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Frequently asked questions

• Is your music royalty-free?

  Yes! The music and sound effects on Epidemic Sound are royalty-free, meaning you can use them in your content without having to pay royalties to artists or rights holders when the music is played. In fact, we set ourselves apart with an innovative license model that is even better than royalty-free. We own all rights to our music and can offer users a direct license with all rights included, globally.

• What are my licensing options and how am I covered?

  Epidemic Sound offers different subscriptions to suit your content needs. Whether you're creating content for yourself, your business or your clients, an Epidemic Sound subscription will allow you to use unlimited music and sound effects anywhere online, including on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, TikTok, podcasts, websites and more, in accordance with the terms and conditions applicable to the subscription of your choice. You can publish and monetize your content with our music worry-free. If you're a major publisher and need to soundtrack TV, cinema, streaming video on demand, live events or more we offer customized plans.
  
  Read more about our licensing options here and see our terms and conditions here.

• How will you keep me safe from copyright issues?

  We set ourselves apart with a license model that goes beyond the standard. Because we own all the rights to our music we can offer users a direct license with all rights included, globally. This means with an Epidemic Sound subscription you can publish and monetize your content with our music worry-free. Simply connect your social media channels to your Epidemic Sound account. All content published during an active subscription will stay cleared forever.

• What happens after I cancel?

  Any content you publish while your subscription is active will be cleared forever! When you cancel your subscription, you'll still have access to use the Epidemic Sound library until the end of your current subscription period. After that, any new content published will not be cleared. Resubscribe at any time to access all our music and start publishing again.

• Can I use it for free?

  While it's free to listen to our music, downloading and using Epidemic Sound's music requires an active subscription or a single track license. We do not provide music or sound effects for free. You will always need to purchase a subscription or a license in order to publish content using Epidemic Sound music. You can check out our pricing here!