Is royalty-free the same as copyright free?
People often mistakenly confuse royalty-free music for non-copyrighted music. But, the two are not the same thing. Royalty-free does not mean non-copyright, and it is not free. Royalty-free music is a type of licensing in which a piece of music is bought only once and used for as long as one wishes.
Can I use royalty-free music on YouTube?
In the Audio Library in YouTube Studio, you can find royalty-free production music and sound effects to use in your videos. Music and sound effects from the YouTube Audio Library are copyright-safe.
What is royalty-free music?
Contrary to popular belief, royalty-free music is not free, nor is it music that you own the rights to. “Royalty-free” means the person who uses the music for their project, whether for a movie or a YouTube makeup tutorial, does not have to pay a royalty to the song’s owner.
What does “royalty free” mean?
The term “Royalty Free” is confusing for more reasons than one. In fact it simply means “Free of Royalty”. The term is in opposition to “rights managed” licensing where the purchaser pays fees (royalties) according to the number of times it will be used as well as the size of the territory.
Is the music license royalty free?
So for the person purchasing the music license it is entirely Royalty Free but if fact some royalties may be paid to the composers by the PROs. Wikipedia mentions this as well on its Royalty Free Music page.