Music licences determine whether a company is allowed to use a track in its video. Using commercial music without a licence is a copyright infringement even for a short excerpt, and platforms detect it through automatic recognition, which leads to the video being blocked, revenue being redirected to another party, or a claim for compensation. Legal options include music libraries with a licence for commercial use, tracks released under free licences provided their conditions are observed, music created on commission, or generated music with a licence allowing commercial use. Playing music publicly on premises is a separate obligation towards collective management organisations. It is worth keeping licence documents together with the material in the content library.
See also: AI for Music and Sound Creation, Content library, Copyright in photographs.
