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The Beat Licence Matrix

Name: The Beat Licence Matrix: an open CC-BY dataset
Published: 2026-08-12
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

What each standard beat-licence tier actually permits, use by use, as the terms are ordinarily written across the major beat marketplaces. Industry-standard defaults, not a reading of any individual contract.

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6Standard licence tiers

12Intended uses

72Resolved cells

What is in it

Every cell carries a verdict, the mechanism that produces it, the clause to check in your own agreement, and, where one exists, the specific trap that catches people on that combination.

Licence and reuse

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Scope limit. This models the STANDARD form of each tier. Any individual agreement overrides it. Where a cell says 'depends', the answer is genuinely contract-specific and no general resource can resolve it.

Sources: Beat Leasing vs Exclusive Rights Contract Explained · Exclusive vs Non-Exclusive Beat Licenses Explained · Beat Leasing or Exclusive Rights? What to Know in 2026 · Beat Licensing for Beginners: Exclusive vs Non-Exclusive vs Royalty-Free
Version 1.0 · as of 2026-08-12.