Music license rate cards reviewThis article reviews the current standard music license rate card options available to all publisher accounts for both the Free and paid subscription plans. One rate card can be used for all songs/tracks in a catalog, or different rate cards can also be applied to specific tracks as needed. To see current default pricing, please log in to your publisher account or register a publisher account if you have not yet done so. There you can also adjust the base pricing and related price calculator mechanisms on the Rate Cards and Pricing Matrix Edit console pages. Simple A Rate CardLicense types and Descriptions Extended License – Covers all Basic and additional uses including: radio, tv, film, multiple locations music-on-hold, multiple web sites, more than 1,000 copies; and internet video sites including YouTube commercial rights license with YouTube Partner ‘Revenue Sharing’. This license includes sync rights (composition & recording) as well as mechanical rights. The license is worldwide and lasts in perpetuity. Cue sheets are required for broadcast use. Custom Composed & Recorded Music – Price will depend on your requirements and usage. Please contact us with your inquiry and description of your custom music project needs. Custom License – Price will depend on your requirements and usage. Please contact us with your inquiry. Simple B Rate CardNote: For License Type descriptions which are abbreviated, please login to your publisher account to review full text. Personal or Education, Non Profit – License music for Non Profit personal use at home or for education plus following: Multimedia project, video game, film that you will not show to a paid audience (includes office presentations). Film that you will not distribute to others in any way (including free copies) Stream or display on your own personal, not-for-profit website. [Abbreviated… please log in to your publisher account to read full text] Business, Limited – This License is for music used for Business related purposes that will NOT be broadcast or shown in theaters. Includes: Office Presentations, Meetings, Corporate Videos, Employee Orientation, Training Videos [Abbreviated…] Business, Extended – Use in a tv, radio or video advertisement plus the following: Videos, films, trailers, games, or other multimedia projects that you were hired to make, intend to sell, distribute, or release to paid audiences or clients – reproduction of the project is included. [Abbreviated…] All Included, Unlimited – This option is a full all-included ‘Buy Out’ license. The licence allows you unlimited use in multiple projects in perpetuity as follows: Use the music in any of your productions provided it is synchronised with other audio and/or visual images. [Abbreviated…] Custom License – Price will depend on your requirements and usage. Please contact us with your inquiry. Basic Rate CardAdvertising Rates. Radio – Any production created to generate profit, commercial gain, or branding messages, and developed for broadcast distribution. All Advertising agreements include Internet usage but not vice versa. Advertising Rates, Television – Any production created to generate profit, commercial gain, or branding messages, and developed for broadcast distribution. All Advertising agreements include Internet usage but not vice versa. Advertising Rates, All Media – Any production created to generate profit, commercial gain, or branding messages, and developed for broadcast distribution. All Advertising agreements include Internet usage but not vice versa. Film Sync, Festival or Internet – License Music For a Movie Production. This license is for any video or film project which will be shown in theaters. If your project will not appear in theaters or be distributed by a third party, choose a different license. Film Sync. Budget Under $3 M. – License Music For a Movie Production. This license is for any video or film project which will be shown in theaters. If your project will not appear in theaters or be distributed by a third party, choose a different license. Film Sync. Budget Over $3 M. – License Music For a Movie Production. This license is for any video or film project which will be shown in theaters. If your project will not appear in theaters or be distributed by a third party, choose a different license. TV Program, Broadcast Only – Any production created as part of a broadcast. Distribution includes terrestrial, cable, and satellite television. This license does NOT include DVD, website streaming or online rental distribution. To have all those included, please use the ‘TV Program – Broadcast + Full Distribution’ license. TV Program. Broadcast + Full Distribution – Any production created as part of a broadcast. Distribution includes: terrestrial, cable, and satellite television plus DVD, website streaming and online rental in addition to broadcast. Online and Corporate – A video production created for online distribution only or for corporate use. Corporate use may include internal media, publically displayed media like keynote presentation or convention displays, online media that’s not part of a broadcast campaign, etc. Usage options include: Internet, Internet or Intranet or Public Performance at your facility or other public location such as a convention center. Custom License – Price will depend on your requirements and usage. Please contact us with your inquiry. Advanced Rate CardThe Advanced rate card contains 21 license types with descriptions and usage details which you can review on this page: https://www.licensequote.com/mlq/music_license_quote.html#LicenseTypes Or on the LicenseQuote FAQ page: https://www.licensequote.com/FAQ.aspx Please note that the standard (default) base price for all license types in the LicenseQuote licensing matrix is the lowest possible value that can be calculated for any specific license type, and pricing goes up depending on usage options. Live demo of rate cardsYou can preview a demo of these rate cards in our Live Demo store which are featured at the top of the tracks list, including a sample of the PRS rate card from the UK Performing Right Society. Note: PRS for Music is the brand name used by the Performing Right Society and its operating company PRS for Music Limited (formerly the MCPS-PRS Alliance Limited). PRS for Music also provides services to the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) under a service level agreement. LicenseQuote Rate Cards usage summary:Depending on the kind of publisher, label or library owner you are, you’ll be able to select the most appropriate Rate Card and license type options to meet your marketing and clients needs. Any of the License Types and usage descriptions can also be disabled, deleted or edited to customize as needed, or you can also create a new custom Rate Card by editing any existing rate card and using only your own License Types, descriptions and pricing. Accordingly, you can also edit the rate card license contract to match your usage descriptions and terms as needed. For further details on how to set up and manage your own Custom rate cards, please search for related articles on our Blog page: |
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