But there are also licenses especially for music and other works of art, such as EFF's Open Audio License, LinuxTag's Open Music License, the Free Art license and some of the Creative Commons Licences.īefore the advent of copyright law in the early 18th century and its subsequent application to music compositions first, all music was "free" according to the definitions used in free software or free music, since there were no copyright restrictions. Some free music is licensed under licenses that are intended for software (like the GPL) or other writings (the GFDL). A Free Music Public License (FMPL) is available for those who prefer a formal approach. The Free Music Philosophy generally encourages creators to free music using whatever language or methods they wish. The word free refers to freedom (as in free software), not to price. It does not mean that there should be no fee involved.
Thus free music is either in the public domain or licensed under a free license by the artist or copyright holder themselves, often as a method of promotion. It may be used in the abstract, or applied to a sound recording or musical composition.įree music or libre music is music that, like free software, can freely be copied, distributed and modified for any purpose. The crossed out copyright symbol with a musical note on the right hand side is the free music symbol, signifying a lack of copyright restrictions on music.
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