According to US Copyright Law, if you operate a business using music, you have a responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright owner before that copyrighted music can be performed. W...
What is a Performing Rights Organization (PRO)?
A Performing Rights Organization (PRO) represents the copyrighted musical works of songwriters, composers, and music publishers. A PRO provides busi...
Licensing music grants you the rights to use the song in your video legally, however, this does not grant you monetization rights on the artist’s material in your video. The copyright owner w...
When purchasing a single song license or creating a license through a subscription plan, you will be asked to enter the project details. This information is printed on the license agreement itself,...
Your jukebox operator generally takes care of procuring the licenses for his jukeboxes, either through the Jukebox License Office (JLO), or through the music provider if it is a so-called digi...
The fees that ASCAP, BMI and SESAC collect are distributed to their affiliated songwriters, composers, and music publishers in the form of royalties, after deducting operating expenses
Some people mistakenly assume that musicians and entertainers, including DJs and karaoke jockeys (KJs), must obtain licenses to perform copyrighted music, or that businesses where music is performe...
They are, but their agreements do not authorize performances by means such as TV, cable, and radio to the public by businesses and other organizations using a single receiving apparatus of a k...
Yes, you will need permission to play CDs, records, tapes, MP3s and internet streams in your establishment. With limited exceptions, permission is often needed for the public performance of mu...
Although most people buy digital audio files, CDs or software thinking they are now their property, there is a distinction in the law between owning a copy of the music and owning the actual s...
A music license with one performing right organization allows you to perform only copyrighted music represented by that organization. It does not cover public performances of the music licensed by ...
Synchronization licenses must be secured before distribution. However, because they are hard to get, we suggest making your request many months before your anticipated release date. It is also smar...
Whenever you perform in public a song you did not write, or play recorded music in public, such as at a club, restaurant, concert, on the radio, or streaming online, public performance licenses are...
Whenever you release a recording of a song that someone else wrote in an audio-only format, even if it's just a small portion of the song, you need a mechanical license. Mechanical licenses are mos...
If you’ve been using music in your business already without a license or without the right kind of license, we urge you to contact a music attorney or a company that can help you understand a...
Fines for copyright violations can be as high as $150,000 per infringed work and the music industry has increasingly been cracking down on the many different industries over the last several years ...
Yes! There is no limit to the number of licenses that can be added to a video. Keep in mind that you must clear the necessary rights to all content in a video to be able to monetize.
We currently only issue single-use licenses. This means that if you bought a license for a track, you can only use that track in one video. If you want to use the same track in multiple videos, you...
No, if you buy a license, it doesn’t mean you own the music. It means you’re buying permission to use the music. Specifically, you’re buying a single-use synchronization (or &ldqu...