What if a client wants a blanket license?
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QuiteAlright
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I might be wrong but I would take it to mean a license to use the music for any media. For instance, the client could use it for their movie, and their video game, and their app. Etc.
Usually the intent being that stuff would be reused across multiple products.
Usually the intent being that stuff would be reused across multiple products.
Pretty common when working with larger coroporations. Its not just to use the music in other projects, but to also cover the rights if they show excerpts of the project in other media for Marketing purposes.
It's possible to restrict the use of the music to the specific project to prevent the licensee to use the music however they like.
All this - forms of media, territories, time limit/perpetuity, and more - are negotiating chips that you can use to make a deal.
Give away only what is needed and renegotiate if the needs of the client change.
That being said, when you're dealing with the bigger players, it will likely often be "blanket license or no deal".
It's possible to restrict the use of the music to the specific project to prevent the licensee to use the music however they like.
All this - forms of media, territories, time limit/perpetuity, and more - are negotiating chips that you can use to make a deal.
Give away only what is needed and renegotiate if the needs of the client change.
That being said, when you're dealing with the bigger players, it will likely often be "blanket license or no deal".
Goldblattxo
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So the composer can restrict their usage just for social media (youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tiktok) per track? Or EP (4 to 6 tracks)? And length of blanket license. Would the composer have a way to limit the length of usage of music for the would-be client with a blanket license?
rgames
Collapsing the Wavefunction
Yes - you can put whatever you want in a contract (assuming it is enforceable). In general, though, I think most contracts are in perpetuity because of the difficulty in tracking where things end up. It does happen, but I'm not sure it's very common these days.
I don't think I've ever seen a contract that uses the term "blanket" without a definition of what "blanket" means. It can vary quite a bit.
And yes, you can limit usage to social media, or even one specific platform. Again, just state it in the contract.
If it's enforceable, you can pretty much do whatever you want.
Probably true, with the important exception of advertisements. Fairly common there to give a time limited license for the duration of a campaign. Some friends made good money when a client wanted to extend the license another two years - essentially they got paid the same fee twice.
Goldblattxo
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Okay, lets say some local realtor company in the Silicon Valley area wanted to use a specific track you composed for their social media videos on Youtube, Insta, Tiktok, X. Non-Exclusive track that's around 60 seconds. The music would be used as background music when they're showing the houses in the area or house tour for their videos.
How much should someone charge to license them that track for 12 months? Since it's not some major corporation but a local realtor under 10k, right? Maybe a little over 1k to license them that track for 12 months? I'm not sure. Do you have any idea on the right amount without over charging?
markjohnson
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Goldblattxo
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okie dokie
