Thursday, November 4, 2010

Buying Non Exclusive & Exclusive Beats/Instrumentals - Overview

By Mike Lightner

If you found this article you are probably having trouble picking between non exclusive beats and purchasing the exclusive rights to a beat. Producers who are selling their beats most always offer these two different types of licenses when selling their instrumental music. The main difference between the two is that exclusive rights cost a lot more and that non exclusive means that many other people are going to have the rights to use the music as well.

Lets start with buying the non exclusive rights. People that purchase non exclusive beats and instrumentals are generally up and coming artists/labels that want hot music but don't want to pay such a high price. Usually by purchasing the beat the artist(s)/label come to a non-exclusive agreement with a producer stating the terms which both parties can abide to. Most websites that sell beats have these license agreements and terms laid out so that everyone can understand what they are getting out of the deal.

It is very crucial that you understand exactly what you are getting before you buy any beat or instrumental. Some beat makers and producers prefer to sell their non exclusive beats on a lease, which means you can only use the beat for a limited amount of time. This means that if you buy that instrumental beat with a non exclusive license you will only be able to legally use it for a certain amount of time. However, most trusted websites and beat makers decide to sell their non exclusive beats and exclusive beats separate, and both for life. This means that they never sell a non exclusive beat to someone looking for exclusive rights.

Exclusive rights means selling/buying beats so that the instrumental music goes to one person only. These beats usually start at around $500 and go upwards from there. Good online producers sell their exclusive beats for thousands and the best producers in the world can make over a million for one exclusive beat. However, there are exceptions where you'll find new producers selling their exclusives beats for $25 even $50. An exclusive license basically allows the artist/label/multimedia producer to be the only one that can legally use the beat.

Only serious artists, labels, TV shows, movies should purchase exclusives. So if your not making big moves or working on an album then just purchase a non exclusive license until you can afford an exclusive license. If you really want to have a beat that no one else can legally use than an exclusive license is for you.

It really comes down to what your goals are and how much money is in your pocket. If you have a lot of money or you have a very large budget then you should have no problem getting beats with exclusive rights. You will be buying the security of knowing no one else will be using that same music. The producer will own the beat, and you will have all the legal rights to use it. If you don't have a lot of money then you should really just buy a non exclusive and hope that a lot of other people aren't using it as well.

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