As a royalty free music business, we get asked many questions about copyright. There are numerous people that believe they can legally use up to 30 seconds of music without any legal repercussions and without having to seek clearance or a license.
Well, sorry to be the bearer of bad news…. This is simply not true [...]
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This post is my opinion about how copyright law is failing to keep piracy at bay in the music industry. Before I go any further, it must be stated that BitTorrents are not illegal as they have many useful business applications. The subject here is the use of BitTorrents for illegal distribution of copyrighted material, [...]
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Every week, my royalty free music business gets at least one call asking about using royalty free music as background music in public venues. Here you will find the answers to some of our most frequently asked questions. If you are a business already using or considering using background music, this will help you [...]
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Imagine what harm losing your internet connection would do to your business or the running of your household. How many of us rely on the Internet for business use, to keep in touch, to pay the bills, to check our bank balance and so on.
If this crazy ‘Guilt Upon Accusation Laws ‘Section 92A’ goes ahead, [...]
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Question: I have been emailed by a PRO regarding the background music on my website, do I need to contact them about it?
Answer: Well, that really depends. As I do not have your web address or know your location it is hard to be specific with an answer, but there are two scenarios that could [...]
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Royalty Free Music: What is it, How does it Work and What are its Issues [7:56m]:
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This article is not like others in its subject… It is not going to be a sales brochure that paints a nice bright picture of how simple it is to use royalty free music for everything. I certainly think that royalty free music licensing is a good idea and I do advocate its use, but [...]
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There seems to be a general assumption that the music industry is just the latest X factor winner, or is all about people like Simon Cowell. What most people don’t realise, is that this is only about half of the music industry. The other half is made up of independent composers, artists and bands that [...]
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Running a royalty free music business, I have become somewhat of an authority on the subject of music licensing. Although, having said that, this post is not directly about music licensing, it is an observation on the illegal / inconsiderate use of copyrighted material on the web and how you, as an independent composer / [...]
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