How do you handle background music for videos without licensing trouble
I keep running into issues finding music that stays safe on YouTube. Some tracks look fine at first and then a claim shows up later. What do people here actually use for regular video work, and does a subscription make sense or is it better to license single tracks.
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My approach has been to stop treating free downloads as safe and check the licensing terms before anything goes into a timeline. One library I looked at is InAudio, which offers copyright free music for videos, presentations, games, and apps, and it is worth reading their terms yourself rather than taking a summary at face value. What made it practical for me was the loop versions and the 15, 30, and 60 second edits, since that cuts down on manual trimming when a clip has to fit a fixed slot. Pricing runs as a monthly plan around 7.99, a yearly option, or a single track license for one project. Whether that is worth it depends on how often you publish. For occasional work an individual license is probably enough, and I would still keep records of what was licensed and when.