What am I allowed to do with Daniel’s music?

Hey so, turns out copyright law is a fickle thing! If you’ve clicked on this, you probably have been wondering if you’re allowed to use my music in your youtube video or your twitch stream or whatever other video service there is.

Contact: patrick at threepm dot net

Can I share my Remix and upload for monetization – We typically do not grant these licenses except in extraordinary circumstances, but if you want to inquire about obtaining these types of licenses, please contact us at patrick at threepm dot net

This use requires two licenses for the clearance of the sample. In order to use a sound recording from Minecraft for the purpose of incorporating it into a new song you are composing, you would need to acquire from us a license for the actual recording pulled from Minecraft as well as the composition that is contained in that recording.

Can I Reference / use a motif from a Minecraft song in my piece of music and upload to Distro –  We typically do not grant this type of license except in extraordinary circumstances, but if you want to inquire about obtaining this license, please contact us at patrick at threepm dot net.

Your creation of a motif using the same chord progression and/or melody as a song on Minecraft and recording it in your own way requires a license as the chord progression and/or melodies to songs on Minecraft are protected by our copyright in the composition of our songs. 

Educational Uses – Can I use in my student film? Can I use in my college video essay or podcast type project?  – We typically do not grant these licenses except in extraordinary circumstances, but if you want to inquire about obtaining these licenses, please contact us at patrick at threepm dot net. Any podcast or similar endeavor that has the capacity for wider distribution will not be granted any license for sample clearance. These uses of sound recordings from Minecraft for the purposes of incorporating them into student films require two synchronization licenses. Synchronization licenses are needed whenever sound recordings and associated compositions are paired with moving images. You would need to acquire from us a license for the master side of the recording pulled from Minecraft as well as a composition side license. 

Video Game uses – We never grant these licenses under any circumstance. These uses require two synchronization licenses. In order to incorporate a song from Minecraft into a video game, you would need to acquire from us a license for the master side of the recording pulled from Minecraft as well as the composition side license.

Twitch Stream MINECRAFT PLAYTHROUGH – This is ALWAYS allowed. Some users may get a DMCA takedown. This is NOT FROM US, as some uses are whitelisted and these are often but not always fraudulent uploads. If you get an erroneous DMCA takedown, get in touch with us and share your twitch or youtube email, including all the claimant details as well as the video that is being demonetized or taken down. 

Non-Minecraft Stream usages (lifestyle, cooking, painting, podcast-style-chatting) – We rarely grant uses for this circumstance but if you want to inquire about obtaining these licenses, please contact us at patrick at threepm dot nett.

To explain further – Your use of sound recordings from Minecraft for the purposes of incorporating them into lifestyle videos, whether cooking, painting, podcast style chatting, etc, requires two synchronization licenses for pairing Minecraft sound recordings and associated compositions with moving images. You would need to acquire from us a license for the master side of the recording pulled from Minecraft as well as a composition side license.

Can I make piano versions / Ambient versions / speedup/slowed down versions and put up for monetization on YouTube? Your creation of “covers” of Minecraft songs, recorded your own way and  uploaded to YouTube does not require a license as long as the recording is only uploaded to YouTube. A cover is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. YouTube has a content identification system called Content ID that will allow us to monetize covers of Minecraft songs on their platform. If you want to release a cover of a Minecraft song outside of YouTube, a compulsory license is required. You can obtain a compulsory license without our approval, however, one of the requirements of obtaining a compulsory license is to notify us of your intent to use our songs. You can find information on how to properly obtain a compulsory license HERE.

What’s the best way to cover a Minecraft Song? Connected to above – how to best handle covers / different versions. If you want to release a cover of a Minecraft song outside of YouTube, a compulsory license is required. You can obtain a compulsory license without our approval, however, one of the requirements of obtaining a compulsory license is to notify us of your intent to use our songs. You can find information on how to properly obtain a compulsory license HERE.