The Music Standard License provides you, the buyer, with an ongoing, non-exclusive, commercial, worldwide license to utilise the selected musical work (Item) under the following conditions. The Licensing FAQs are integral to this license.
You are authorised to employ the Item in one of the following manners (Allowed Use) within a single application (a single product or project):
Synchronisation with an audio-visual or audio-only work to create an End Product that encompasses the Item alongside other elements, resulting in a broader scope and distinct nature compared to the Item.
Specific direct playback uses, such as background music for one event, venue, or location, a company's private on-hold music system, or a personal mobile ringtone.
Examples of End Products include DVDs, websites, audiobooks, apps, games, online videos (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.), corporate videos, web promos, live performances, social media, and Indie Films. The license encompasses the right to utilise the Item through communication to the public (performance), display, distribution, and reproduction (excluding Broadcast). Refer to the subsequent clauses for limitations and details on disallowed uses.
Fear not: whether free or commercial, monetised or not-for-profit, we welcome it as long as it falls under one Allowed Use! All our Music licenses are "single application" licenses for one product, one use, or one project – delve into the FAQs for further information.
Allowed Uses are subject to these restrictions:
For digitally downloaded or physical End Products, there's a limit of 10,000 copies.
Broadcast use is prohibited.
Theatrical release of films is not allowed (Note: Indie Films are an exception).
Public performance rights for P.R.O. Music are not included.
For projects exceeding these limits, we offer alternative licenses for mass reproduction, broader broadcast, and theatrically released films. Downloaded or physical products include podcasts, apps, games, e-books, and DVDs.
Dive in! Additional details on what you can do with the Item:
Apart from the constraints in clause 4, there are no limitations on views or impressions of an End Product containing the Item. For instance, unlimited Internet views or page impressions of an End Product are permitted. Example: if your home video goes viral with over 1,000,000 views, rest assured you're still covered by this license.
You can create one End Product for a client and transfer that single End Product to them. The license then transfers to your client. You can modify or manipulate the Item, or combine it with other works, for your End Product. However, ownership claims over the Item, whether in its original form or altered, are not allowed.
Even though this is a "single application" license, within one license, you may create allowed variations of an End Product and distribute it through multiple mediums – check out the FAQs for details. Examples of allowed variations include "cut down" versions of a web promo and language translations of a video.
Hold on! Things you can't do with the Item:
This is a "single application" license for one Allowed Use; hence, a separate license is needed for each distinct Allowed Use.
You can't redistribute the Item as a musical item, as stock, in a tool or template, or with source files, whether alone or bundled with other items, even with modifications. Redistribution, even for free, is not allowed. Examples include modifying a music track and distributing it on a music CD, adding lyrics and selling it on iTunes, or using a music track in an internet radio service.
You can't use the Item in applications that allow end users to customise digital or physical products to their specific needs, such as "on-demand" or "made-to-order" applications. If you wish to use the Item in these ways, purchase a separate license for each final product or contact us to discuss.
You must not allow an end user to extract the Item and use it separately from an End Product. Claiming trademark or service mark rights over the Item within an End Product is not permitted.
The details! Other license terms:
Items are either Non-P.R.O. Music or P.R.O. Music.
Non-P.R.O. Music is not registered with any Performing Rights Organisations (P.R.O.s) and generally doesn't incur additional fees, but you are responsible for any performing rights fees applicable in your country.
P.R.O. Music, being registered with a P.R.O., may require additional performing rights and fees if publicly performed or broadcast.
This license only allows lawful use of the Item. You can't use the Item in connection with defamatory, obscene, or demeaning material or in connection with sensitive subjects.
Termination of this license is possible for breaches without remedy. In such cases, you must cease the Allowed Use until the Item is removed.
The author retains ownership of the Item but grants you the license on these terms. Ownership claims, even through content identification systems, are not permitted.
This license is a direct agreement between the author of the Item and you.
If you wish to obtain an extended license please feel free to contact me for more information.