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Beware Copyright Trolls

Posted on by Kevin MacLeod Posted in Copyright
A troll carrying a large scroll, with knights that are attacking it trying to get the scroll away from it.

“Copyright Troll” was generated by Midjourney… thereby violating copyrights? Or something? idk

 

From time to time, copyright claims are made on my music. Sometimes they’re copyright trolls. Sometimes they’re well-intentioned people who don’t read the fine print and create chaos. It’s like playing whack-a-mole….

Please contest any content ID claims you may get with courage! To my knowledge, no copyright strikes are in effect for anything I’ve written. Be prepared to send a lot of strongly worded emails and do a lot of sleuthing to find out the real source of the trouble. If you need help on this quest, let me know!

How to Post Your Music to the Public Domain – for free

Posted on by Kevin MacLeod Posted in Copyright, Music

I’ve been getting quite a few emails from people asking me how they can get their music published without having to spend money on bandwidth and servers. Most publishing sites are set up to make money from artists, and some can be quite expensive – which is stupid if you’re just trying to give away your music for free.

I put together a quick-to-read document on how to publish new music into the Public Domain using only free services. Spoiler Alert: It is mostly Pixabay.

I want to thank all the composers out there who want to share their music and help build a dynamic and modern Public Domain of creations that will accelerate all of art!

Music Catalog Available for any AI Training Project

Posted on by Kevin MacLeod Posted in AI, Copyright, Music

Attention AI Researchers and really, just anyone who trains these things:

I really like what you folks are doing, but there are complaints rumbling over at the Music Publisher’s Association that training on their property would mean infringing the United States Copyright Act’s reproduction right.

In contrast, my music would love to live in your training set!

The dataset is 4 days of music, about 1800 files, and includes some metadata.

Email me at kevin@incompetech.com, and I’ll send the download links.future computer

Magic Escape Room

Posted on by Kevin MacLeod Posted in Music

This pieces builds tension and speed all the time. The ramp-up starts slowly, and gets pretty crazy by the end. Like you’re solving puzzles in a… Magical Escape Room! There are several natural break-points for easy editing. If you look at the instrument list, you can see where this piece is going.

Harp, Bassoon, Flutes, Celesta, Percussion, Oboe, Timpani, Cellos, Basses, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Violins, Violas, French Horns, Trombones, Tuba, Pipe Organ, Clock Tower, Chimes, Church Bell!

But… have you tried the doorknob?

Posted on by Kevin MacLeod Posted in Music

Magic Escape Room


This pieces builds tension and speed all the time. The ramp-up starts slowly, and gets pretty crazy by the end. Like you’re solving puzzles in a… Magical Escape Room! There are several natural break-points for easy editing. If you look at the instrument list, you can see where this piece is going.

You can purchase from iTunes here!

Calculator One!

Posted on by Kevin MacLeod Posted in General, Uncategorized

Calculator One! for iPad.

Lots of people don’t know that the iPad doesn’t come with a calculator.
If you’ve tried getting a calculator, you will quickly discover the horrors of some developers. The ads, costs, and subscriptions for the most basic of apps is insane!

This app is fast, small, and best of all it doesn’t care about you in ANY WAY!

Features Included
– Free
– No ads
– No tracking
– No subscriptions
– No in-app purchases
– No nag screens
– No clicky audio
– No haptic feedback
– No camera access
– No microphone access
– No network access
– No contacts access
– No preferences
– No notifications
– No automotive extended warranties
– Automatic light and dark modes
– 3 lines of calculation history
– Continuous factorial function (not just integers)
– Delete button
– Custom calculation engine allows for really big numbers
– Automatically switches to E notation for numbers with a lot of 0s
– Pretty

Go get it! It is both free, and good!