Due to music licensing, it usually costs money to use or perform a musical work that someone owns the copyright on. The exception to this is when a piece of music is in the public domain. This is basically when the copyright expires (copyright rules differ for different parts of the world so I won't get into that here). Back in 2016, it was reported that Warner Chappell … [Read more...]
What is a Fair Royalty-free Music License Fee?
It’s a tricky question of judgment and fairness with no definitive answer. Getting the right balance and charging the right royalty-free music license fee can be difficult. Make it too low, you upset composers, but make it too high, you upset clients. It is competitive out there so the temptation is to create a low one-size-fits-all music license fee. Also, there are no … [Read more...]
PRS Background Music vs. Royalty Free Music
Can I avoid PRS / PPL fees by playing royalty free music in my venue? It is often an assumption that any royalty-free music can be played in public as background music, avoiding the cost of PRS / PPL fees. As with many things related to music licensing, there is a little more to it. This article explains further and offers the pros and cons. To start with, it needs to be … [Read more...]
Royalty Free Music Infographic Download
Some of the most common questions we get asked by our clients are, What can our music be used for? What type of license do they need and are there any restrictions? For this reason, we have created this handy infographic that you can download or view online. The aim is to help you easily understand what our stock music can be used for. Here is the interactive … [Read more...]
[VIDEO Tutorial] Professional Music Buyers Guide
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We published a series of posts last year 'Professional Music Buyers Guide' that looked at the various aspects of music royalties, the different types of music libraries and how these can affect use of music. Following on from this we have created a video tutorial bringing all these posts together. You can watch this below. For further details about the voice, music and sfx … [Read more...]