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What is Custom Licensing?
When your project demands more than basic Cover Song Licensing, Easy Song’s Custom Licensing service is the answer. Your payment of $399.00 puts our powerhouse team of licensing experts in your corner. We prepare the requests, negotiate, and process the licensing for you.
Is Custom Licensing required for cover songs?
Usually not. Most cover songs can be easily obtained within 1-2 business days for a small fee of $19.99$15.99* or less (Check out our Cover Song Licensing services). However, if you change the lyrics, the fundamental melody (general rearrangement is allowed however), or otherwise don't fit within the compulsory law limitations, Custom Licensing is necessary.
Do I need a custom license?
If you use music that other people created, no matter how you use it, you need to get a license. This is true even if you are giving away your project for free, or if it's for a non-profit. No matter the use, we can help you get the permission you need. There are two scenarios we handle:
For cover songs, if any of the following apply, you need a custom license:
- Changed the lyrics or melody (more than general rearrangement).
- Want to use a song that has never been released.
- Want to license retroactively (a release that happened in the past).
- Want to release for any purpose other than private listening (performance, karaoke).
- Want to license an international song, not copyrighted in the United States.
- Learn about the compulsory law where these limitations come from.
If your cover song fits within the Compulsory Law (in other words, none of the above apply), you don't need a custom license: Click here to start your Cover Song Licensing. If any of the above apply, or if you require some other use (see below), you need a custom license.
For all of the following, you need a custom license:
- non-compulsory cover songs,
- video (including YouTube),
- use of existing audio recordings,
- display of music notes or lyrics,
- theatrical productions,
- parodies, and
- songs that have never been released.
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