- How do I get sync rights?
- What does a synchronization license allow?
- What is the standard definition of synchronization rights?
- What are synchronization royalties?
How do I get sync rights?
Synchronization License: This is the right to synchronize a song or a piece of music with your visual image. It must be obtained from the copyright owner of the music, which is usually the publisher. You can find out who the publisher is by using ASCAP's Clearance Express (ACE) at www.ascap.com/ace.
What does a synchronization license allow?
A synchronization license is an agreement between a music user and the owner of a copyrighted composition (song), that grants permission to release the song in a video format (YouTube, DVDs, Blue-ray discs). This permission is also called synchronization rights, synch rights, and sync rights.
What is the standard definition of synchronization rights?
What is the standard definition of 'synchronization rights?" ... The film producer obtains rights in exchange for the synchronization fee. What two types of rights are they licensing? Songwriting and sound recording copyrights. What warranty of re-recording must the composer agree to when they score music for a movie?
What are synchronization royalties?
Payments made to a songwriter or music publisher for permission to use a song in "sync" with visual images on a screen. More specifically, sync refers to the use of a song in television, movies, and commercials. Sync royalties are generally a one-time sum paid directly to the publisher.