@corb Simply check the EULAs of your Soundpools.

If I remember it correctly, it was possible to use the Soundpools that came with Music Maker and on the separate Soundpool collections commercially without additional costs up until version 16 (released 2009, not 2016!).

Back then it wasn't as easy to earn money with your creations as it is today, because you basically needed a publishing deal or needed to pay for physical mediums and distribution yourself, so Magix hadn't many problems with it, because not many users did this.

But around that time YouTube began to open up monetization for the general public and a lot of videos used these loops and Magix changed the EULA and from that point on you needed an additional commercial license to earn money with your creations.

So everything released since version 17 requires a commercial license.

If you still have the old discs up until version 16 everything is fine and you can use them commercially (but still check the individual EULAs because there are some exceptions).

For everything else you need to buy the commercial licenses once for each Soundpool you use in your creations from Producerplanet.com (or from Catooh in the past, before it was renamed to Producerplanet).

@corb

Hello, welcome

Please read here.

This is also an extract from Magix;

The Audio Pro licenses for sounds used can be purchased on www.producerplanet.com. There are a choice of three types of license: “Standard”, “Advanced” and “Unlimited”.

The license terms and conditions are bound in terms of the number of downloads, webpage views, number of transmissions on TV and radio, and reproductions of the song. You can select the type of license that’s suitable for your needs depending on the amount of people to whom you make your songs accessible.

Stephen

Forum Moderator

Thanks for your help all, SP seemed to have answer to my issue as my thousands and thousands of sounds date back to before soundpool 17 and as he states pool 17 has 6000 sounds on box it also states royalty free and license free and then adds for private use only, to confuse the issue soundpool 15 states royalty free.Have been to Producer planet the only licenses on sale is if you purchase a new loop pack can not see any link to buy license on its own.

@corb Here I found these old topics. It should be pretty clear now. Translated into English.

https://www.magix.info/us/forum/musik-mit-dem-magix-music-maker-16-premium-verkaufen--392234/#ca409071

Hello Eranias,

 

if you only created the songs with the Music Maker 16 Premium sound files, you can sell them without any problems. Up to and including Music Maker 16, no additional licenses are required for the sound files for commercial use; this is only the case from version 17.

Hope to have helped.

 

Kind regards

 

MAGIX audio content team

Hello Eranias,

 

Basically the same applies to the Soundpool Collections: Up to and including version 16, no additional licenses are required for commercial use, you only need them from version 17 onwards. But there is one exception:

 

The following styles may not be used under any circumstances:

 

Techno Trance Vol 1
Rock Pop Vol 1
Rock Pop Vol 2
funny vocals
cool vocals

 

Hope to have helped.

 

Kind regards

 

MAGIX audio content team

Back then the EULA also might require that you need to add a Magix logo to your creations. This isn't necessary any longer.

https://www.magix.info/us/forum/music-maker-3-0-und-soundpools-kommerziell--78706/#ca306322

Hello ekkus,

All sound files contained in the Music Maker and Soundpool DVD Collection product ranges may be used commercially in the form of a work (e.g. songs). In other words, you can use the songs you create with Music Maker commercially, e.g. publish them. An extra permit no longer needs to be obtained and the MAGIX logo no longer needs to be affixed in any way.
The old Soundpools from the "Soundpool Collection" series and the old Music Maker versions may also be used commercially, except for the following styles:

Techno Trance Vol 1
Rock Pop Vol 1
Rock Pop Vol 2
funny vocals
cool vocals

These must not be used.

Hope to have helped.

Kind regards

MAGIX audio content team

If you want to aquire the commercial license for Soundpool Collection 17 you can search for it on Producerplanet: https://producerplanet.com/us/search/?query=Soundpool%20DVD%20Collection%2017&area=audio&category=250

Then check the description of the Soundpools. It is mentioned there if they were included in Collection 17. The search function isn't very good and also shows other Soundpools.

It might be a better idea to search them via Google by entering

"Soundpool DVD Collection 17" site:https://producerplanet.com/us/

You need to buy the Soundpool again, there is no way to upgrade to a commercial license,