What is a Licensee?
A licensee is a person or business entity who has been granted a license to reproduce and distribute copyrighted musical works to the public for private use within the U.S. HFA licensees range from garage bands and religious organizations to record companies and online music services to ringtone companies and digital background music providers. Under U.S. Copyright law, in order to reproduce and distribute copyrighted musical works, users must obtain a proper license. HFA acts as the publisher’s agent for mechanical licensing transactions.
A licensee is a person or organization who has been granted the right, under certain conditions, to use the trademarks and service marks of the University of Southern California. • What are USC’s trademarks and service marks? USC trademarks and service marks (“USC Marks”) are any marks which serve to identify USC and distinguish USC from its peer institutions. Some examples include, but are not limited to USC, TROJANS, the Trojan Head logo, and the SC Interlock. • If the product I want to purchase has no reference whatsoever to the university (e.g. no colors, building images, names or trademarks), do I still need to have a licensed vendor produce my product? No. • If my product is not going to be resold, do I still have to select a licensed vendor? Yes. Whether or not a product is going to be resold by you has no bearing on the need for the university to have licenses in place with all third parties who are using USC Marks. • How do I use USC Marks correctly? USC has specific guideline
The Licensee is the person who contracts to live in the residence halls – the student. The licensee enters into a binding License Agreement with the Trustees of the California State University by San Diego State University, hereinafter called “University.” All communication will be between the Licensee and the University.
