MacVoices #26189: NAB - Epidemic Sound Talks on Copyright, Creators, and Licensing

At NAB in Las Vegas, Alex Mavlios of Epidemic Sound explains how the company licenses music by acquiring full rights from artists, then offering secure usage across podcasts, video, social media, broadcast, and film. He addresses copyright risks, monetized content, artist royalties, pricing from creator plans to enterprise licenses, and why perpetual licensing helps creators avoid future rights disputes.  Show Notes: Chapters: 0:03 Opening from NAB 202600:13 Introducing Alex from Epidemic Sound00:27 What Epidemic Sound does00:39 Scouting artists and operating like a label00:55 Commissioning tracks and acquiring full rights01:25 Artist distribution and royalty sharing01:42 Secure licensing for creators and clients01:47 Platform tools for finding and syncing music01:59 Types of music licenses available02:20 Licensing for broadcast, podcasts, social, public performance, and film02:49 Non-exclusive use of licensed tracks03:10 Why multiple rights holders create risk03:42 Planning ahead before content becomes successful04:00 Copyright exposure on social media04:35 Comparing licensed music to playing your own04:55 Pricing for individual creators and large enterprises05:52 Perpetual licensing and long-term protection06:20 Website and closing with Alex06:28 More coverage from NAB in Las Vegas06:34 Closing credits and support information Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon     http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:     http://macvoices.com      Twitter:     http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner     http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Mastodon:     https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:     https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes     Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss