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Kennedy Monk Limited
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The following terms and conditions shall apply in relation to the supply of any services or goods by Kennedy Monk Limited (‘K&M’). They supersede all previous conditions and override any alternative conditions referred to by the Customer and constitute the entire agreement between K&M and the Customer.
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1.1 |
Unless inconsistent with the context, in these terms and conditions:- |
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'Booking'
means the booking period for which K&M has agreed to provide
the Facilities to the Customer; 'Customer' means the person, firm or company using the services of K&M; 'Customer's Property' means any of the Customer's works, tapes, films or other materials, equipment or other property which is the subject of the Facilities and is provided to K&M; 'Facilities' means the pre/post-production equipment, personnel, creative and production facilities and services which K&M is providing to the Customer in accordance with these terms and conditions; 'Materials' means all tapes, films or other materials provided by K&M pursuant to a booking. |
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| 2. Rates and Fees and Charges | |||
| 2.1 |
The
rates charged at K&M are those that are published from time
to time in K&M's rate card. The rates quoted do not include
Value Added Tax, all media stock, courier and delivery charges,
meals and long distance telecommunications expenses, and any such
VAT or external expenses shall be paid by the Customer. |
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K&M
reserves the right to change the rates quoted in the rate card at
any time without prior notice. |
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| 3. Estimates | |||
| 3.1 |
Whilst
all the time and prices estimates given by K&M are given in
good faith and K&M will endeavour to adhere to such
estimates, K&M will not be bound by such estimates where
they are not met due to the Customer's changes or other
circumstances outside K&M's control and K&M will not
be liable for any failure to meet such estimates. K&M will
not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by
the Customer as a result of such failure. |
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| 4. Payment | |||
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4.1 |
Except
where these terms and conditions provide otherwise, and subject to
paragraph (4.3) below, payment of all fees and charges incurred
shall be made to K&M within 30 days of the date of invoice
and K&M reserves the right to charge interest on late
payment. |
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4.2 |
All
sums payable by the Customer shall be paid without any deduction
whatsoever, whether by way of set-off, counterclaim or otherwise
and for the avoidance of doubt the Customer shall not be entitled
to the benefit of any such deduction to which it might otherwise
be entitled in law or in equity. K&M shall be entitled in
the event of non-payment in whole or in part to enforce any
judgment obtained in relation thereto without any stay of
execution pending the determination of any claim by the Customer
against K&M. |
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4.3 |
K&M
reserves the right to require payment of all fees and charges, in
full or in part, in advance of the Booking period. |
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4.4 |
Any
queries on the invoice must be raised within 14 days of the date
of the invoice. |
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| 5. Cancellation | |||
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5.1 |
In
its absolute discretion, K&M may at any time permit
cancellation by the Customer of a booking or order and reserves
the right to cancel any booking or order in the event of any
breach of these terms and conditions by the customer. |
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5.2 |
In
the event of any such cancellation being permitted or instigated
by K&M less than one full 24 hour working day before the
start of the Booking Period, the booking will be charged at the
full rate under K&M's rate card current at the date of
cancellation. |
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5.3 |
In
the event of such cancellation being permitted or instigated by
K&M between three and one full 24 hour working days before
the start of the Booking Period, the booking will be charged at
50% of the full rate under K&M's rate card current at the
date of cancellation. |
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5.4 |
In
addition to the above mentioned cancellation charges, K&M will be entitled to be reimbursed with any costs or expenses which
it may have incurred with the knowledge and approval of the
Customer. |
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| 6. Lien and Delivery | |||
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6.1 |
Until
payment in cash or cleared funds of all monies due from the
Customer to K&M pursuant to a particular booking:- |
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6.1.1 |
the
physical property in all Materials shall, notwithstanding
delivery, remain vested in K&M; |
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6.1.2 |
K&M
shall have a general lien over any property of the Customer in
K&M 's possession for such monies due: and |
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6.1.3 |
the
licence granted by K&M to the Customer pursuant to clause
(8.2) shall not take effect. |
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6.2 |
Furthermore
, such property shall not give pass to the Customer until
K&M has also received payment in cash or cleared funds of
all monies due from the Customer to K&M under any other
bookings or business transaction. |
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6.3 |
The
Customer hereby grants an irrevocable licence to K&M so that
it may enter upon any premises where any material are stored or
where they are reasonably thought to be stored, during normal
business hours, and repossess the same. |
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6.4 |
If
the Customer fails to make payment within 14 days of such monies
becoming due, K&M at its discretion shall be entitled to
exploit or dispose of such property and apply any proceeds towards
the monies due and any expenses in respect of such exploitation or
disposal and shall, upon accounting to the Customer for the
balance (if any) remaining, be discharged from all liability in
respect of any such property. |
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6.5 |
K&M
will endeavour to deliver any Materials as soon as practicable
after receipt of all sums due to K&M from the Customer but
K&M shall not be responsible for any loss suffered by the
Customer due to delay in delivery unless such loss shall have been
caused by the gross negligence of K&M. |
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7.1 |
Risk
of damage to or loss of the Materials shall pass to the Customer
on delivery, or if the Customer fails to take delivery, when
K&M tenders delivery. |
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7.2 |
The
customer acknowledges that it is not possible for K&M to
obtain insurance against any lost costs of production arising from
loss or damage to the customer's property. |
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7.3 |
Accordingly,
the customer shall take out and maintain such insurance cover
against all risks as is necessary or usual in connection with
production (including pre/post production), including lost
production costs caused on loss or damage to the customer's
property (and its content) whilst under the custody or control of
K&M. |
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| 8. Intellectual Property in Materials | |||
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8.1 |
All
Copyright in any recordings or other works resulting from the
provision of the Facilities and/or embodied in any materials shall
vested in, and be exclusive property of, K&M. |
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8.2 |
Subject
to K&M having received payment in cash or cleared funds of
all monies due from the customer to K&M pursuant to a
particular booking. K&M grants the customer an exclusive
licence to publish and transmit the finished product of the
provision of the facilities as a whole in its final form as
supplied by K&M for the purpose originally contemplated. |
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8.3 |
The
customer shall have no rights whatsoever (and undertakes not) to
use any Material or intellectual property rights of any type
whatsoever contained in them separately from the finished product
of the provision of the facilities as a whole or for any other
purpose whatsoever. |
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8.4 |
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, Contractor shall retain
ownership and possession of, and shall not be required to deliver
to Producer, any mechanical devices, processes, contractor’s
know how, source or object code or application software which are
used as tools to create the Work ("Contractor
Technology"). Contractor Technology shall not include any
visual images or photography from or relating to the Picture and,
for the avoidance of doubt, Contractor shall have no right, title
or interest in any such images or photography. Contractor shall
own the Contractor Technology, as well as all intellectual
property rights related to the Contractor Technology, including
but not limited to, any copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets or
patents in connection therewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Contractor hereby grants to Producer a non-exclusive licence in
and to the Contractor Technology in perpetuity, to the extent only
that the same is necessary for the full exploitation of the
Picture and all ancillary and allied rights therein and thereto by
Producer as envisaged by the parties hereunder. |
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| 9. Confidential Information | |||
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9.1 |
The
customer shall take proper steps to keep confidential all
confidential information relating to K&M or its business or
financial affairs or the Facilities or other services provided by
it, including any computer programs, production techniques,
databases and any original ideas and concepts, know-how, designs
and processes incorporated in or inherent in the materials, which
information is disclosed to or obtained by the customer pursuant
to or as a result of the provision of the facilities (other than
information in the public domain other than by reason of a breach
by the customer of this provision) ('Confidential Information') |
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9.2 |
The
customer will not use or divulge any confidential information to
any person (other than its professional advisers) and upon the
termination of the booking period, the customer will return to
K&M any confidential information (without retaining copies
thereof) and any equipment or other provided by K&M (other
than, for the avoidance of doubt, the Materials). |
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| 10. K&M Liability | |||
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10.1 |
Save
as otherwise expressly provided in these terms and conditions and
to the fullest extent permitted by law: |
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10.1.1 |
The
supply to any customer of Materials and facilities are entirely at
the customer's risk and K&M shall be under no liability to
the customer or any other person for any direct, indirect or
consequential loss or damage arising from any defect in the
facilities and the materials or any equipment or tapes used in
relation thereto; |
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10.1.2 |
If
the use of the facilities for the booking is delayed, postponed,
curtailed or cancelled for any reason affecting K&M ,then
unless such delay, postponement, curtailment or cancelled for any
reason affecting K&M, then unless such delay, postponement,
curtailment or cancellation shall have been caused by the gross
negligence of K&M, K&M shall not be liable for any
loss or damage suffered by the customer by reason thereof; |
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10.1.3 |
K&M
shall not in any event be liable for economic loss (including loss
of profit or goodwill) or any indirect or consequential loss or
damage ; and |
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10.1.4 |
All
warranties, conditions, terms and representations relating to
goods or services supplied by K&M (whether expressly or
implied by statue, common law, use or otherwise) are hereby
excluded. |
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10.2 |
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10.2.1 |
Save
as otherwise expressly provided in these terms and conditions and
to the fullest extent permitted by law, K&M will not be
responsible for any damage to or loss of any customer's property
held by K&M nor any loss(consequential or otherwise) arising
in respect thereof, unless caused by K&M's negligence in
which case paragraphs (10.2.2) and (10.2.3) shall apply; |
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10.2.2 |
In
the event of loss or damage to the customer's property caused by
K&M's negligence during the booking period K&M's
liability shall be limited to the cost expended by the customer in
fees and charges charged by K&M and shall not exceed £50,000
in respect of any one job subject to a paragraph. |
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10.2.3 |
If
the customer shall notify K&M during the Booking period is
valued by the customer at a stated sum which exceeds the figure
seated in paragraph (10.2.2) and shall agree to reimburse
K&M with the cost of effecting special insurance cover for
such recording during such period in the sum stated by the
customer in such notice ,the limitation of liability shall be the
sum by the customer and the figure in paragraph (10.2.2) shall not
apply. |
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10.2.4 |
Subject
to the above provisions of this paragraph (10.2),all of the
customer's property and all Materials held by K&M will be
held by K&M entirely at the risk of the customer,
irrespective of the cause of any loss or damage and the customer
should insure the customer's property to its full value against
all risks and take and retain copies of all customer's property
before providing them to . |
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10.3 |
K&M
shall make available its equipment and the personnel it deems
necessary to operate such equipment but the customer shall satisfy
itself that the facilities are suitable for its purpose and while
K&M will use its best endeavours to ensure that all
equipment and facilities perform in accordance with the
specification for such equipment and facilities unless expressly
agreed in writing at the time of the acceptance of the booking,
K&M shall not be responsible for ensuring that its equipment
and the facilities provided by it are suitable for the customer's
purpose. |
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10.4 |
K&M
shall not be liable for any reduction in the quality of its
services that may be caused by the quality of the customer's
property or K&M 's adherence to the customer's instructions.
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10.5 |
The
customer shall indemnify K&M, its directors, and employees,
servants, sub-contractors and agents all liabilities, actions and
losses, claim, proceedings, judgement, damages, obligations, costs
and expenses of any nature what- so ever (including, but not
limited to, legal fees, costs and expenses) arising directly or
indirectly out of or in connection with the customer's property or
the acts or omissions of the customer, its servants, agents or
representatives, or any breach by the customer of any of its
representations, warranties other obligations in these terms and
conditions (including, but not limited to, claims by any third
party for breach of copyright or defamation relating to any
materials or customer's property or any failure by the customer to
observe the provisions and requirements of any applicable
agreements). |
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11.1 |
K&M shall be entitled to destroy, erase or otherwise dispose of as it
thinks fit any materials or customer's property in its possession
and uncollected by the customer after the expiration of six months
from the end of the booking period, and while uncollected by the
customer, such materials or customer's property shall beheld by
K&M at the customer's risk as stated above. |
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| 12.Transfer of Obligations | |||
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12.1 |
K&M
reserves the right to assign or sub-contract all or any part of
its obligations to the customer. |
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12.2 |
Any
contract which is made between K&M and the customer is
personal to the customer, who shall not assign or charge the
benefit thereof without the express prior written consent of
K&M. |
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13.1 |
The
Customer shall ensure that K&M is given screen credits in
respect of the facilities supplied by K&M in a form approved
in advance by K&M. The customer hereby grants K&M the
right to refer in its advertising or promotional material to the
customer and to use the material or the title of any project or
any work completed by K&M for the customer in any such
advertising or promotional material. |
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| 14. Representations and Warranties | |||
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The customer represents and warrants to K&M that:- |
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14.1 |
Before
the commencement of the booking period it will obtain all consents
licences and clearances required from the performers, copyright
owners and any other person having any right or interest in
connection with any of the customer's property; and |
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14.2 |
Nothing
contained in the Customer's property will be defamatory,
offensive, obscene or otherwise unlawful or in breach of any
intellectual property or any other right of any third party. |
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15.1 |
K&M
shall not be under any liability to the customer as a result of
K&M being unable to perform any of its obligations or comply
with any of the customer's instructions due to circumstances
beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to,
industrial action taken by any person or persons, and if K&M is so unable, it shall at its option either be entitled to perform
such obligations or comply with such instructions as and when it
is reasonably able to do so or to treat itself as wholly or partly
released from all such obligations or instructions liability. |
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K&M
shall, without prejudice to any other right or remedy which it may
have, be entitled to terminate all of its obligations to the
customer upon the happening of any of the following events:- |
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16.1 |
If
the customer is at any time in breach of any obligation or
representation or warranty to K&M, or any sum owing to
K&M by the customer is overdue by more 14 days; or |
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If
the customer makes or offers to make any compensation with
creditors or enters into a voluntary arrangement or if a
bankruptcy petition is served on the customer or (if the customer
is a limited company) any resolution or petition to wind up the
customer's business is presented or if a receiver or
administrative receiver is appointed to deal with any part of the
customer's assets. Upon any such termination, the customer will
pay to K&M on demand all sums owing in respect of services
already performed by K&M, together with relating to
instructions given by the customer before termination. So as to
fully indemnify K&M in respect of all liabilities incurred
in consequence of compliance with the customer's instructions. |
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17.1 |
All
notices given in accordance with these terms and conditions shall
be in writing and may be delivered personally or sent by pre-paid
first class post to the usual or last known address of K&M or the Customer. A notice shall be deemed to have been properly
served if personally delivered, at the time of delivery, and if
posted, forty-eight hours after posting. In providing service it
shall be sufficient to show that the notice was delivered to the
correct address or that the envelope containing the notice was
properly addressed, pre-paid and posted. |
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17.2 |
No
variation of these terms and conditions shall be effective unless
made in writing and signed by a duly authorised director of
K&M and the Customer. |
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17.3 |
The
invalidity of any of these terms and conditions shall not affect
the continuing enforceability of the remaining terms and
conditions. |
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17.4 |
Any
failure or delay by K&M in exercising or enforcing any
rights conferred by these terms and conditions shall not be deemed
to be a waiver thereof or operate so as to bar the exercise or
enforcement of such rights at any time. |
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The contract between K&M and the Customer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and K&M and the Customer agrees for the exclusive benefit of the K&M that the English Courts shall have jurisdiction to settle any dispute relating thereto. |
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