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Q: How can I use music in iMovie '11?

I have to do a project for my Computer Science class. We have to make a movie, and would like to use music. But, The music must be royalty free, or get permission from the owner to use the music. Are the Jingles in iMovie '11 Royalty free? If not, how can I get permission to use it?

iMovie '11, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Oct 30, 2011 10:09 AM

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  • by AppleMan1958,

    AppleMan1958 AppleMan1958 Oct 30, 2011 10:54 AM in response to chase2hoop
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    Oct 30, 2011 10:54 AM in response to chase2hoop

    The Jingles in iMovie are Royalty Free. You are free to use them for non-commercial or commercial purposes.

    The only thing you can't do is bundle them and sell them as jingles.

    You need to look at the End User License Agreement, which you can find here.

    See section 2.G.iii.

  • by K4Horses,

    K4Horses K4Horses Sep 22, 2012 7:30 AM in response to AppleMan1958
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    Sep 22, 2012 7:30 AM in response to AppleMan1958

    I created an imovie project with music from a song I bought on itunes.  I wanted to share it on Facebook but I got a copyright notification from FB saying I could be violating copyright by sharing it, so it was removed.

     

    How do I go about getting permission to use an itunes song in my imovie and share it??

     

    Thanks

  • by Matthew Morgan,

    Matthew Morgan Matthew Morgan Sep 22, 2012 8:53 AM in response to K4Horses
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    Sep 22, 2012 8:53 AM in response to K4Horses

    Here's an overview:

     

    http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/music-licensing.htm

     

    It's not an easy process.

     

    You're probably better off replacing the music with something you do have the right to use.

     

    Matt

  • by AppleMan1958,

    AppleMan1958 AppleMan1958 Sep 22, 2012 9:02 AM in response to K4Horses
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    Sep 22, 2012 9:02 AM in response to K4Horses

    I agree with Matthew. It is far simpler to use royalty free music or Creative Commons Music.

    For more see this post.

    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3921

     

    Also, if you post on YouTube (which can then be shared with FaceBook), then you can try using copyrighted music. YouTube will flag it just like FaceBook, but sometimes YouTube will allow you to use it by agreement with the record labels. YouTube will put ads on your video and the revenue from the ads will go to the record label.

    This is totally dependent on the owner of the music. They do not have to let you use it, and if you get flagged too many times, you can lose your ability to post on YouTube.

     

    Also, YouTube has a library of tunes that you can license for a fee. In this case, you upload your movie to YouTube with no music, then add music on YouTube. You will have a lot less control of your editing this way, so it is for pretty simple needs.