{"id":23188,"date":"2022-07-19T07:43:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T07:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=23188"},"modified":"2022-07-19T07:43:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T07:43:31","slug":"how-can-i-legally-use-music-in-my-youtube-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-can-i-legally-use-music-in-my-youtube-videos","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Legally Use Music in My YouTube Videos?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a139819095b7\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a139819095b7\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a139819095b7\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-can-i-legally-use-music-in-my-youtube-videos\/#How_Can_I_Legally_Use_Music_in_My_YouTube_Videos\" title=\"How Can I Legally Use Music in My YouTube Videos?\">How Can I Legally Use Music in My YouTube Videos?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-can-i-legally-use-music-in-my-youtube-videos\/#Creative_Commons_allows_you_to_legally_use_music_in_your_YouTube_videos\" title=\"Creative Commons allows you to legally use music in your YouTube videos\">Creative Commons allows you to legally use music in your YouTube videos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-can-i-legally-use-music-in-my-youtube-videos\/#Public_domain_content_is_available_as_free_downloads\" title=\"Public domain content is available as free downloads\">Public domain content is available as free downloads<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-can-i-legally-use-music-in-my-youtube-videos\/#Contacting_a_copyright_holder\" title=\"Contacting a copyright holder\">Contacting a copyright holder<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Can_I_Legally_Use_Music_in_My_YouTube_Videos\"><\/span>How Can I Legally Use Music in My YouTube Videos?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>If you want to use music in your YouTube videos, you need to contact the copyright holder. The music you use must be licensed under Creative Commons. Public domain content is also available for free download. Getting a license will give you the rights to use it indefinitely without any copyright issues. To find out if the music you use is available for free download, contact the copyright holder.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Creative_Commons_allows_you_to_legally_use_music_in_your_YouTube_videos\"><\/span>Creative Commons allows you to legally use music in your YouTube videos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to legally use music in your YouTube videos, it&#8217;s essential to understand the different types of licenses. Creative Commons is a type of license that permits you to use music without paying the original author. Creative Commons also allows you to use movie and image content without attribution. Here are some tips to help you use music legally in your YouTube videos. Hopefully this information has been helpful for you.<\/p>\n<p>To legally use music in your YouTube videos, you need to make sure it&#8217;s not under a &#8220;No Derivative Works&#8221; license. This license prohibits you from making any changes to the music, but that doesn&#8217;t mean you can&#8217;t use it. Using it with attribution or synching it with images is also perfectly legal. Just make sure you follow the Creative Commons guidelines before using music in your YouTube videos.<\/p>\n<p>The main drawback to using free music is that it&#8217;s usually not available in the public domain. If you want to use music for commercial purposes, you&#8217;ll need to pay the original creator. You might need to find the right person to obtain permission from them, which can take a while. However, if you don&#8217;t mind the risk, there are a variety of options. By following the guidelines for using free music in your videos, you can make use of music from a wide variety of sources and save money on the process.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Public_domain_content_is_available_as_free_downloads\"><\/span>Public domain content is available as free downloads<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When it comes to YouTube videos, there&#8217;s a good chance that you&#8217;ve come across public domain content. A work of art or creative work that is no longer protected by copyright is in the public domain. If it is not, you&#8217;re not entitled to use it, so it&#8217;s important to be sure that it&#8217;s free of copyright protection before you use it. For more information on public domain content, visit the Copyright Information Center at Cornell University or Columbia University Libraries.<\/p>\n<p>Another option for finding free public domain content is by looking at Wikimedia Commons, a repository of media files. Here, you&#8217;ll find a list of videos that have been released under Creative Commons licenses. Wikimedia Commons&#8217; library contains thousands of public domain files categorized by genre, medium, and media. These videos include historic films that were made by various organizations and amateurs.<\/p>\n<p>Another option for obtaining public domain videos is Pond5, an online marketplace dedicated to royalty-free media. It offers over a thousand free public videos, with an average run-time of two minutes. Although they do not contain audio, you can use them in your creative works without permission. If you&#8217;re looking for a longer video, Pond5&#8217;s search engine allows you to filter through dozens of videos by duration, keyword, and source.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contacting_a_copyright_holder\"><\/span>Contacting a copyright holder<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can contact a copyright holder if you want to use their music in your videos. Depending on your circumstances, they may give you free permission to use their music if you are not making a profit, have a low number of views, and do not gain monetary benefit from your videos. Be sure to ask for a written permission from the copyright holder before you begin.<\/p>\n<p>The process of contacting a copyright holder can be difficult and time-consuming. You must first determine which songs are protected by copyright. If the music you wish to use is by a well-known musician, you will need to contact their manager to negotiate a licensing agreement. You should provide the song&#8217;s title, artist name, and the name of the channel in which you intend to use it. You should also indicate the purpose of the licensing (commercial or personal).<\/p>\n<p>If you want to use music from a song you do not own, you can visit the Audio Library on YouTube and select a track with a royalty-free license. However, remember that a royalty-free license does not mean that you can use any of their music in your videos. In addition, YouTube&#8217;s Commercial Music Policy lists songs that are popular and which are not.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe frameborder=\"0\" width=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7pNvoXwsHWw\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"258\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Can I Legally Use Music in My YouTube Videos? If you want to use music in your YouTube videos, you need to contact the copyright holder. 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