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Re: Pixabay has royalty free music you can use for free

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dannyw wrote: post #18
traceroute66 wrote: post #17

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> The same way an open source project isn't going to come with support that you'd get from licensing a (paid) Oracle product. I've seen some clutching-at-straws arguments in my time, but oof, that's a doozy ! Apples and Oranges. Let's just say I would question the utility of an image "license" that is not able to provide an infringement warranty. As for the "cost" of a Getty (or other) image license. Said cost of an…

I think it's a reasonable comparison: most open source licenses don't give you trademark rights. For example, see the "Trademarks" exclusion in the Apache 2.0 license. When it comes to Pixabay content, most do not feature trademarks, or identifiable persons. That makes the Getty warranties moot . Furthermore, their warranties have caveats ("your use of such content in accordance with this agreement"). If you use a st…

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Re: Pixabay has royalty free music you can use for free

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Post by jqvincent16 »

dchest wrote: post #29

Used a music from Pixabay on a YouTube video, had a copyright claim from the author. (Apparently there's a process to clear it: https://pixabay.com/blog/posts/how-to-clear-a-youtube-conten... )

Same thing here. I got hit from several pixabay tracks. It seems like bullshit if you're going to get a copyright claim unless you jump through this long list of hoops. Royalty free should be just that, with no strings attached.

Re: Pixabay has royalty free music you can use for free

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Post by jqvincent16 »

dannyw wrote: post #14
sysadm1n wrote: post #9

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I don't expect a copyright match using these. But if you do get one, consider the site flawed since the music is supposed to be royalty free, gratis and absent of copyright

Actually, if you do get one, you should be able to clear it with a Pixabay License certificate: https://pixabay.com/blog/posts/how-to-clear-a-youtube-conten... (Disclosure: I work for Canva, the parent company of Pixabay).

You should put a warning on each track. When I first started trying Pixabay the only message for any given track was "Crediting isn't required, but linking back is greatly appreciated and allows music authors to gain exposure." There's nothing warning users that they will more than likely be hit with a copyright notice and will have to follow some specific steps to get around it. That's pretty annoying.

Re: Pixabay has royalty free music you can use for free

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Post by selcuka »

Thorrez wrote: post #28
birdyrooster wrote: post #6

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Lol so it’s a search engine masquerading as a royalty free media site

Is it a search engine searching other sites, or is it just searching stuff that its own users uploaded?

Is there really a difference? Instead of using automated spiders it asks users to do the crawling.

Is Pinterest not a search engine for images?

Re: Pixabay has royalty free music you can use for free

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Post by Thorrez »

selcuka wrote: post #36
Thorrez wrote: post #28

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Is it a search engine searching other sites, or is it just searching stuff that its own users uploaded?

Is there really a difference? Instead of using automated spiders it asks users to do the crawling. Is Pinterest not a search engine for images?

Is any significant percent of the stuff uploaded there uploaded by people who didn't have the copyright?

Re: Pixabay has royalty free music you can use for free

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Post by dchest »

arthurcolle wrote: post #30
dchest wrote: post #29

Used a music from Pixabay on a YouTube video, had a copyright claim from the author. (Apparently there's a process to clear it: https://pixabay.com/blog/posts/how-to-clear-a-youtube-conten... )

How did your process go, old sport?

"Good news! After reviewing your dispute, [...] has decided to release their copyright claim on your YouTube video."
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