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Ask HN: How To License Music Videos?
Is there a difference between licensing music and licensing music videos? I would like to license music videos for a fun app. I live in the US if that bears any relevance. I know this is more of a law question, but I am having a hard time finding the right answer and I figure the right people are probably here.
Thanks!
- coralreef 12y agoWhat are you doing with the videos? Are you certain you need to license them, and you can't just embed the video via a Youtube API?
- rickdale 12y agoThat's brilliant. After posting this, I searched music videos on hackernews and came up with the same solution. Do you have any I am splicing music videos together, only need a minute of each video.
- twunde 12y agoFor anyone else that's interested in music copyright: If you just want to cover a song, you can get a mechanical license, which have federal-defined rates. There are several sites that can do this(I do dev support for one. If you want music to go alongside images, you're going to need a sync license which I believe is negotiated with the rightsholder. This is why prices for music can vary so much depending on the movie.