Are the audios on iMovie copyright free?
Are the audios on iMovie copyright free ?
and can it be used on YouTube without credit ?
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Hi,
Intellectual property law is a briar patch. You would need to consult with an intellectual property lawyer to determine your rights. Nothing in my post below is legal advice and should not be relied upon as legal advice.
The iMovie license agreement (iMovie/About iMovie/License Agreement) contains the following language:
Paragraph 2G provides in part:
"The Apple Software contains media content including but not limited to graphics, audio clips, video clips
and/or templates (“Media Content”). This Media Content is proprietary to Apple and/or its licensors, and
is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws, including but not limited to copyright.
Except as otherwise provided, all Media Content included in the Apple Software may be used on a
royalty-free basis in your own video projects but may not be distributed on a standalone basis (and
audio Media Content may only be used for your own personal, non-commercial use)."
From the above language, it appears that the audio content is protected by "copyright" laws, although it may be used "Royalty-free" in your own projects (i.e, not as a "standalone") limited to "your own personaal, non-commercial use." As mentioned, you would need to contact an attorney for a reliable legal interpretation of the language and your legal rights.
Try making a short test movie and uploading it to You Tube. If there is a copyright claim it will be flagged. Often the copyright claimant is fine with you using the audio clip but may impose some restrictions, such as no monetary use, regional restrictions, attrirbution requirements, and/or requiring that commercial adds may be displayed. If the restrictions are O.K. with you, then You Tube will post it. You would still be subject to the restrictions imposed in the iMovie license agreement. For example, publishing the project on the internet may arguably violate the "personal use restriction" and if you receive a financial benefit it may run afoul of the "non-commercial use" license restriction.
-- Rich