Royalty Free Music
This morning I read a very interesting email from a friend I highly respect. She was referring to Royalty Free Music when it comes to whether or not it really is “royalty free.”
I know for me, my understanding “was” if it said “royalty free” then there should be no copyright issues with using it. Right? Nah, better read again!
I remember a few years ago when I was the producer for a popular radio show, we had to be extremely careful about the music tracks we used or we could face legal issues due to copyright violation. Plus did you know that Youtube will shut your account down if they find out the music you’re using is in copyright violation – even if you thought otherwise? (more…)