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Getting The Proper License For Your Commissioned Arrangement Permission Fees range from $50 to several hundred dollars, depending on variables such as the nature of intended performance, who the licensee is (educational is cheaper), our arranging fee, and other factors.

Arrangements of copyrighted works are only permitted to be sold with ArrangeMe. Selling an arrangement with ArrangeMe does not grant any additional permission to sell your work on other websites, or in physical printed sheet music, unless you have a direct agreement with the work owner or publisher.

Base fee for an arrangement is $150. This includes a full musical score for up to two instruments. Each additional instrument is $50. So a string quartet would cost $250.

There are 2 easy ways to obtain permission to arrange a copyrighted song.Contact a Print Representative Online. Your request will be processed most promptly when your request is submitted to the print publisher whose catalog includes your song(s).Contact the Copyright Owner Directly.

U.S. copyright laws protect a song's arrangements as original works of authorship. This intellectual property protection extends to the underlying musical composition of your song, including chords, musical notes, harmonies, rhythm, and lyrics.

Put simply; you can legally use music in videos if you have permission from the person, people, or company who owns the rights. Since the publisher and the record label usually hold music rights, you'll have to get permission from both. From the publisher or composer, you'll get a synchronization (or sync license).

Arranging a copyrighted musical work requires the permission of the copyright owner. There are Fair Use exceptions in U.S. copyright law that support educators:The arrangement cannot change the basic melody or fundamental character of the work. (United States Copyright Law: A Guide for Music Educators)