Internet Archive’s Netlabels CollectionĬan I use any song with a CC license on it?Īlmost - you need to make sure that what you want to do with the music is OK under the terms of the particular Creative Commons license it’s under.Several sites offer music published under Creative Commons’ flexible copyright licenses. For more information, visit our Learn More page.
For instance, a musician might use a Creative Commons license to allow people to legally share her songs online, make copies for friends, or even use them in videos or make remixes. CC offers free copyright licenses that anyone can use to mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. What is Creative Commons?Ĭreative Commons is a system that allows you to legally use “some rights reserved” music, movies, images, and other content - all for free. Many musicians choose to release their songs under Creative Commons licenses, which give you the legal right to do things like use their music in your videos. Creative Commons > What We Do > Program areas > Open Culture > Legal Music For Videos Find news by topic
