Using the Free Music Archive: A Guide For Musicians with Creative Commons expert Eric Steuer
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SONGS ON THE FMA: REMIX, REUSE, RECYCLEBrought to you by the FMA & Creative Commons
The Free Music Archive
Started as a repository for free & Creative Commons-licensed music, including live recordings and Public Domain tracks
Affiliated with and founded by WFMU
Creative Commons
Established in 2001 Offers custom licenses to add to
copyrighted work CC licenses act as an addendum to
copyright, not as an exception to it
AGENDA
Finding tracks Understanding Creative
Commons licenses Using songs in projects Sharing work with FMA & CC
Communities
FMA Search PageArtist Pages
Finding tracks on the FMA
Browse by Genre
Browse by Curator
Geography of the Search Page
Geography of the Search Page
Geography of the Search Page
Geography of the Search Page
Geography of the Search Page
Geography of the Search Page
Download
Geography of the Search Page
Listen in Pop-Out Player
Geography of an Artist Page
Geography of an Artist Page
Geography of an Artist Page
Contacting an artist
Do a web search Look for website listed & search for
“Contact” Look for “Email this artist”
button/contact link on an artist page:
Geography of an Artist Page
Geography of an Album Page
AGENDA
Finding songs Understanding Creative
Commons licenses Using songs in projects Sharing work with FMA & CC
Communities
with Eric Steuer
Creative Commons Licenses
What are Creative Commons licenses?
Creative Commons licenses are simple, standardized legal tools that creators can use to grant copyright permissions to their work.
What are Creative Commons licenses?
When you see a creative work online that is marked with a Creative Commons license, you know that its creator has offered it to the public for certain types of free use.
Creative Commons
There are six different Creative Commons licenses. Each one has different conditions. Which license a creator chooses will depend on how they want to share their work.
Creative Commons
There is no registration to use the Creative Commons licenses. Licensing a work is as simple as selecting which of the six licenses best meets your goals, and then marking your work in some way so that others know that you have chosen to release the work under the terms of that license.
Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons
CC licenses are expressed in three ways.
Creative Commons
Creative Commons
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AGENDA
Finding songs Understanding Creative
Commons licenses Using songs in projects Sharing work with FMA & CC
Communities
Using Songs from the FMA
Podcasting with songs from FMA
Webcasts – all songs on FMA are cleared for free download, use in podcasts and webcasts, and for noncommercial radio broadcasts.
When in doubt, ask.
Podcasting with songs from FMA
Webcasts – all songs on FMA are cleared for free download, use in podcasts and webcasts, and for noncommercial radio programs.
Attribution is required for all Creative Commons work.
Podcasting with songs from FMA
Webcasts – all songs on FMA are cleared for free download, use in podcasts and webcasts, and for noncommercial radio programs.
Attribution is required for all Creative Commons work.
Songs on FMA may not be ‘radio friendly’ in terms of language.
Remixing songs from FMA
Depends on the license
Unless specified, tracks are available as complete pieces (which can be sampled). FMA does not specifically host packs of individual tracks, stems, etc.
Covering Songs from FMA
Artists retain copyright over their works.
Creative Commons licenses grant some permissions.
If in doubt, contact the artist.
FMA-specific licenses
FMA Download-Only
You are free to stream, download, copy, store and reproduce this work as reasonably necessary for your personal, noncommercial use. You may not alter, perform, adapt or otherwise redistribute the work under any conditions.
AGENDA
Finding songs Understanding Creative
Commons licenses Using songs in projects Sharing work with FMA & CC
Communities
Contact us: freemusicarchive.org/Contact/
How to submit work to FMA
1. Send us an email.
musicsubmissions (at) freemusicarchive (dot) org
Send us a link to the work you would like to share. Streaming services preferred.
List 3-5 of your best/recommended tracks; what you might like to use as a first impression of your work
2. Choose a license for your work. Review licenses at
creativecommons.org/licenses or creativecommons.org/choose/
Choose the one that fits your needs best.
Include a link to the license, or indicate your preference for FMA-Only, Public Domain/CC0, Art Libre, etc.
3. Tell us if you’re here already. Include your FMA Username (if you've
already signed up).
Let us know if an FMA curator has showcased your work in the past.
4. Do some reading
Review our Upload Policy and make sure your music is a good fit.
Quality mp3s ready to roll
Original work that you can license how you want
5. Sit tight!
Our curators will review your work (we get a lot of stuff to review constantly) and will be in touch regarding how to move forward.
Other places to share work
Archive.org Jamendo ccMixter Bandcamp Soundcloud
