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Using royalty free music is a straightforward process most of the time, however, complications can arise due to the complexity of the historic copyright and music licensing laws globally. This article outlines what the common issues are and what can happen.
Many independent composers earn money from royalty free music licensing, but many also register with [...]

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From my previous post you should now have an understanding of the concept of copyright & music licensing. This post will explain how copyright is broken down into areas, its implications on music licensing for new media developers and how royalty free music emerged.
Think of music royalty income as a pie that can be divided [...]

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To cover this topic properly, and to make this series as comprehensive as possible, I need to make sure that you have a good understanding of the structure of the music industry. This means we need to briefly cover a couple of points first.
The Music Industry, a whistle stop tour!
“The Music Industry” is made up [...]

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At a time when copyright infringement is frequent news, when media usage and music requirements are converging, the last thing a busy media industry professional wants to do is collate a vast array of fragmented, conflicting and confusing information just to understand copyright and its implications on music use in their multimedia projects.
As a composer [...]

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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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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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Free Music, Who Pays For It?

by Lee Pritchard on December 18, 2008

in Music Licensing / Copyright

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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