AUDIO LICENSING TERMS // REVISED 2025

RULE OF THUMB

CREATIVE COMMONS - BY 4.0 ATTRIBUTION

• You are allowed to share and adapt my audio tracks, even commercially.
• You are required to credit me as the author.

// CREDITING EXAMPLE

"Song Title" by Forgotten Dawn - https://www.youtube.com/@ForgottenDawn

Licensed through Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en

Some of my tracks appear on Spotify and similar streaming services to protect myself from false copyright content ID claims.

Should you ever receive a dubious copyright claim from using my audio after giving you permission, feel free to reach me out.

I am not responsible for copyright claims generated by bad actors reposting and remixing my own music without my explicit permission.

GAME SOUNDTRACKS, COVERS, COLLABS

• Use is best reviewed on a per-case basis due to different and sometimes conflicting licensing terms. Please, read each terms carefully before using my audio. When in doubt, feel free to shoot me a DM or email.
• Crediting is required regardless of the granted license.
• In case of covers, I do not own the rights of the original source material.
• In case of shared authorship, I only own the rights to my fraction of work.

COMMON USE CASE SCENARIOS

GEOMETRY DASH

• I do not enable the Geometry Dash API on my tracks.
• You are still welcome to use my tracks for derivative work such as let's plays, presentation videos, reviews, video essays or recorded livestreams.

LET'S PLAYS, LIVESTREAMS / BRBs, STUDENT or INDIE FILMS, SPEEDRUNS, RADIO, VIDEO GAMES, ANIMATIONS, REVIEWS, VIDEO ESSAYS, YOUTUBE INTROS / OUTROS, COMPILATIONS / PLAYLISTS / MIXES

• Generally allowed. Crediting required.

REMIXES / SAMPLING

• Sampling is allowed to an extent. Slowed & Reverb remixes will be terminated with a DMCA takedown notice.
• Always credit the source material.

AI TRAINING or AI-DERIVATIVE WORK

• No.

REPOSTS / RESHARES

• Reposting my own audio "as is" is discouraged in all forms. It neither supports me nor provide any additional exposure since it makes reaching the source material more difficult.

If you like my music and wish to support me economically, here are some better alternatives:

• My Ko-fi page // through donations, monthly subscriptions, or commissioned work
• Buying my albums on Bandcamp
• Super Thanks on YouTube
• Commission me soundtrack work per minute of original music. DM me or email me for my rates.

You made it to the end! Thanks! ✨