Ways to add music to your videos without Copyright issues.
                     WAYS TO ADD 
MUSIC TO YOUR 
VIDEOS WITHOUT 
COPYRIGHT ISSUES
INTRODUCTION
 Using commercial music as the background for your 
video without permission might violate copyright law. 
 The music rights holder could issue a copyright claim 
on your video, resulting in the video being taken down 
or the audio stripped from it.
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OPTIONS TO STAY LEGAL 
WITH YOUR MUSIC
 The good news is that YouTube has options to help you 
stay legal with your music. 
 The site offers an extensive list of popular commercial 
songs that you can use under certain circumstances 
and an Audio Library that contains free music and 
sound effects.
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Steps To Find Free Music You 
Can Add to Your Videos
STEP 1
 Log in to your YouTube account from a computer 
browser.
 This guide requires the full version of YouTube.com, 
which you can use from a computer or by loading the 
desktop version on a mobile device.
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STEP 2
 Click your profile photo in the upper right corner of the 
screen and click YouTube Studio in the menu that 
appears.
 Select Audio Library.
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STEP 3
 Select the Free Music tab. Click on any of the free 
music entries you see to listen to a preview and most 
importantly to read about any restrictions on your use 
of the music.
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Copyrighted Commercial Music 
You Can Add to Your Videos
 The YouTube commercial Music Policies section 
contains many current and popular songs that users 
have shown an interest in using. 
 They usually come with some restrictions. The list also 
includes songs that you are not allowed to use.
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YouTube Restriction
 Each song in the Music Policies list is accompanied by 
the restrictions that the music owner has set for its use 
on YouTube. 
 In most cases, they apply to the original song and also 
to any cover of that song by anyone else.
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Types of Restriction
A comment on where the original music or covers can 
be used. This may be Viewable worldwide, Viewable 
everywhere except 2 countries, Not viewable in 74 
countries, and other similar entries.
Music owner can place ads on your video in exchange 
for your use of the owner's music.
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Royalty-free music
Two things to know about royalty-free music:
 Royalty-free means copyright-free. These music are still a 
form of intellectual property, and the owner retains the 
copyright.
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