What are sync rights?

What are master rights?

Master rights are the rights to a specific recording of a song, known as the master, usually owned by the record label or the artist.

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What is a music license?

A music license is written permission to use music in a specific way: which track, which medium, which territory, for how long and at what fee.

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What is the difference between sync rights and master rights?

Sync rights cover the composition, master rights cover the recording. To use an existing song in a commercial, you need two licenses.

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What is music clearance?

Music clearance is the entire process of securing the music rights for a production, from identifying rights holders to signing licenses.

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What Music Is Truly Worth

Marco Baay and Danny ter Weeme on music rights, publishing and licensing, and on who owns music that has been made by AI.

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Before the music starts with Aron van der Ploeg

Aron van der Ploeg of Warner Chappell Music on sync licensing: what happens before a well-known song plays in a commercial or film.

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Don't be a Douchebag. Get fresh in 5 minutes.

TFA handled the full audio for Word geen Douchebag: music licensing, syncing three tracks, sound design, mix and mastering.

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Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

Don't be a douchebag. Fresh in 5 min.

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Lidl Netherlands

Making healthy fun!

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Kordaat

You are what you drink

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