[BC] Music In Commercials

Glen Kippel glen.kippel at gmail.com
Thu Feb 2 14:10:16 CST 2012


On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 5:37 PM, Larry Fuss <lfuss2 at cox.net> wrote:
>>AFAIK, there is no rules per se, but as long as the music is licensed from
>either the label or artist, it's fine.

>Your ASCAP, BMI or SESAC license does not cover the use of songs in
>commercials.  You'd need to license to song from the songwriter or copyright
>holder.

>---------------
 
Unless, of course, the music is in the Public Domain.  You can use the William Tell Overture, the Flight of the Bumblebee or Also Sprech Zarathustra, etc. all you want.



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