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Q: are we able to use music from final cut library on videos and upload on Facebook

Are we able to use final Cut pro music on Facebook and youtube?

Posted on Mar 31, 2015 11:14 AM

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Q: are we able to use music from final cut library on videos and upload on Facebook

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  • by Ian R. Brown,

    Ian R. Brown Ian R. Brown Mar 31, 2015 2:06 PM in response to Overcomer7
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    Mar 31, 2015 2:06 PM in response to Overcomer7

    All music that comes with FCP X or any Apple product is copyright free and can be used in any way you want.

  • by David Bogie Chq-1,

    David Bogie Chq-1 David Bogie Chq-1 Mar 31, 2015 3:17 PM in response to Ian R. Brown
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    Mar 31, 2015 3:17 PM in response to Ian R. Brown

    Ian R. Brown wrote:

     

    All music that comes with FCP X or any Apple product is copyright free and can be used in any way you want.

    Except you cannot sell it. You can use it commercial productions but you cannot attempt to sell the music as your own.

  • by Tom Wolsky,

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Mar 31, 2015 6:03 PM in response to David Bogie Chq-1
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    Mar 31, 2015 6:03 PM in response to David Bogie Chq-1

    You can't sell the loops, but you can sell and own anything you make using them. That's why half the time you use Apple loops the YouTube bots flag you as violating copyright, usually for a Rihanna song. You just have to go through the appeal, flag the material as Apple loops, and copy and paste the Apple license agreement in the appeal.

  • by fox_m,

    fox_m fox_m Apr 1, 2015 12:12 AM in response to Overcomer7
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    Apr 1, 2015 12:12 AM in response to Overcomer7

    All of the audio library content that comes with Apple Pro Apps (includes FCPX and Logic) are NOT copyright free.  Most of the audio is copyright by Apple, Inc. A good deal of the content is copyright by third parties like Detroit Chop Shop, Sound Ideas and various individuals.

     

    ALL of the content is Royalty Free (there's a big fat hairy difference!!!)

     

    You have licensed permission to use ALL the Apple Audio Library Content, for personal and commercial use *without* having to pay for that use in royalties.  (You've already done that — it's part of the cost of your software.) You cannot sell/resell the content; you cannot "cause the content" to be freely accessible to others (to my mind: this means that you may not use the content without alteration, without addition, or without "spoiling" a pristine copy of the audio [for example, with voiceovers].)  The license specifically states that you can use all of the clips to create your own compositions and/or original soundtracts (which heavily implies not using any specific clips as a "standalone" that can be potentially downloaded/copied.) [Logic Pro 9 and MainStage 2: Using royalty-free loops in commercial work - Apple Support]

     

    You SHOULD provide credit for the audio you use within the video you create (especially for YouTube.)  When you go to select audio in FCPX, the copyright owner is clearly listed with the audio clip. To simplify your credits you could possibly get away with something like: Music/Sound Effects provided by Apple, Inc. If you specify "copyright", then get the owners right.

     

    Apple audio content has been around for YEARS (Jam Packs).... Most of it has been used and reused by thousands of people on YouTube and with their content matching algorithms, your video is quite likely to be flagged for copyright violation. I know for a fact that if the audio is properly credited, you are not likely to receive copyright infringement notices (I'm 99.99% sure a human puts eyes on every video to make sure credit is given when there might be an issue — YouTube has to protect itself first.)  If you do receive a copyright "hit" and you've properly credited the source(s), then you have a leg to stand on for an appeal. YouTube knows about the licensing agreements that accompany Apple Pro Software. Be professional. Credit!

     

    PS - once you've given proper credit to others who have contributed to your video, copyright the video (*your work*) to yourself...

          @2015 by Your Real Name or Business Name