Matthew Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) I've been asked to create on-line videos for a Non-Profit (a Catholic religious order), and I'm wondering about using music, mostly for background. Is there a service for Public Domain music, or is it one of these areas that for protection, I need to subscribe to a service for non-PD music. The videos are not for a large audience, target hits is in the 10,000 range. Anyone out there with experience on this topic? Edited September 25, 2020 by Matthew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcam_44 Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 If your question is can a non-profit utilize licensed music without purchasing the necessary license, the answer is no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) although the prior statement is true, there are indeed a few sites with free music options where you don't need to go through licensing, just provide a credit. www.freemusicarchive.org has a lot of music options and is usually a place to start A video discussing it and a few other options: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KBH4nUOrAE Edited September 26, 2020 by Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted September 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Adam said: although the prior statement is true, there are indeed a few sites with free music options where you don't need to go through licensing, just provide a credit. www.freemusicarchive.org has a lot of music options and is usually a place to start A video discussing it and a few other options: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KBH4nUOrAE Thanks, the YouTube video was a good help for me to get a sense of price ranges and how things work. It also gave me two places to begin to look. 4 hours ago, jcam_44 said: If your question is can a non-profit utilize licensed music without purchasing the necessary license, the answer is no. I had a good idea before starting with the videos that I had to pay something, it's not good uploading a video on their YT channel, then having it shut down for copyright infringement -- not a good look for a non-profit! Now if only I can get this iMovie thing down. Edited September 26, 2020 by Matthew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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