IP Insights. Synchronization license

In previous IP Insights posts you learnt about the factors that you should always consider when entering into a copyright agreement. From this week on, we’ll be taking a closer look at various types of contracts and the specific issues connected to them. Today we’re going to learn more about synchronization agreements. The material was prepared by Natalia Biernat.

In the latest edition, you will learn:

• What is synchronization?
• Is a license from a copyright collective and
• use of music available on platforms such as Instagram or TikTok for commercial purposes are enough to ensure that your usage of music is legal?

We invite you to read!

We encourage you to read the other publications in the IP Insights series:

• IP Insights. Licence agreements in copyright law – an introduction (part 2)
• IP Insights. Licence agreements in copyright law – an introduction (part 1)
• IP Insights. Use of common and warranty marks
• IP Insights. Use of trademarks outside the EU
• IP Insights. Extent and nature of trademark use