Not sure on the Licences, need more clarity

Ward-Ron wrote on 8/24/2021, 7:55 AM

I was recently informed that in the world of music, If I am to distribute mixes of sounds of other people's works (Basically what these Soundpools are), that I need to have permission from the original artists. I know that the Royalty Free License exists, but I have no idea if that would cover such a thing, as I'm not sure if that licence is only for being able to monetize, or if it comes with the guarantee that I could distribute my mixes to third parties, such as Game Developers, with this license

I'm sorry if this sounds confusing, I just want to make 100% sure that the Royalty Free Licence would allow me to do this, without legal issues and the likes, or if there's something else I'd have to do first

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PATIENT-X wrote on 8/24/2021, 8:11 AM

@Ward-Ron

Hello, Welcome

Please see this Magix article here.

See article here at Producerplanet.

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SP. wrote on 8/24/2021, 10:02 AM

@Ward-Ron

or if it comes with the guarantee that I could distribute my mixes to third parties, such as Game Developers, with this license

No, the license is only allowing monetization for your own projects. The third parties need a license for themselves, too. This means you can sell them your music but they need to buy a commercial license from Magix for every Soundpool used in this music if they want to use it commercially.

Ward-Ron wrote on 8/27/2022, 6:10 AM

Aside from that being extremely complex, thanks for the Answer

Ward-Ron wrote on 8/28/2022, 7:10 PM

New question relating to this, what if I were to upload the track to something like Spotify (given I have correct licence) ?

Also, if I give/sell the track to someone who at the time isn't claiming money from it's usage, but then later they start doing that, will I be in trouble, even if I hold the correct licences ?

SP. wrote on 8/29/2022, 2:27 AM

@Ward-Ron

New question relating to this, what if I were to upload the track to something like Spotify (given I have correct licence) ?

If you have the commercial license, you can upload your songs to Spotify.

 

Also, if I give/sell the track to someone who at the time isn't claiming money from it's usage, but then later they start doing that, will I be in trouble, even if I hold the correct licences ?

Please check the EULA on Producerplanet.com

Basically you are not allowed to sell your songs to third parties as I understand it. You can only release the songs by yourself.