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Music licensing

Platform music libraries are licensed for personal use only. Business and brand accounts must use the commercial sound collections, such as Meta Sound Collection or TikTok's Commercial Music Library, or licence tracks directly. Using a chart hit on a brand post risks muting and takedown.


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ASA and CMA disclosure rules, copyright and music licensing, GDPR basics and accessibility — the rules UK professionals must know.

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CMA

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Copyright

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