Uppbeat

Uppbeat Legacy License

This Agreement sets out the terms and conditions on which you are granted a license to use the Content. By downloading the Content, you confirm that you accept this License Agreement and that you agree to comply with it in full.

The license agreement comprises this document of specific terms detailing your key license terms, together with the Uppbeat User Agreement which is available publicly at https://uppbeat.io/user-agreement (collectively the "Licence Agreement").

We may update this policy from time to time, so please check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes. The version of this document that applies is the most recent version at the time of download.

These terms apply if your current Paid Subscription began before 2nd September 2026.

Definitions

References to words importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa.

General & Platform

  • Credit: In respect of each Music Track, the credit provided by us to you on Content download from the Platform which must be used in conjunction with all uses of such Content by Free Users.
  • Download Allowance: A permit to download a single piece of Free Content on the Platform, as further detailed in Clause 8.
  • IP Rights: All intellectual property rights (including copyright and neighbouring rights, trade marks, business names and domain names, rights in get-up, goodwill and the right to sue for passing off, database rights, confidential information), in each case whether registered or unregistered, renewals or extensions of, and rights to claim priority from, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection which subsist or will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world.
  • Metadata: Data provided either alongside or embedded into the Content, which describes the Content. This includes but is not limited to: descriptions, keywords, locations, model or performer information, timestamps, and EXIF data.
  • Micro Organisations: Businesses or organisations with 5 employees or less.
  • Paid Advertising: Any material created by you or on your behalf with paid distribution and with the sole function of promoting a product or service.
  • Permitted Distribution: The means by which you may distribute the Permitted Media as further detailed in Clause 5.
  • Uppbeat Support: The official Uppbeat Creator Support team, contacted via the Help Center.
  • Permitted Material: The nature of material created by you or on your behalf in which you may use the Content, as further detailed in Clause 4.
  • Permitted Media: The type of Permitted Material, namely: (i) videos; (ii) audio (such as podcasts); and (iii) live streaming; (iv) online games or applications.
  • Platform: Our Uppbeat-branded Content sub-licensing platform.
  • Safelist: The tool, available to Paid Subscribers, which prevents copyright claims for Content on specified Safelisted Channels.
  • Safelisted Channels: YouTube channels, identified by Channel ID, which are on the Safelist.
  • Uppbeat Support: The official Uppbeat Creator Support team, contacted via the Help Center.
  • YouTube Copyright Claim: A music Content ID claim applied by YouTube's Content ID system to a YouTube video.

Accounts & Subscription

  • Billing Period: The length of time from a payment, or attempted payment, of a Paid Subscription until the next monthly or annual charge is scheduled.
  • Free Account: A free subscription to the Platform.
  • Free User: A person who subscribes to a Free Account.
  • Paid Subscriber: A person who subscribes to a Paid Subscription.
  • Paid Subscription: A paid-for subscription to the Platform. In the event that a service that is typically a Paid Subscription is obtained legitimately without payment, such as by partnership or other special offer, this is still considered a Paid Subscription.
  • Paid Subscription Fee: The fee payable by Paid Subscribers for Paid Subscriptions.
  • Subscription Features: Additional features on the Platform which are only made available to Paid Subscribers.
  • Uppbeat Pro Features: Additional features on the Platform which are only made available to Paid Subscribers of Uppbeat Pro.
  • Uppbeat Essentials: The specific Paid Subscription product available to individuals on Uppbeat.
  • Uppbeat Creator: The specific Paid Subscription product available to individuals and Micro Organisations on Uppbeat. Prior to 20/05/2025, this was known as Uppbeat Premium.
  • Uppbeat Pro: The specific Paid Subscription product available to individuals and organisations of any scale on Uppbeat. Prior to 20/05/2025, this was known as Uppbeat Business.

Library

  • Content: The Free Music Tracks, the Free Sound Effects, the Free Motion Graphics, and the Free Stock Video. Includes the Free Content and (in the case of Paid Subscribers) the Paid Content.
  • Free Content: The Content, which is made available to Paid Subscribers and Free Users.
  • Paid Content: The Content, which is made available to Paid Subscribers (and not to Free Users).
  • Contributor: In respect of each piece of Content, our licensor (such as the writer(s) or publishers and performing artist(s), producer(s) or record label).

Music

  • Music Tracks: The master sound recordings, together with the underlying musical works (including any lyrics) that are embodied in such master sound recordings, which are made available via the Platform as part of Uppbeat's Music library.
  • Free Music Tracks: The Music Tracks, which are made available to Paid Subscribers and Free Users.
  • Paid Music Tracks: The Music Tracks, which are made available to Paid Subscribers (and not to Free Users).

Sound Effects

  • Sound Effects: Also known interchangeably as SFX. The master sound recordings, together with any applicable underlying musical works (including any lyrics) that are embodied in such master sound recordings, which are made available via the Platform as part of Uppbeat's Sound Effects library.
  • Free Sound Effects: The Sound Effects, which are made available to Paid Subscribers and Free Users.
  • Paid Sound Effects: The Sound Effects, which are made available to Paid Subscribers (and not to Free Users).

Motion Graphics & LUTs

  • Motion Graphics: Visual assets, such as pre-rendered animations, graphic templates, and LUTs, which are made available via the Platform as part of Uppbeat's Motion Graphics and LUTs libraries. Includes the Free Motion Graphics and the Premium Motion Graphics.
  • Free Motion Graphics: The Motion Graphics, which are made available to Paid Subscribers and Free Users.
  • Paid Motion Graphics: The Motion Graphics, which are made available to Paid Subscribers of Uppbeat Creator and Uppbeat Pro (and not to Free Users or Paid Subscribers of Uppbeat Essentials).

LUTs

  • LUTs: Lookup tables created for the purpose of altering the colours of footage as part of an editing workflow. For the purposes of this Agreement, LUTs are considered to be Motion Graphics.

Stock Video

  • Stock Video: Also known interchangeably as Stock Footage. Visual assets, such as film or video footage, which are made available to Paid Subscribers and Free Users via the Platform as part of Uppbeat's Stock Video library.
  • Free Stock Video: The Stock Video assets, which are made available to Paid Subscribers and Free Users.
  • Paid Stock Video: The Stock Video assets, which are made available to Paid Subscribers of Uppbeat Creator and Uppbeat Pro (and not to Free Users or Paid Subscribers of Uppbeat Essentials).

1. Legacy Plans

  • 1.1 — Your Paid Subscription is considered a Legacy Plan if it:
    • 1.1.1 — Began before 08:30 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on 2nd September 2026 (the "Legacy Plan Cutoff Date");
    • 1.1.3 — Has remained active since the Legacy Plan Cutoff Date, not having been cancelled and being paid in full;
    • 1.1.2 — Has not been upgraded, downgraded, or otherwise changed to a different Uppbeat Plan after the Legacy Plan Cutoff Date; and
    • 1.1.4 — Is not currently paused.
  • 1.2 — This License Agreement only applies to Content downloaded by an account with an active Legacy Plan.
    • 1.2.1 — For the avoidance of doubt, other Uppbeat License Agreements (such as the Uppbeat Basic License, the Uppbeat Solo Professional License and the Uppbeat Business & Team License) do not apply to Content downloaded by Legacy Plans.

2. Permitted Material

  • 2.1 — The nature of material created by you or on your behalf in which you may use the Content, namely:
    • 2.1.1 — Not being Paid Advertising (unless you hold a Paid Subscription to Uppbeat Pro).
    • 2.1.2 — Not being defamatory, discriminatory, obscene, promoting hatred, violence or cruelty, involving adult material (unless expressly agreed by us via separate written agreement), or intimidating or humiliating any person.
    • 2.1.3 — Not infringing the rights of any third party.
    • 2.1.4 — Not being unlawful or fraudulent or having any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect.
    • 2.1.5 — Not being for the purpose of music listening only.
  • 2.2 — Your material may include affiliations or sponsorships.
  • 2.3 — If you are a Free User, you must be an individual or a freelancer and you may use the Content only in material published by yourself.
  • 2.4 — If you are a Paid Subscriber to Uppbeat Essentials, you must be an individual or a freelancer and you may use the Content only in material published by yourself.
  • 2.5 — If you are a Paid Subscriber to Uppbeat Creator, you must be an individual or an organisation that is a Micro Organisation, and you may only use the Content in material published by yourself or your organisation.
  • 2.6 — If you are a Paid Subscriber to Uppbeat Pro, you may be an organisation of any scale and may use the Content in material that will be published by a third party client.

3. Permitted Distribution

  • 3.1 — The means by which you may distribute the Permitted Media, namely:
    • 3.1.1 — Open distribution platforms (such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Patreon, Twitch etc) where the material is directly published by you (or by a client for whom you have produced the material) for public or private, free or paid consumption on the respective platform itself.
    • 3.1.2 — Private websites specifically owned and/or operated by you or a third party client for whom the material was created.
    • 3.1.3 — Free or paid podcast or e-course files made available for download.
    • 3.1.4 — Any public events at which any of the aforementioned methods may subsequently be exposed subject to acquisition of the necessary public performance rights, where applicable.
    • 3.1.5 — Any web-based game or application which can be downloaded and distributed online, for free or paid consumption.
    • 3.1.6 — In the case of a Paid Subscription to Uppbeat Pro, paid advertising.

4. Grant of Rights

  • 4.1 — In consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Agreement (the sufficiency of which both you and we hereby acknowledge) and subject to Clause 4.3, we grant you for the Term (if you are a Paid Subscriber or a Free User) a non-exclusive worldwide licence to use the Free Content in Permitted Material in Permitted Media to be distributed by Permitted Distribution.
  • 4.2 — If you are a Paid Subscriber, in consideration of your full payment of the Paid Subscription Fee and subject to Clause 4.3, we grant you for the Term of your Paid Subscription a non-exclusive worldwide licence to use the Paid Content in Permitted Material in Permitted Media to be distributed by Permitted Distribution.
  • 4.3 — If you are a Free User, you must ensure that the appropriate Credit is given whenever you use any Music Track. This is a material term of this Agreement.
  • 4.4 — Subject to your full compliance with this Agreement, notwithstanding the end of the Term, you may continue to use any Content in your Permitted Material in Permitted Media by Permitted Distribution provided that the first Permitted Distribution of such Permitted Content took place during the Term.
  • 4.5 — All rights not expressly set out above are hereby reserved. In particular, you shall have no rights to use our name, logos or other IP Rights, or the names, logos, photographs, likenesses, biographies or other IP Rights of the Contributors of the Content, for any purposes whatsoever.

5. Your Use of the Content

  • 5.1 — Usage Terms Applicable to All Content:
    • 5.1.1 — By downloading Content, you are licensing it for a single use in Permitted Material and Permitted Media in accordance with this Agreement.
    • 5.1.2 — You may not share, redistribute or resell the Content, including but not limited to the original audio, the project file, uncompressed animation, or lookup table.
    • 5.1.3 — You may not resell any Content (or otherwise make it available) as your "product", as your music, your song, or your asset, even if it has been transformed or edited. In the case of Music Tracks, this includes if you add other instruments or vocals to the music. This is called a "Derivative Work". Notwithstanding any variations or arrangements made to the Content, our Contributors will always own the copyright in the Content and in any Derivative Work.
    • 5.1.4 — You acknowledge and agree that we own or control all IP Rights in our name, logo and other IP Rights. You further acknowledge and agree that our Contributors retain ownership of all their names, logos, photographs, likenesses, biographies and other IP Rights in the Content (and, where relevant, those of the writers or performing artists on the Content). You must not claim ownership of any Content through YouTube's Content ID, even if synchronised with your own Permitted Material. You may not sell, transfer, share, give away or otherwise make any Content available to any other party except in accordance with this Agreement and, in particular, you may not resell any Content (or otherwise make it available) as part of any competing platform such as a music compilation or music library.
    • 5.1.5 — With exception to Paid Advertising (unless you are a Paid Subscriber to Uppbeat Pro), full and unrestricted clearance is hereby granted explicitly for the incidental inclusion of the Content in third party material (for example, a showreel or news feature) as a result and in the sole format of exhibiting or featuring an extract of the original content.
    • 5.1.6 — You may not use any of the following to train AI models: The Content, including any file metadata; keywords and tags; or categorisation.
  • 5.2 — Usage Terms Applicable to the Music Tracks:
    • 5.2.1 — Expressly for the purpose of synchronising any Content effectively to Permitted Material, the Content may be modified only as follows:
      • 5.2.1.1 — Restructuring and cutting.
      • 5.2.1.2 — Looping a certain section.
      • 5.2.1.3 — Using stems to construct an alternative arrangement.
      • 5.2.1.4 — Applying reverb or other effects to emulate environmental or playback conditions.
      • 5.2.1.5 — Applying minimal effects or audio clips.
    • 5.2.2 — While modifications may be made and the structure of the music may change, the original Content must remain distinctly recognisable. It is not permitted for modifications to be made that may be (in our reasonable opinion) detrimental to the Content or that change the style or arrangement of the Content in any other way.
  • 5.3 — Usage Terms Applicable to the Sound Effects:
    • 5.3.1 — There are no additional Usage Terms Applicable to the Sound Effects. However, in cases where the Sound Effect includes music, the terms in Clause 5.2 also apply.
  • 5.4 — Usage Terms Applicable to the Motion Graphics:
    • 5.4.1 — Motion Graphics that are designed for use in a single piece of editing software will have the name of the software and the minimum supported version listed (the "Software Compatibility").
    • 5.4.2 — For Motion Graphics with a stated Software Compatibility:
      • 5.4.2.1 — The license to use a Motion Graphic applies only to the stated Software Compatibility.
      • 5.4.2.1 — We make reasonable efforts to ensure that the Motion Graphic is compatible with the stated software. In the event that the Motion Graphic is not compatible with the software as stated, please contact Uppbeat Support with the name of the Motion Graphic, the version of the software used, and any other relevant technical information about your system.
      • 5.4.2.2 — Unless otherwise stated, we reasonably assume that Motion Graphics will be compatible with future versions of stated Software Compatibility. However, we do not guarantee that the Motion Graphic asset will be compatible with future versions of the editing software.
  • 5.5 — Usage Terms Applicable to the Stock Video:
    • 5.5.2 — Unless otherwise stated, all Stock Video assets have been encoded using HEVC (H.265) and are provided in mp4 containers. It is your responsibility to ensure that this format is compatible with your editing tools.
    • 5.5.3 — While many Contributors will take care to avoid IP and other brand elements, these items may be incidentally included in Stock Video. It is your responsibility to ensure that the Content is suitable for your project.

6. Third Party Infringement

  • 6.1 — We make all reasonable efforts to ensure that you may use any Content in accordance with this Agreement. However, where we receive notice that any Content may be infringing the rights of a third party for which we or the Contributor may be liable, we are entitled to require you to immediately cease using such Content, delete such Content from your computer systems and storage, and ensure that all Permitted Material that includes such Content (in whole or in part) is removed from Permitted Distribution. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions do not relate to YouTube Content ID claims.
  • 6.2 — You must notify us immediately by email giving full particulars if any of the following matters come to your attention: (i) any actual, suspected or threatened infringement of any IP Rights in the Content; (ii) any communication received which alleges that any Content infringes the rights of any third party; or (iii) any other form of attack or charge to which any Content may be subject.
  • 6.3 — In respect of any of the matters listed in above: (i) we will, at our absolute discretion, decide what action to take, if any; (ii) we will have exclusive control over, and conduct of, all proceedings; (iii) you will not make any admissions other than to us and will provide us with all assistance that we may reasonably require in the conduct of any proceedings; and (iv) we will bear the cost of any proceedings and will be entitled to retain all sums recovered in any action for our own account.
  • 6.4 — The provisions of sections 101 and 101A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (or equivalent legislation in any jurisdiction) are expressly excluded.