Royalty Free Music Questions and Answers

Question: Do I have to buy licensing credits to use music from Free Soundtrack Music?

Answer: No. Introductory FREE account users can download and use up to 6 tracks without any payment required.

Question: How do I sign up for a free acount?

Answer: From any of the search listing pages, click the link below the [PREVIEW] button, [GET FULL VERSION]. This will present the track download page. For the first download during a new session, returning users enter their email address and password before a download begins. At the bottom of the download page there is also a link to create a new account: [GET FREE ACCOUNT]. All new accounts are free of charge and include 6 FREE download/use credits. When the 6 FREE introductory credits have expired, users will have the option of purchasing more (6 more credits for $5.00 USD).

Question: How long are download credits good for?

Answer: Download credits (free or purchased) expire after 90 days.

Question: Is there a time limit on how long I can use the music I have downloaded?

Answer: No. The right to use music from the royalty free library does not expire.

Question: I tried to register for a new account, but did not receive an email containing a password.

Answer: Check your spam folder. Some email systems automatically identify messages from unfamiliar domains as spam. If you still cannot find any emails from FREE SOUNDTRACK MUSIC, email support: info@freesoundtrackmusic.com.

Question: Why do I have to enter my email address and password every time I try to download a track?

Answer: If you have disabled cookies, your login information is not stored in the browser. Also, purchased credits will not have been automatically added to your account. For cases where purchased credits are not recognized by the system, contact: info@freesoundtrackmusic.com.

Question: How is "Royalty Free" different from "Copyright Free" or "Public Domain" Music?

Answer: "Royalty Free" applies to a special type of music licensing where a video producer pays only a single, up-front fee to have the right to use a copyrighted sound recording in their film, video or digital multimedia production. (The process of obtaining the rights to use music in this way is called "synchronization licensing".) No additional payments (known as "royalties") need to be paid after the initial license purchase. "Royalty-Free" DOES NOT MEAN "Copyright Free". The moment a musician commits an original composition to paper, tape or computer memory, the music is automatically copyrighted by them. This is international law. "Copyright Free" could refer to an author's intent to specifically refuse to allow the default form of copyright to be assigned to their work, but is more commonly confused with music that is in the public domain. All copyrights expire, and "public domain" usually refers to music by composers who have been dead for at least fifty years (or longer depending on the jurisdiction). Almost all of what we think of as "classical music" compositions are now public domain, although any recent recordings of those compositions fall under the protection of copyright law.

Question: Can I use the music I have downloaded as background music to lyrics that I will write and sing?

Answer: No. The downloaded compositions cannot be used as part of your own songs or audio recordings. They are for use only in the soundtrack of films or videos and cannot be re-released or redistributed in audio-only format for any purposes (including as background music for poetry, audio books or the like).

If these F.A.Q.s do not answer your questions, please email your question to:

• Support and Service Email: info@freesoundtrackmusic.com