Rights & Ownership
Every track. Every contributor. In writing.
Split sheets and co-production agreements protect everyone who creates at Mulika Studios — signed electronically, valid under Ugandan law.
1. Agree before the session
Before (or right after) a session, a split sheet is drafted naming every contributor — artist, producer, writers, featured acts — and the exact percentages each holds in the master, publishing, sync, and neighbouring rights.
2. Everyone signs — deliberately
Each party receives a personal signing link by email. Signing takes reading the full document, confirming your splits, typing your legal name, and entering a one-time code sent to your inbox. It cannot happen by accident, and every signature is recorded with a timestamp and document fingerprint.
3. Everyone keeps a copy
Once the last party signs, the executed PDF — including a signature certificate — is emailed to everyone and stays available in your Mulika account. Each document carries a SHA-256 fingerprint anyone can verify.
4. Old tracks can be formalized
Released something years ago on a handshake? The studio can issue a ratification agreement that memorializes the original arrangement from its true effective date, signed properly today — bringing your back catalogue in line with the law.
The law behind it
Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, Cap. 222 (as amended, 2026)
Written contracts are now mandatory for copyright transactions. Joint authorship, performers’ and producers’ rights, and royalty collection are all defined here.
Electronic Transactions Act, 2011
Electronic documents and contracts have full legal effect — a signature requirement is satisfied by an electronic signature.
Electronic Signatures Act, 2011
Defines and recognizes electronic signatures, which is how signing on this site is legally binding.
Prefer paper? Download the blank templates
The same documents used on the platform, ready to fill by hand or in Office. Signed scans can be filed with the studio and registered against your track.
Working on a track with us?
Log in to start a split sheet for your session, see contracts awaiting your signature, and keep executed copies in one place.
My contractsThis page is general information, not legal advice. For complex catalogues or publishing deals, speak to an advocate.