1. The Basic License endows you, the licensee, with a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide right to employ the chosen musical composition (Track) in a commercial context. The terms set forth herein are binding, and the Licensing FAQs are an integral part of this license agreement.
2. You have permission to deploy the Track within multiple applications (meaning multiple products or projects) through one of the permissible methods (Allowed Use) listed below:
- Integration with an audio-visual or audio-only piece to develop an End Product that not only includes the Track but also combines other elements, resulting in a creation that is broader in scale and distinct in essence from the Track itself;
- Certain designated direct playback scenarios, including use as ambient or background music for a singular event, place, or venue, the exclusive background music system for on-hold calls within one company, or as a personal ringtone for one individual’s mobile device.
Examples of End Products include DVDs, websites, audiobooks, mobile applications, video games, online videos (such as those on YouTube or Vimeo), corporate presentations, promotional content for the web, live performances, social media platforms, and independent films.
3. The license grants you the rights to use the Track for public performance, display, distribution, and reproduction—however, this does not include broadcast rights. Please review the following section for certain restrictions and refer to subsequent clauses for activities that do not qualify as Allowed Uses.
Don’t worry: whether your project is free, commercial, monetized, or not, for-profit or non-profit, it’s all good as long as it fits within one Allowed Use! All our music licenses are “multiple application” licenses, meaning they’re valid for multiple products, uses, or projects. For further details, continue reading and check out the FAQs.
Broadcast meaning: (a) Traditional TV and radio broadcasts, including but not limited to terrestrial, cable, and satellite channels, as well as traditional broadcast radio; or (b) Digital alternatives to classic TV and radio broadcasting, for example, mobile television services, IPTV which encompasses streaming TV and video-on-demand, and internet-based streaming radio. For broadcasting projects, please see our Premium license.
4. Allowed Uses are subject to the following restrictions:
- For End Products that are either digitally downloaded or physically produced, unlimited copies are allowed.
- The use of the Track in broadcast contexts is prohibited.
- The license does not permit theatrical release for films. However, usage in an Indie Film is considered an Allowed Use.
- This license does not cover public performance rights for P.R.O. Music.
What you are allowed to do with the Track
5. Beyond the constraints outlined in clause 4, there are no limits on the number of times an End Product featuring the Track can be viewed or displayed. For instance, an End Product can receive an unlimited number of online views or webpage visits.
6. You are permitted to produce multiple End Products for a client and transfer those End Products to them, at which point the license is also transferred to your client.
7. You may alter or adapt the Track, or integrate it with other content, to fit your End Product(s). Any creations derived from the Track fall under the stipulations of this license. Ownership of the Track, in its original or modified form, cannot be claimed by you under this section. The activities mentioned in this clause are permissible provided that the final application conforms to an Allowed Use as defined in clause 2.
For instance, you’re allowed to edit, loop, or stretch a music track to fit your project’s needs. However, creating a remix of a music track and then claiming or registering it as your original composition is not permitted. For further details on ownership rights related to the Track, please refer to clause 17.
8. This license is designated as a “multiple application” license, and it allows you to create permissible variations of an End Product and to disseminate the End Product across various platforms, as explained in the FAQs.
Permitted variations include, for example, truncated versions of a single web promotion or language translations of a singular video.
What you are not allowed to do with the Track
9. Redistributing the Track as a musical work, stock track, within a tool or template, or accompanied by source files is not allowed. This restriction applies whether the Track stands alone or is integrated with other tracks (like in an audio collection), even if the Track has been altered. Redistribution of the Track in its original form or with minor changes is prohibited, including free distribution.
For instance, modifying a music track and distributing it on a music CD is not permissible. You also cannot overlay lyrics onto a music track and sell it as your own song on iTunes, nor can you incorporate a music track into your internet radio service. When uploading projects online, the music cannot be the main content—it must support other content. You are not permitted to use the music tracks on online music channels (YouTube, Rumble, and other video streaming sites) if the primary purpose of the channel is for people to listen to the music in its unaltered form. (This does not apply when the music is used as background music in venues such as gyms, live events, shops, bars, and similar places.)
10. Using the Track in platforms that enable an end user to personalize a digital or physical product to their specific needs, such as “on demand,” “made to order,” or “build it yourself” setups, is forbidden. The Track may only be used in these contexts if a separate license is acquired for each end product generated with the Track.
11. You must ensure that end users cannot extract the Track and use it independently from the End Product.
12. Trademark or service mark claims over the Track within an End Product are also prohibited.
More license terms
13. All Musical Wanderings Tracks are registered through a Performance Rights Organization (P.R.O.), namely BMI. In the event you plan to utilize the P.R.O. music Track in an End Product that will be publicly performed or broadcasted, you might be required to secure further performance rights from the P.R.O., which could lead to the incurring of extra fees that are charged by the P.R.O. This license does not include any exemption from paying P.R.O. fees. However, you or your client aren’t the ones who handle these royalties. It’s actually the broadcasting network, whether it’s TV, radio, or social media platforms, that takes care of them.
If you’re curious about performing rights or wondering when additional fees from P.R.O.s might apply, our FAQs have all the details you need in a user-friendly format.
14. You’re encouraged to use the Track only for purposes that are legal. Please avoid using the Track in any way that could be seen as defamatory, obscene, demeaning, or in connection with sensitive topics.
For clarity on what constitutes sensitive topics, please visit our FAQs.
15. It’s important not to use the Track in a manner that breaches any export laws applicable to you.
16. If this license is violated and the issue isn’t corrected, the license may be terminated. In this event, you must cease all permitted uses of the Track, which includes stopping any distribution of an End Product containing the Track until the Track has been removed from it.
17. Ownership of the Track remains with Musical Wanderings, though you are granted a license to use the Track under these terms. This means you cannot claim ownership of the Track, even with modifications as outlined in clause 7, such as altering the Track and claiming it through content identification systems.
For instance, if you integrate a music track into your video, you are not allowed to claim rights over that music, like by using “ContentID” or any similar system on the music within your video.
Effective Date: 8 August 2024
