Manifesto and Copyright Notice

Section 19 of 35 — Collaborhythm Collabtunes

Manifesto: Lyrics for the World

Tom Jensen does not sing. He does not play instruments. He does not produce. What he does is write words. That is all he has done for 30 years. And now he is giving those words away for free to anyone who wants to make music with them.

The only requirement for using any lyric in this catalog is that you credit the source. Every use, every recording, every cover, every performance must include the line:

"Lyrics by Collaborhythm Collabtunes' Tom Jensen."

That is it. No royalties. No permission needed. No lawyers. The words are free.

Your Ownership, Your Power

Take these words. Turn them into songs. Add your voice, your music, your soul. Reorder them. Rewrite them. Combine them. Make them yours.

Everything you add — music, performance, new lyrics, arrangements — is 100% yours. You own it. You profit from it. You control it. The system records your work, protects your rights, and tracks revenue from anything you helped create, including future remixes and derivative songs. This creates a bottom-up revenue system so every contributor benefits from their own creativity and from the songs they helped build.

Rules That Free You

Tom's lyrics in this collection are free to use for making songs. His lyrics cannot be reproduced and sold separately in physical form as a book by anyone other than the original author, Tom Jensen. However, the contents shall remain accessible through private websites, public forums, and/or platforms so that no paywall shall ever block anyone from them.

You cannot sell or transfer your song in ways that violate this free-use system. Your videos, liner notes, and performances are yours to control.

Tom's Rights

Tom retains the right to turn his own lyrics into music and profit from it. But this system ensures that anyone, anywhere, can take his words and make real music — live, online, in the studio, wherever — with full credit and fair participation.

The Vision

The vision is simple to state but radical to execute: a physical venue — a bar, a coffeehouse, a music room — where musicians come to make original songs live on the spot using Tom's lyrics as their raw material. The audience watches. The audience participates. An online audience watches a live stream and participates through a moderator. Every person who contributes anything to the song — a melody suggestion, a chord change, a lyric tweak, a vocal performance, an arrangement idea — gets registered in the app. If that song ever generates revenue, it is split among all contributors according to their level of participation.

This is the lottery ticket concept. Tom has 434 lottery tickets. Most have never been scratched. He wants a place where people can come scratch them together. And he wants everyone who helps scratch to get a piece of whatever they find.

The Bottom Line

Tom's lyrics are free. Your music is yours. Every contributor earns from their work. Everyone can participate, everyone can profit, everyone can create. Together, we build songs from the bottom up — not the top down.

This is not a charity. This is strategy. The hard part — 30 years of writing, sorting into 34 albums, the rating system, the trigger warnings, the legal framework, 120 verified contributors — is already done. Tom has brought the product to the finish line. He needs a partner to take it the rest of the way.

Copyright Notice

Copyright Registration. Tom Jensen has registered his lyrics with the U.S. Copyright Office. Group registration establishes a public record of ownership and is the foundation for enforcing the mandatory attribution requirement.

Non-Exclusive Licenses Only. Tom never gives exclusive rights to anyone. He can give a thousand people — a million people — permission to use the same lyric simultaneously. Exclusivity is what allows corporations to buy up catalogs and extract profit from artists. Tom has structurally prevented that by making non-exclusivity a core term of the license.

Mandatory Attribution. Every use of Tom's lyrics must include the credit line: "Lyrics by Collaborhythm Collabtunes' Tom Jensen." This is not optional. It is not a suggestion. It is a condition of use. If someone strips Tom's name from the chain, they lose permission to use the lyrics.

The Chain of Ownership. The app creates a permanent record of every contributor and every contribution. This record is timestamped and verifiable. It is the basis for revenue splits and dispute resolution. If someone tries to cut a contributor out of their share, the record proves they were there.

Free Access Guarantee. No paywall shall ever block access to this catalog. The contents shall remain accessible through private websites, public forums, and/or platforms as part of the song-making ecosystem.

COLLABORHYTHM COLLABTUNES

Lyric Use Certificate — Official License of Use — Attribution Agreement

collabtunes.com — collabtunes.com/terms

Lyrics by Collaborhythm Collabtunes' Tom Jensen — All lyrics free to use with mandatory attribution

(a) Contributor Information

Full Name

Role

□ Musician / Instrumentalist □ Vocalist / Singer □ Lyricist / Co-writer
□ Producer / Arranger □ Other: ___________________________

Website / Social Media / Contact

Date of Use or Registration

Address (optional)

City		Country


State / Province		Zip / Postal Code

(b) Song Title or Song-To-Be Used

Title(s) of Lyric(s) Used

1.			8.

2.			9.

3.			10.

4.			11.

5.			12.

6.			13.

7.			14.

Set List or Song List Reference (if known — e.g. S1.4 or SL5.2)

Check all that apply:

□ Lyrics only — used the words as written, added my own music or melody
□ Lyrics only — used the words as written, performed a cappella or spoken word
□ Cover of an existing song — performed a version already recorded by a prior collaborator
□ Melody / composition — wrote original music to accompany the lyrics
□ Vocals / performance — recorded or performed the vocals for an existing or new version
□ Added original lyrics — contributed new words alongside or extending the original lyrics
□ Blended two or more sets of lyrics — combined lyrics from different songs into a new work
□ Rearranged or restructured existing lyrics — reordered the original words into a new form
□ Translation — translated the lyrics into another language
□ Parody or satire — comedic or satirical version (requires attribution, counts as derivative work)
□ Production / arrangement only — instrumentation, beats, or sound design without performance
□ Full original version — wrote melody, performed vocals, and produced from these lyrics with no prior version existing
□ Other — describe below:

(d) Open Music Opt-In (Optional)

This section is entirely optional. Your music belongs to you by default and that never changes.

If you choose to release your music and vocals freely into the same spirit as the lyrics, check the box below.

□ I choose to release my contribution (melody, vocals, arrangement, or production) freely. Anyone may build on, cover, or rework my version without restriction, with full credit to me as a contributor in the chain. I retain ownership. I am choosing to open the door.

(e) Attribution Agreement

By signing below, I confirm that:

• I will credit: Lyrics by Collaborhythm Collabtunes' Tom Jensen on all uses of these lyrics.
• I will credit all prior contributors in the chain whose work I am building on.
• I understand that the music and recordings of prior contributors belong to them and are not free unless they have chosen the open opt-in above.
• I understand that if I profit from a prior contributor's music, I am obligated to compensate them.
• I understand that disputes are to be resolved by a neutral third party agreed to by both parties.
• I understand that failing to follow these terms revokes my permission to use these lyrics.
• I have read the full terms at collabtunes.com/terms.

Signature

Printed Name

Date

(f) Notes and Additional Lyrics

Use this space to note any additional lyrics you contributed, describe your version, or record anything relevant to your use of this material.