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Guide To Using Songs From A Royalty Free Production Music Library
Royalty-free music is also known as stock, library or production music that you pay to use once up front. That payment is known as a buy out. When you have an arrangement like this with the copyright holder of the music, it is known as a license. People and businesses license songs for many reasons such as to use in videos, film, television and multimedia projects. It is a definite advantage to the one licensing the music not to have to pay an additional royalty for every use of the song. That way, no matter how many times a film or television show is viewed, no additional compensation is due to the producer of the music.
However, the companies that license royalty free music usually have a limit to the amount of uses that have no charge. For example the number of DVD copies sold which contain the track. That is why the user of the music needs to have a complete understanding of the arrangement so the terms of the license are not violated. Every stock music library has different licensing agreements and many times specifics can be negotiated. Also, it is important to note that a royalty free license typically offers free sound recording duplication rights, but not free broadcasting rights. So if the song is to be played on the radio payment may be required.
The difference between a royalty-free production music library and a music publisher is based on the ownership of the music. Usually a publisher owns half of the copyright of the song and none of the rights to the sound recording. A music library on the other hand owns the complete rights to the song and the recording. That's because the libraries pay the music composers a one-time fee under an arrangement called work for hire. The advantage for those looking to license stock music is a very simple way to purchase the right to use songs.
The other benefit of purchasing music from a library is selection since many companies offer hundreds of tracks in a variety of styles. The fees can also be very reasonable based on the type of use. For instance, use of a royalty free song for a small website or business PowerPoint presentation may only cost as little as one dollar. Uses of music in Internet podcasting with a small subscriber base can be equally as affordable. However, if the song is to be broadcast to many thousands of people on radio and television, most music libraries will require performance royalties to be paid. Whatever the situation is in which a song needs to be licensed, unless you must use a particular high demand pop song, then using a music library makes good business sense.
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