Ever since my AMA I have seemed to be getting a higher than average number of requests to use my music in various things. I've typically got 2 or 3 of these a month, but lately there's been more so I'm just going to lay out my policy here so I don't have to keep responding to them. I'm very lazy. IF YOU WANT TO USE MY MUSIC FOR SOMETHING FOLLOW THESE STEPS STEP 1) Do you have the potential to make ANY money on it? This means Ads on youtube, submitting to festivals with prize money, or a kickstarter campaign. YOU MUST EMAIL ME FIRST AND GET WRITTEN PERMISSION. I don't care if you don't think you will make money on it, if the potential is there legally you have to contact me. If it is for a nonprofit, I will most likely give you permission for free, as long as it's not like the Nazis Helping Nazis Foundation. You still have to email me first. STEP 2) You won't be making any money on it? Great! People often ask me for permission to use my songs in school projects, free podcasts, and youtube videos. IF YOU HAVE NO ADS OR POTENTIAL FOR MONEY YOU CAN USE MY MUSIC FOR FREE. JUST CREDIT ME AND PUT A LINK TO ONE OF MY SITES WHEREVER YOU POST IT. STEP 3) Let's say you make a short film and use my music and post it with no ads or anything of the sort, totally compliant with step 2. Now it's gone viral, and somebody wants to buy it! Congrats! Wonderful news! Now you have to pay me. I'm not an insane asshole, I won't ask for more than you're being paid, but fair is fair. I'm always willing to work within budgets etc but it needs to be worked out. STEP 4) You ignore all this and use my music commercially without my permission. Well, now you're in trouble. "But I only used it for my gaming channel!" Yes, but you have thousands of subscribers and ads posted on the videos. You're getting a takedown notice and strike on your account. Probably. So that's my policy. Hopefully this will stop most of the emails. Just be aware of what exactly is happening. As an aside, if you post my music on youtube, expect to get a notice about it and have it sync. I make money of that. Not much (at all), but it happens automatically and you won't get it trouble. TL;DR, MONEY FOR YOU, MONEY FOR ME.
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