Terms of Use, Disclaimers & Limitation of Liability
Version v2.1-2026-06-17 · Effective June 17, 2026
By accessing Exit Stage ("Platform," "we," "us," "our"), you ("User," "you") irrevocably agree to these Terms of Use, the Acceptable Use Policy, the DMCA Policy, and the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, you must exit immediately.
1. Nature of the Platform — Neutral Marketplace
Exit Stage is a neutral, third-party online marketplace that facilitates the listing, discovery, negotiation, and consummation of complete or partial transfers of artist brand packages — which may include publishing rights, master recordings, trademarks, stage names, domain names, social media accounts, mailing lists, merchandising IP, likeness and persona rights, sync catalogs, and ancillary catalog assets. Exit Stage is NOT a party to any transaction between any buyer and any seller. We do not own, control, hold legal or beneficial title to, endorse, vet, appraise, audit, escrow, or warrant any listing, asset, party, payment, or transaction. Where escrow, payment processing, or financing is offered, it is provided by independent third-party licensed providers and Exit Stage acts solely as a facilitator and is not a money transmitter, broker-dealer, escrow agent, or financial intermediary.
2. No Legal, Financial, Tax, Securities or Brokerage Advice
Nothing on the Platform constitutes legal, accounting, tax, financial, investment, brokerage, securities, real estate, or business advice. The transfer of intellectual property, recording catalogs, publishing rights, royalty streams, neighboring rights, sync rights, mechanical rights, performance rights (ASCAP/BMI/SESAC/GMR/PRS/SACEM/JASRAC/SOCAN/etc.), name & likeness rights, and personal identifying assets involves complex multi-jurisdictional law and may implicate the Copyright Act, the Lanham Act, the Communications Decency Act, the DMCA, state and provincial right-of-publicity statutes, securities laws, money-transmission laws, sanctions and AML rules, tax-withholding obligations, GDPR, PIPEDA, CCPA/CPRA, and union/guild agreements. You must retain qualified independent counsel and tax advisors prior to listing, bidding, or closing.
3. User Representations and Warranties
You represent and warrant that you (a) are at least eighteen (18) years of age and have full legal capacity to enter binding agreements; (b) are not located in, organized under, or a national of any jurisdiction subject to comprehensive U.S., Canadian, U.N., or other applicable sanctions, and are not on any U.S. OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list, Denied Persons list, or equivalent sanctions list of any other jurisdiction; (c) will not use the Platform for money laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions evasion, fraud, or any unlawful purpose; (d) will comply with all applicable Know-Your-Customer ('KYC'), Anti-Money-Laundering ('AML'), tax-reporting, and source-of-funds rules of every applicable jurisdiction.
4. Assumption of Risk
You acknowledge that brand exits are inherently irreversible; that valuations are speculative and not endorsed by Exit Stage; that catalog and streaming performance is not indicative of future earnings; that the transfer of a stage name, persona, or social presence may extinguish associated goodwill and creative opportunities; and that disputes between buyers and sellers are resolved between those parties (and, where applicable, their escrow and counsel) without Exit Stage as a party. You assume all such risks.
5. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EXIT STAGE, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, ROYALTIES, GOODWILL, REPUTATION, DATA, OR OPPORTUNITY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM, ANY LISTING, ANY TRANSACTION, OR ANY DISPUTE WITH ANOTHER USER, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, AND EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. EXIT STAGE'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS, IN THE AGGREGATE, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE TOTAL FEES YOU PAID EXIT STAGE IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) TEN THOUSAND CANADIAN DOLLARS (CAD $10,000.00). NOTHING IN THIS SECTION LIMITS LIABILITY ARISING FROM EXIT STAGE'S GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, FRAUD, OR ANY LIABILITY THAT MAY NOT BE LIMITED OR EXCLUDED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
6. Indemnification (with Carve-Out)
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Exit Stage and its affiliates from any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from (a) your access or use of the Platform; (b) your violation of these Terms; (c) your violation of any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, publicity, privacy, moral, or contractual right; (d) any listing you create, any bid you submit, or any transaction you enter; and (e) any tax, sanctions, AML, or regulatory liability arising from your conduct. This indemnity DOES NOT apply to claims to the extent they are caused by Exit Stage's own gross negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud.
7. DMCA Safe Harbor & Repeat-Infringer Policy
Exit Stage complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512. Notices of claimed infringement may be sent to our designated DMCA Agent at the address published on our /legal/dmca page. We will respond to properly-formed takedown notices and counter-notices, and we will terminate the accounts of repeat infringers under our published policy. Submission of a knowingly false notice or counter-notice may subject you to liability under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).
8. Dispute Resolution, Arbitration & Class Waiver — 30-Day Opt-Out
Any dispute arising hereunder shall be resolved exclusively by binding, individual, confidential arbitration administered by JAMS under its Streamlined or Comprehensive Arbitration Rules (whichever applies by amount in controversy). Arbitration shall take place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, unless otherwise agreed by the parties. You waive any right to a jury trial. CLASS, COLLECTIVE, AND REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS ARE WAIVED. YOU MAY OPT OUT OF THIS ARBITRATION CLAUSE BY SENDING WRITTEN NOTICE TO arbitration-optout@exitstage.live WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF YOUR FIRST ACCEPTANCE; opt-out is effective only if it includes your full legal name and account email. If you do not opt out, in the event of mass-arbitration filings (twenty-five (25) or more substantially-similar demands filed within sixty (60) days), the parties shall meet and confer in good faith to adopt JAMS Mass Arbitration Procedures or another fair batch process; arbitration filing-fee obligations shall be allocated under those procedures.
9. Governing Law, Venue & Severability
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles, and apply to all users regardless of their jurisdiction of residence or incorporation. If any provision is held unenforceable, it shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force. If the class-action waiver in Section 8 is held unenforceable as to any particular claim, that claim (and only that claim) shall be severed and litigated in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto, Ontario; all other claims remain in arbitration. These Terms are offered in English; in the event of any conflict between an English version and a translated version, the English version shall govern.
10. Changes; Continuing Acceptance
We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be presented for re-acceptance prior to your next listing, bid, or closing action. Your continued use after a re-acceptance prompt constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. The version and SHA-256 hash of the exact Terms you accepted are logged with your account, your IP address, your user-agent string, and a server timestamp as evidence of agreement under applicable electronic-signature legislation, including the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN), the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA), the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), and the Ontario Electronic Commerce Act.
BY CLICKING "I ACCEPT," YOU CONFIRM YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE FOREGOING, INCLUDING SECTION 5 (LIMITATION OF LIABILITY) AND SECTION 8 (ARBITRATION & CLASS WAIVER). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, CLICK "DECLINE" AND EXIT IMMEDIATELY.