Copyright Free Music - Pros, Cons, and Clarifications
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Looking for copyright free music?

Copyright free music is a term that is misunderstood in the music industry. Copyright-Free Music 'Copyright free music' is a term that is mistakenly used in describing Royalty Free Music and production music. When someone says they are looking for a copyright free music track – most people think it means they want Royalty Free Music. However, copyright free music is more accurately defined as “exclusive”.

If someone is looking to buy exclusive rights to a track, this means they want to own all royalties associated with the music track, and receive 100% of any profit generated from the track. The term copyright free music is kind of a misnomer, but at eStockMusic.com we have something that may interest you. We have what is called Royalty Free Stock Music.

If you are really in need of an exclusive “copyright free music” track that you can profit directly from and re-sell on its own (without accompanying any production) you can email www.eStockMusic.com and we will do our best to contact our artists and see if anyone is interested in selling their music “exclusively” or copyright free.

Keep in mind that Royalty Free Music tracks found at www.eStockMusic.com can be used in your multimedia projects, as background music with live seminars, Webcasts or PowerPoint presentations.

It might be wise to brush up on the general laws pertaining to Music Copyrights. Below are two excellent links to articles that will help you.

http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-register.html
http://digitalprosound.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=139686

Whether you are musically gifted or just a beginner its necessary you copyright your music. It’s not hard to copyright something, its simple and without a copyright your music could be stolen and used for multiple purposes without your credit. If you don’t publish and copyright your music, or fail to trademark your brand or logo, then you might find yourself sitting in court with others while a judge decides the fate of your work. If you would like to copyright your music and register your copyright with the United States Copyright Office, their web site has the appropriate forms that you can download, fill out, and send in. A copyright will prevent others from taking your music (you should copyright your music before sending out demos).

Restaurant music is an important element to the dining experience for all types of establishments, regardless of their cuisine specialty, general atmosphere or décor. From a by-the-slice pizzeria to a trattoria, from a pitcher of root beer to a glass of bone-dry Chianti, from mozzarella bread sticks to herb-infused olive oil-brushed crostini, eStockMusic’s library of Royalty Free Music can mold you a playlist of quality restaurant music that will envelop your customers in ambient restaurant background music, perfect for your desired atmosphere.
Here are some helpful answers to questions we typically get at www.eStockMusic.com

What usages does your licensing agreement allow?

Music tracks licensed from eStockMusic can be used for TV programs, websites, feature films, commercials (TV & Radio), corporate videos, training videos, personal videos, point-of sale videos, PowerPoint presentations, multimedia presentations and video games. The list is not endless and if you have any uncertainty regarding the use of the Royalty Free Stock Music tracks in a correct way please contact us at http://www.estockmusic.com/contact.php

What usages does your licensing agreement NOT allow?

Our full licensing agreement can be viewed here, but here’s a quick summary of uses that require additional fees:

-Distribution of more than 5,000 physical units.
-Distribution on hand-held electronic devices.
-Addition of new creative elements (vocals, etc.) that constitute a new, derivative work.
-Usage in more than 5 physical business locations (i.e. restaurant, office).
-Resale in a product that competes directly with eStockMusic.com
-Broadcast on TV or radio WITHOUT the filing of a cue sheet. Filing cue sheets does not require additional fees from you the customer, but rather helps our musicians collect their fair share of fees already paid to ASCAP or BMI by the broadcasting station. This can be confusing to customers working on broadcast projects for the first time so don’t hesitate to contact us with questions at http://www.estockmusic.com/contact.php

Looking for something else? Try these topics: crowd sounds, restaurant music, presentation music, slideshow music, copyright free music, elevator music, background music, exit music for a film

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