1. SONGS ON THE FMA:
REMIX, REUSE,
RECYCLE
Brought to you by the FMA & Creative
Commons

2. 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

3. 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

4. AGENDA
 Finding tracks
 Understanding Creative Commons
licenses
 Using songs in projects
 Sharing work with FMA & CC
Communities

5. FMA Search Page
Artist Pages
Finding tracks on the FMA

6. Browse by Genre

7. Browse by Curator

8. Geography of the Search Page

9. Geography of the Search Page

10. Geography of the Search Page

11. Geography of the Search Page

12. Geography of the Search Page

13. Geography of the Search Page
Download

14. Geography of the Search Page
Listen in
Pop-Out
Player

15. Geography of an Artist Page

16. Geography of an Artist Page

17. Geography of an Artist Page

18. 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:

19. Geography of an Artist Page

20. Geography of an Album Page

21. AGENDA
 Finding songs
 Understanding Creative Commons
licenses
 Using songs in projects
 Sharing work with FMA & CC
Communities

22. with Eric Steuer
Creative Commons Licenses

23. What are Creative Commons
licenses?
 Creative Commons licenses are simple,
standardized legal tools that creators can use
to grant copyright permissions to their work.

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. Creative Commons
Attribution
Non-Commercial No Derivative Works
Share Alike
Step 1: Choose Conditions

28. Creative Commons
Attribution
Non-Commercial No Derivative Works
Share Alike
Step 1: Choose Conditions

29. Creative Commons
Attribution
Non-Commercial No Derivative Works
Share Alike
Step 1: Choose Conditions

30. Creative Commons
Attribution
Non-Commercial No Derivative Works
Share Alike
Step 1: Choose Conditions

31. Creative Commons
Attribution
Non-Commercial No Derivative Works
Share Alike
Step 1: Choose Conditions

32. Creative Commons

33. Creative Commons

34. Creative Commons
CC licenses are expressed in three ways.

35. Creative Commons

36. Creative Commons

37. Creative Commons

38. Creative Commons

39. AGENDA
 Finding songs
 Understanding Creative Commons
licenses
 Using songs in projects
 Sharing work with FMA & CC
Communities

40. Using Songs from the FMA

41. 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.

42. 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.

43. 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.

44. 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.

45. Covering Songs from FMA
 Artists retain copyright over their works.
 Creative Commons licenses grant some
permissions.
 If in doubt, contact the artist.

46. 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.

47. AGENDA
 Finding songs
 Understanding Creative Commons
licenses
 Using songs in projects
 Sharing work with FMA & CC
Communities

48. Contact us:
freemusicarchive.org/Contact/
How to submit work to FMA

49. 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

50. 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.

51. 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.

52. 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

53. 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.

54. Other places to share work
 Archive.org
 Jamendo
 ccMixter
 Bandcamp
 Soundcloud

55. Questions, Comments, etc?
contact@freemusicarchive.org