Copyright for Digital Media Assignments : Music
This guide provides resources regarding copyright for students using images, video, and music for Digital Media Assignments.
Music Copyright Info
- Copyright Resource Center by the Music Publishers' AssociationAn invaluable resource for anyone in the music business. Provides links to relevant forms and websites as well as articles, like "The Church Musician and the Copyright Law."
- Public Domain InfoContains an excellent description of copyright and the public domain.
Music You Can Use
When using any of the sources listed below, review the copyright and/or licensing agreement associated with each source. Even though the mission of the site is to be freely open, reuse or alteration may be restricted because of copyright or licensing.
- MusopenSearchable library of open source music.
- ccMixterA community music site featuring remixes licensed under Creative Commons where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want.
- Free SoundsA collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds.
- JamendoA database where artists allow anyone to download and share their music.
- Sound CloudMany songs and sounds that can be used. Once you do a search you can use the filter results on the side and indicate what you want to use it for and it will limit your results. (Credit: University of Iowa)
- Wikimedia CommonsMaterial that is posted to Wikimedia commons by users. Most of the items are free. Information is posted below each item about how it can be used.
- Links to Free MusicAn article from Noupe.com with several sites that contain free music. Includes great sources like audiofarm.org and freemusicarchive.org.
- YouTube Audio LibraryYouTube's library of more than 150 royalty-free instrumental tracks to choose from.
