F.A.Q.
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Can I use your music in my YouTube videos?
Yes, you can use our music in your YouTube videos, if you want to get a commercial license you can join one of our paid Patreon Membership Plans.
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I don’t need a commercial license, can I use your music for free?
Yes, you can use our music for free if it's non-commercial, i.e. if you aren't earning money from it.
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Will I receive a copyright strike or a claim if I download and use your music for free in my videos?
You will never receive a copyright strike from Composer Squad, you may receive this notice: "Copyright-protected content found. The owner allows the content to be used on YouTube." This is not a copyright strike. It is a standard notification that does not harm your channel's status or mute your video's audio. You can learn more about this here.
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Is your music copyright-free?
No, our music is copyrighted and protected by international copyright law. However, when you join our paid Patreon Membership or purchase a single-track license, you are granted the right to use our music in your videos.
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Can I use your music in my YouTube content, without joining your paid Patreon Membership Plans, if I put your name in the description?
Yes, you can use our music for free for non-commercial purposes. Crediting Composer Squad in the description is optional but appreciated.
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How to credit you in my video?
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How does licensing work?
The license granted by your membership permits unlimited use of our music in your videos for the entire subscription period. You retain all rights to maintain these published videos after your membership expires.
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How can I get a license?
To get a license, you'll first need to buy a membership.
After paying, please send us a private message on requesting the license. In your message, be sure to include your:
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First and Last name
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Email address
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Links to your social media accounts: YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram channels
The license file will be issued within 48 hours of receiving your request.
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Will I face copyright issues?
Our music is registered with YouTube's Content ID system. If you upload a video featuring our music to YouTube, you may receive this notice: "Copyright-protected content found. The owner allows the content to be used on YouTube." This is not a copyright strike. It is a standard notification that does not harm your channel's status or mute your video's audio. As a Paid Member, you can use your license certificate to remove this notice and use our music commercially. You can learn more about this here.
If you purchase an annual Premium or Pro membership, we will whitelist your channel in YouTube's Content ID system.
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Do Membership plans cover using your music in my App or Promotional video?
Yes, you can use our music in your apps and commercials after purchasing our Pro Membership Plan that include the specified usage rights.
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Do any of your Membership plans include Broadcast usage on TV?
No, To use our music on TV you'll have to purchase a license via Luckstock.com.
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Do any of your Membership plans include the usage of music in Feature Films?
No, To use our music in Feature Films you'll have to purchase a license via Luckstock.com.
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Can I use your music tracks in multiple projects?
Yes, you can use our music tracks in multiple projects if you have our Membership.
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What are the genres of your tracks?
Our collection consists of music in various genres, with different themes, moods and for various occasions, events & more. We cover genres such as: Ambient, Cinematic, Dubstep, Electronic, Funk, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Pop, Rock, Reggae, Synthwave, Lofi & more.
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Do Membership plans include different versions or edits?
We have up to 5 additional different versions for each track (underscore, 30sec, loops, etc.) included for the music tracks in the PRO Membership plan.
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Will I get all the rights to own the music?
No, you will get a non-exclusive license to use these music tracks in your projects & videos. All ownership rights belong to the Composer Squad.
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Can I sell or give away this music?
No, our offers allow one user to use these music tracks & do not include selling or distributing music "as is”, as a part of a music package, or otherwise. The ownership & copyright of the music tracks belong to the Composer Squad, you only get the right to use them in your videos & projects.
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What happens to my YouTube videos if my Membership subscription ends or is cancelled?
Your license to use our music in your videos depends on your membership tier:
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Monthly Membership: You receive a commercial license to use our music in an unlimited number of videos with our music for one month.
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Annual Membership: You receive a commercial license to use our music in an unlimited number of videos with our music for one year.
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After Your License Expires
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You must have an active subscription to use our music in new videos.
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Videos published before the expiration date are safe. You do not need to delete them
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You have the option to renew your license at any point should you wish to create and publish new videos using our music in the future.
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I have another question
If you have any questions at all, send us an email at info@composersquad.com and we'll get back to you ASAP.