This can really catch you off guard, kind of like hiring a back-up singer only to find out half-way through the show that she has Tourette’s. And wham! A (potentially) legally binding contract that you may not have read or understood has been created. The terms will most likely be tied to an action on your part, such as the act of downloading the beats, or the act of clicking on a box stating that you have read and agreed to the terms of use. Copyright law is what it is, and if you dig a little deeper, I’m sure you’ll find that most, if not all, of these “free” beats websites include certain “terms of use” – however simplified in form – that define the scope of a license, and identify under what circumstances you may use those “free beats” in your music.

Now, some of you may be scratching your heads right now, thinking “I never signed a license, and the website says ‘FREE BEATS.’ What is she talking about?” Well, U.S. And before closing my laptop and sending in what could be my shortest and most useless blog article yet, I will expand my answer in an effort to be a bit more helpful: it depends on the nature of the license being issued to you. The quick answer to the question, “Can I use these ‘free beats’ in my next commercial release?” will sound like the ever-familiar cop-out: it depends.

Even if you do not use free “beats,” this discussion applies to anyone that wants to use free fonts, free stock footage, free stock images, or other free “fill-in-the-blank” stuff that you find on the Internet and hope to be able to use in your music, album covers, music videos, etc. Can I, and are there any red flags I need to watch out for?Ī: Great question. I write poetry and want to use these free beats as background for our next commercial release. Q: My band found a website that allows artists to download free beats for use in their music.

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