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title: Licence it for TV, film or an advert on the Basic (MP3) tier: no
publisher: RapCanon
canonical: https://rapcanon.com/tools/beat-license-checker/sync-tv-film-basic-mp3/
license: CC-BY-4.0
retrieved: 2026-08-12
---

> Can I license this song for a TV show or a commercial? On the Basic (MP3) tier: not permitted. Sync requires clearance from BOTH the recording and the composition. Even on an exclusive, the producer typica

Beat licence matrix

 
# Can I license this song for a TV show or a commercial?

 
Basic (MP3) licence

 Not permitted 

 
On the Basic (MP3) tier, licence it for tv, film or an advert is not permitted as these agreements are ordinarily written. Sync requires clearance from BOTH the recording and the composition. Even on an exclusive, the producer typically still controls a share of the composition, so a sync deal usually needs their signature as well as yours.

 

 
## What to check in your agreement

 
Whether sync is granted at all, and who must sign to clear the composition.

 
## The same question on every other tier

 Licence tier | Licence it for TV, film or an advert | 
 Free (tagged) | Not permitted | 
 Premium (WAV) | Not permitted | 
 Trackout / Stems | Not permitted | 
 Unlimited lease | Depends on the contract | 
 Exclusive rights | Depends on the contract | 
 

 
## What this tier is

 
The entry lease. Mixed MP3 only, hard caps on streams and sales, and the beat stays on sale to everyone else. Typical price: $20–40.

 
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.

 
Part of the Beat Licence Checker and
 an open dataset published under CC-BY 4.0. Reuse it, including commercially, with attribution.
 Last reviewed 2026-08-12.

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## How to cite this page

**APA**
RapCanon. (2026). Licence it for TV, film or an advert on the Basic (MP3) tier: no. Retrieved from https://rapcanon.com/tools/beat-license-checker/sync-tv-film-basic-mp3/

**BibTeX**
```bibtex
@misc{rapcanon-licence-it-for-tv-film-or-an-advert-on-t,
  title  = {Licence it for TV, film or an advert on the Basic (MP3) tier: no},
  author = {{RapCanon}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://rapcanon.com/tools/beat-license-checker/sync-tv-film-basic-mp3/},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-08-12}
}
```

**Wikipedia**
```
{{cite web |title=Licence it for TV, film or an advert on the Basic (MP3) tier: no |url=https://rapcanon.com/tools/beat-license-checker/sync-tv-film-basic-mp3/ |publisher=RapCanon |access-date=2026-08-12}}
```

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