These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("User", "Artist", or "Customer") and Mpa Beat ("we", "us", or "the Platform"), operating in Kampala, Uganda. By accessing, browsing, uploading, streaming, purchasing, or downloading content through Mpa Beat, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms.
If you do not agree with any portion of these Terms, you must immediately discontinue using our services and applications.
Users may browse and stream preview samples without an account. However, creating an account is required to upload music, build personalized libraries, write comments, or download purchased high-fidelity master tracks.
You are solely responsible for safeguarding your credentials and for all activities conducted under your account. You agree to notify Mpa Beat immediately upon suspecting any unauthorized access.
Mpa Beat operates in accordance with the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, 2006 (Uganda), Cap. 222, as amended by the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Act, 2026 (Act 8 of 2026, assented 29 April 2026 and gazetted 22 May 2026), and applicable international copyright treaties. Under that Act, copyright protects original musical, literary, and artistic works, while neighbouring rights protect performances, sound recordings, and broadcasts.
The 2026 amendments modernise Uganda's copyright framework for the digital economy. An assignment, licence, or transfer of copyright must now be in writing and registered with the Registrar of Copyright within 60 days of signing, and a contract that does not set out the remuneration payable, the mode of payment, and the rights conferred cannot be registered. Economic rights that an artist assigns, licences, or transfers revert to the author after a maximum of twenty years. Infringement and piracy now attract a fine of up to 2,500 currency points (UGX 50 million) or imprisonment for up to ten years. Unauthorised streaming, the circumvention of technological protection measures, and the making or dealing of circumvention devices are expressly prohibited, and performers and producers of sound recordings are guaranteed equitable remuneration whenever a commercially published recording is broadcast, communicated to the public, or publicly performed. The Berne Convention, the TRIPS Agreement, the Beijing Treaty, the Marrakesh Treaty, the WIPO Copyright Treaty, and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty now have the force of law in Uganda.
When uploading music, beats, stems, or audio masters to Mpa Beat, you warrant and represent that:
Mpabeat supports distinct creator categories, each governed by tailored rules under Ugandan intellectual property law:
Mpa Beat provides creators full sovereign control over their audio monetization within category rules:
Every premium song sale is settled in real time. The artist receives 60% of each sale and Mpabeat retains 40%. For a UGX 500 song this means the artist earns UGX 300 and the platform retains UGX 200; for a UGX 1,000 song the artist earns UGX 600 and the platform retains UGX 400.
Artist royalties are paid once per calendar month to the artist's registered Ugandan MTN or Airtel Mobile Money wallet. A payout is processed only when the artist's unpaid royalty balance has reached at least UGX 30,000. Balances below that threshold roll over to the following month until the threshold is met.
All settlement entries are recorded in a transparent, auditable ledger available in the artist dashboard, with the corresponding platform and artist shares visible to both the artist and the platform administrator.
Platform sales are settled under the 60/40 split above. Where your music earns money through channels outside the platform, such as broadcasting, public performance, or caller ring back tone services, Ugandan law guarantees further remuneration that is separate from your dashboard balance: the 2026 amendments provide equitable remuneration to performers and producers whenever a commercially published sound recording is broadcast or publicly performed, and they set a statutory caller ring back tone split of 30% to the author, 30% to the performer, 31.5% to the telecom operator, and 8.5% to the aggregator, calculated on net revenue after tax. Those statutory royalties are collected and distributed through collecting societies registered with the Registrar of Copyright.
The following activities will result in immediate termination of access without refund:
These Terms shall be interpreted, governed, and enforced strictly in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Uganda.
Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to this platform agreement shall first be submitted to good-faith mediation in Kampala before seeking formal judicial relief.
