SKyworld11
Level 1 (4 points)
Audio

Q: Special licence to sell music in aid format

i sell  my customers non exclusive licences to my musical productions my question is Do i need a special licence to sell music in the Apple AIF/AIFF audio file. like i know for the Mp3 File format if i make a certain amount in sales or whatnot i would have to pay the owners of the MP3 file format royalties so im wondering if apple has some restrictions on using the apple AIFF/AIF file format in commercial digital downloads etc.

also wondering if there is any information regarding my issue anywhere on the apple site or if its in logics paper booklet or something, 

 

Posted on Mar 25, 2015 3:37 PM

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  • by BenB,

    BenB BenB Mar 29, 2015 7:12 AM in response to SKyworld11
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    Mar 29, 2015 7:12 AM in response to SKyworld11

    You definitely can sell whatever "file" you want in whatever codec you want.  You're not offering the codec itself, just a file.  There is nothing of the codec's encoding mechanisms in the resulting file.  If you were selling something that actually encoded files, that used that codec to create files, you'd need a license.  But you can sell a simply graphic, photo, music, audio, video "file" without any licensing for any specific codecs at all.