Which license is used for the use of the composition?

Which license is used for the use of the composition?

• A. Mechanical License
• B. Blanket License
• C. Synchronization license
• D. Master Use License

Answer: (C)

A synchronization license is used when you want to pair a musical composition with moving images. It grants the right to synchronize the underlying song—its melody, harmony, and lyrics—with video, film, ads, or other visual media. This license is handled with the song’s publisher or rights holder for the composition, not with the owner of the actual sound recording. As extra context, a mechanical license covers reproducing the composition in audio formats (like CDs or digital downloads), a blanket license typically provides broad public-performance rights, and a master use license is for using a specific recording of the song. If you’re using a particular recording along with the visuals, you’d usually need both a synchronization license for the composition and a master use license for the recording.

A synchronization license is used when you want to pair a musical composition with moving images. It grants the right to synchronize the underlying song—its melody, harmony, and lyrics—with video, film, ads, or other visual media. This license is handled with the song’s publisher or rights holder for the composition, not with the owner of the actual sound recording.

As extra context, a mechanical license covers reproducing the composition in audio formats (like CDs or digital downloads), a blanket license typically provides broad public-performance rights, and a master use license is for using a specific recording of the song. If you’re using a particular recording along with the visuals, you’d usually need both a synchronization license for the composition and a master use license for the recording.