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Category: Licensing

Image and music licenses, releases and AI images.

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Music in Your Videos: Licenses, Myths and What Happens on Social Platforms

by X Magic Media StudioLicensing

Why a song has two copyrights, sync and master licenses, myths about short clips and credits, royalty-free and public domain music, business accounts.

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Model and Property Releases: When You Need Permission for Photos of People and Places

by X Magic Media StudioLicensing

When commercial photos of recognizable people need a model release, editorial exceptions, minors and staff, property and trademark issues.

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Image Licenses Explained: Royalty-Free, Rights-Managed, Editorial and Creative Commons

by X Magic Media StudioLicensing

What common image licenses allow, why royalty-free isn’t free, what editorial-only means, the Creative Commons licenses and CC0, and keeping records.

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AI-Generated Images and Copyright: What the Copyright Office and Courts Have Said

by X Magic Media StudioLicensing

Why purely AI-generated images can’t be registered, which human contributions can be protected, the Thaler case and practical risks for businesses.

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