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A reference site featuring lists of public domain music, royalty-free recordings one can license, and public domain sheet music reprints.

Artists can license their music for productions and new media without giving up ownership, while TV and advertising producers can discover new music ready-for-use.

These are the sonic outlaws; people who have pushed the audio envelope, allegedly encroached upon another's copyright, and sometimes paid the price.

A thorough article that explains music publishing and copyrights. A must-read for any songwriter.

Learn about the ins and outs of a publishing deal.

Organization that protects members' rights by licensing and distributing royalties for the non-dramatic public performances of their copyrighted works.

Defends the right of songwriters and publishers to receive compensation for having their music performed in public.

Free membership is required to view this entire article that explains what mechanical royalties are.

The only rights clearance/licensing service that licenses rights from every discipline: Music Clearance, Film Clip Clearance, Celebrity Rights Clearance, Photo Licensing, Art Rights, Book Permissions, Multimedia Clearance, Cartoon Licensing, Sports Rights, Trademark Clearance, Public Domain.