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It may be DRM-free, but it is very much locked down from a legal perspective. - Cannot have licensed music in any public video without re-licensing it for that
by joshspankit 3y ago
It may be DRM-free, but it is very much locked down from a legal perspective.
- Cannot have licensed music in any public video without re-licensing it for that specific use. (This is almost transparent now but we had a time where a viral video would get huge legal problems for having even a song in the background. Not to mention Hollywood productions)
- Cannot sample music and release new music from it without navigating dense legal relationships. Same with releasing mixes
- Cannot play background music in your business without licensing it
- Cannot legally do a performance where you lip-sync to someone else’s song (yes it happens esp at drag bars, but this is a “don’t get too famous and we’ll look the other way” situation)
- Cannot even legally play popular music for a party if it’s considered a “public event” (two common “or” criteria are 1. Charging for admission 2. The party is out in the open.). This is extended to places like yoga studios, aerobic classes, dance classes, conferences, presentations, fundraisers, and wedding receptions.