellectual Property and Ownership

All Products are owned by PresetGround and/or its respective licensors and are protected under applicable copyright and intellectual property laws.

Purchasing a Product does not transfer copyright ownership or grant exclusive rights over its original contents.

Customers receive a limited license to use the Products in accordance with this agreement.

All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

3. License Grant – Royalty-Free Use

Subject to compliance with this agreement, PresetGround grants the purchaser a:

Non-exclusive license.
Non-transferable license.
Non-sublicensable license.
Revocable license.
Worldwide, royalty-free license.

This license allows PresetGround Products to be incorporated into the customer's own original musical works and productions, including commercial releases.

No additional royalties are owed to PresetGround for compliant use of licensed assets.

The royalty-free license does not authorize the commercial release of an original PresetGround template as an unchanged or substantially unchanged composition.

4. Single-User License

Unless expressly authorized through a separate written multi-user agreement, every purchase is licensed to one individual user.

One purchase equals one individual license.

Customers may use their purchased products on multiple devices personally owned or controlled by the same licensed user.

The following activities are prohibited:

Sharing purchased Products with other individuals.
Splitting purchase costs between multiple users.
Sharing download links or original files.
Uploading Products to shared drives, online groups, or file-sharing services.
Transferring Products to collaborators, friends, clients, or other producers.
Selling, reselling, gifting, lending, or transferring licensed material.

Each individual requiring access to the original files must obtain a separate license unless covered by a written multi-user agreement.

5. Permitted Uses

Licensed customers may:

Incorporate individual samples, loops, presets, and MIDI elements into original productions.
Create and commercially release original compositions incorporating licensed material.
Edit, manipulate, chop, resample, pitch, warp, or process samples.
Use licensed elements in remixes, soundtracks, advertisements, videos, games, and other original works.
Use licensed content within DJ performances, radio shows, and live sets.
Learn music production techniques by examining PresetGround project files.
Deliver completed audio productions and masters to clients, provided that the original licensed assets cannot be separately extracted or redistributed.

All permitted uses remain subject to the restrictions in this agreement.

6. Strictly Prohibited Uses

The following activities are expressly prohibited:

Redistribution and resale

Redistributing, reselling, repackaging, or distributing PresetGround Products or their original elements as standalone content, whether commercially or for free.

Unauthorized sharing

Sharing Products, original project files, presets, samples, stems, or downloadable assets with unauthorized third parties.

Misrepresentation of ownership

Publishing original PresetGround materials as independently created assets or falsely claiming exclusive ownership of content licensed on a non-exclusive basis.

Unauthorized marketplace distribution

Uploading original PresetGround material, or recognizable derivatives, to sample marketplaces, production libraries, or competing platforms as independently created content.

Content ID and fingerprinting restrictions

Registering original PresetGround Products, or isolated elements derived from those Products, as exclusive standalone assets in YouTube Content ID or similar identification systems.

Customers must not claim exclusive ownership over PresetGround's original licensed materials or use fingerprinting systems to generate improper copyright claims against PresetGround or other legitimate licensees.

Unauthorized AI or dataset use

Using Products to develop or train systems intended to reproduce, imitate, or redistribute the original licensed materials or identifiable elements without authorization.

7. Templates and Project Files – Originality Requirements

Presets, samples, and production templates are provided to support music production, education, experimentation, and the development of new musical works.

A production template is not a finished composition that the purchaser may simply release under their own name.

Commercially released compositions derived from PresetGround templates must contain substantial original creative modifications.

These modifications must result in a genuinely original musical work rather than a recognizable reproduction of the original template.

Merely changing the track title, adjusting the tempo, replacing a few sounds, modifying the mix, or making superficial arrangement changes does not automatically satisfy this requirement.

Strictly prohibited activities include:

Releasing an original template without substantial modifications.
Releasing essentially the same composition with superficial edits.
Publishing the original arrangement under a different artist name.
Submitting unchanged template compositions to record labels or distributors as original works.
Registering exclusive rights over original PresetGround compositions.
Misrepresenting PresetGround templates as independently created musical productions.

Customers wishing to use complete compositions without substantial transformation must contact PresetGround to discuss separate written licensing authorization.

8. Vocals and Voice Content

Vocal samples and voice recordings included in PresetGround Products may be incorporated into original musical productions under the applicable license.

Customers may not:

Redistribute vocal samples as standalone products.
Sell isolated vocal recordings or stems.
Imply endorsement or collaboration with the original vocalist without authorization.
Create competing vocal libraries using the original content.
Misrepresent the ownership or source of the original recordings.

9. Anti-Piracy and License Verification

PresetGround reserves the right to investigate suspected unauthorized distribution, sharing, or misuse of its Products.

Where permitted by applicable law, PresetGround may use measures including:

Download access controls.
Download activity and license verification.
Digital watermarking or product identifiers.
Fraud prevention and risk analysis.
Relevant device, browser, or IP-related access records.
Investigation of suspicious distribution or account activity.

Relevant records may be preserved and used as evidence where legally permissible.

10. Enforcement and License Revocation

Where PresetGround detects or reasonably suspects a licensing violation, it reserves the right, subject to applicable law, to take appropriate enforcement measures.

These may include:

Suspending or revoking download access.
Restricting or terminating customer accounts.
Refusing future transactions.
Issuing copyright takedown requests.
Reporting infringing content to distributors or hosting platforms.
Pursuing available legal remedies.

Serious or repeated violations may result in permanent access restrictions and further legal enforcement.

11. Copyright Infringement and Financial Consequences

Unauthorized exploitation or redistribution of PresetGround's original protected material may result in legal action.

Where permitted by applicable law, PresetGround may seek:

Cessation of infringing activities.
Injunctive or equivalent legal relief.
Compensation for proven economic losses.
Recovery of profits or other damages where legally available.
Reasonable investigation and enforcement costs where recoverable.
Attorneys' fees and litigation costs where awarded or otherwise legally recoverable.

Purchasing a Product does not eliminate liability for subsequent unauthorized use outside the granted license.

Any compensation or financial recovery will be determined according to the circumstances, applicable law, and relevant legal procedures.

12. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by applicable law, customers agree to indemnify and hold harmless PresetGround and its licensors against claims, losses, liabilities, and expenses arising from their breach of this agreement or unauthorized misuse of licensed Products.

13. Refunds and Chargebacks

Refunds are governed by PresetGround's applicable refund policy and mandatory consumer protection laws.

Fraudulent chargebacks, unauthorized payment reversals, or deliberate abuse of purchasing systems may result in account restrictions or other lawful enforcement measures.

14. Disclaimer of Warranties

Products are provided on an "AS IS" basis to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

PresetGround does not guarantee compatibility with every software, hardware, plugin version, or individual production environment.

Nothing in this provision excludes statutory consumer rights that cannot legally be waived.

15. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, PresetGround shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages.

Where legally enforceable, PresetGround's aggregate liability relating to a Product will not exceed the amount paid for that Product.

Mandatory statutory rights and liabilities remain unaffected.

16. Termination of License

The license may be terminated or revoked in accordance with this agreement and applicable law.

Upon valid termination, the licensee must cease unauthorized use of the relevant Products and delete copies where legally required.

Provisions concerning ownership, prohibited uses, enforcement, liability, and indemnification survive termination to the extent permitted by applicable law.

17. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This agreement is intended to be governed by the laws of Spain.

Subject to mandatory rules concerning jurisdiction, consumer protection, and applicable international law, disputes arising from this agreement shall be submitted to the competent courts in Barcelona, Spain.

Nothing in this agreement limits non-waivable statutory consumer rights.

18. Entire Agreement and Updates

This agreement constitutes the licensing terms applicable to PresetGround Products, subject to any legally applicable mandatory provisions.

PresetGround may update its licensing conditions for future purchases.

The version of the license applicable at the time of purchase governs that purchase, subject to applicable law and any valid subsequent agreement.

If any provision is determined to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue to apply to the extent permitted by law.

19. Contact and Licensing Requests

For questions concerning copyright, commercial licensing, expanded usage rights, template authorization, or legal matters, please contact:

PresetGround – Licensing Department

Email: info@presetground.com

Website: https://presetground.com

Customers seeking permission to commercially release original template compositions without the modifications required by this agreement must obtain separate written authorization before distribution.

Purchasing, downloading, accessing, or using PresetGround Products constitutes acceptance of the applicable licensing conditions to the extent permitted by law.

Licensing Agreement