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Is your music “copyright free”?

The term “copyright free” is sometimes used to describe royalty free music. This is in fact an error. When you purchase a royalty free music track from UniqueTracks, you are essentially buying a license to use the music and recording in synchronization with the other media in your own production. 
UniqueTracks remains the copyright holder. The [...]

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What is a direct license?

Also known as a “source license, a direct license is a license written to your company directly from the music publisher (the copyright owner) that encompasses all performing rights and fees. It is a one-to-one relationship where no performance royalties are collected or paid to Performance Rights Organizations (PROs) like ASCAP, BMI, SESAC. [...]



Can I play your CDs over my restaurant’s sound system and avoid paying ASCAP/BMI performance fees?

When you play recorded music in a public setting, either from a radio or from standard CDs that you own, you must have a BMI or ASCAP music performance license to do so.
You can avoid these licensing fees by playing royalty free music in your restaurant. However for this to be valid, you must play [...]



Can I use a sample from one of your tracks in my song?

Yes you can however doing so requires a special license from us. This usage is not covered by the UniqueTracks Basic License Agreement.
Please call or e-mail us with your details and we will be happy to send you a quote.
If you have any questions about our Basic License Agreement or any of our licensing options, [...]



Can I add vocals, lyrics, or other instruments to your music tracks and release it on CD?

No, under the UniqueTracks Basic License Agreement, adding your own lyrics, vocals or other instrumentation to our existing tracks to create your own song for CD release is strictly prohibited. There are just too many legal, publishing and copyright issues involved to make this practical. 
The music tracks on this site have been created to work [...]



Can I mass produce and market my product that contains your music?

Yes, you definitely can. This is really the intention of royalty free music; to give you access to music that you can use in synchronization with the other media of your production. 
When you purchase a track from UniqueTracks, you receive a bundle of usage rights that let you legally use the music as background soundtrack [...]



What kind of license agreement does a UniqueTracks product have?

Our Standard License Agreement states that you can use our music in synchronization with the images, text or other multimedia content in your commercial or noncommercial production. 
To be sure you are using the music correctly within the license agreement, just make sure to use the music in the background or in a supporting/secondary way. As [...]