Licensing
Answers to common questions about licensing through HFA, including mechanical licenses, sublicensing, and how to request or manage licenses.
- What is a reduced rate license?
- How to License Music or Affiliate with HFA
- How to View or Download Your License
- Understanding Pending Publisher Review for License Requests
- Licensing Music for YouTube Videos
- How do I notify HFA of foreign activity related to my songs?
- What is the current mechanical royalty statutory rate?
- How do I find Songwriter information?
- Licenses Required to Record, Use, or Perform Music You Don’t Own
- How to Obtain the Right License for Different Music Uses
- What does it mean to be an HFA affiliate?
- How do I know if I am covered under fair use?
- Does HFA offer a public database search?
- How do I notify HFA of a statutory termination?
- How do I get a license for Print, Sampling, Public Domain, and Synchronization use?
- Can I incorporate an existing work into a new song?
- Why is HFA claiming my YouTube and/or Meta video?
- How do I reorder my previous Songfile license?
Songfile
- Does Songfile have any fees?
- How do I view my Songfile licenses?
- What is the Songfile streaming license rate?
- How many units should I order?
- How do I get a Songfile license for a medley?
- How do I update or correct a Songfile license?
- Do Songfile licenses expire?
- What if I can't find the song I want to use?
- How do I use Songfile?
- Can I get a license through Songfile for a foreign release?