> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.beatpass.ca/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Non-Exclusive Licenses

> How subscription-based licensing works for your beats on BeatPass.

BeatPass automatically grants a standard non-exclusive license when an eligible subscriber downloads your beat. You do not configure this license manually; BeatPass uses the same core certificate terms across the platform.

## How It Works

<Steps>
  <Step title="A subscriber downloads your beat">
    The user receives a BeatPass standard license as part of the download flow.
  </Step>

  <Step title="BeatPass generates a certificate">
    The certificate includes the track details, license terms, fingerprint details, and verification link.
  </Step>

  <Step title="The beat stays available">
    Other subscribers can still license the same beat unless it later sells exclusively.
  </Step>

  <Step title="You earn from platform contribution">
    BeatPass attributes subscription revenue to producers based on platform activity and contribution.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Current Standard License Terms

The current non-exclusive certificate grants the downloader:

* A **non-exclusive**
* **worldwide**
* **perpetual**

license tied to **one original musical work per download**.

## What Downloaders Can Do

| Permission                                                                                | Current Standard License          |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Create one original song using the beat                                                   | Yes                               |
| Distribute commercially on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Bandcamp, and similar platforms | Yes                               |
| Monetize the finished song                                                                | Yes                               |
| Perform live                                                                              | Yes, up to 50 attendees per event |
| Use the song publicly for promotion and fan engagement                                    | Yes                               |

## What Downloaders Cannot Do

| Restriction                                                            | Current Standard License               |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| Register the beat with Content ID                                      | Not allowed                            |
| Register the beat with copyright or a PRO as their own beat            | Not allowed                            |
| Use the beat in film, TV, broadcast radio, commercials, or video games | Not allowed                            |
| Perform at large-scale events over 50 attendees                        | Not allowed under the standard license |
| Resell, share, or redistribute the beat by itself                      | Not allowed                            |

<Note>
  The current standard license also requires attribution to the producer.
</Note>

## Why BeatPass Standardizes This

BeatPass standardizes standard-license terms so that:

* Multiple legitimate licensees can use the same beat without conflicting rights
* Producers do not have to negotiate basic subscription usage case by case
* Buyers know exactly what they can and cannot do

## How You Earn

BeatPass standard licenses do not pay out as one-off direct sales. Instead, they feed into producer earnings through BeatPass subscription contribution and listening activity.

See [Earnings](/help/earnings) for the current payout model.

## What Happens If the Beat Later Sells Exclusively

If someone later buys the beat exclusively:

* **Existing** non-exclusive licenses remain valid
* **New** non-exclusive licenses stop
* The beat is marked **Sold** for future licensing

This matters because BeatPass standard licenses are perpetual once issued.

## Producer Notes

* You do not edit the standard license certificate
* BeatPass creates the certificate automatically for qualifying downloads
* If you download your own track as the owner, BeatPass does not issue a new license certificate for that owner download

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Exclusive Licenses" href="/help/licensing-for-producers/exclusive-licenses" icon="crown">
    Learn how producer-configured exclusive sales work.
  </Card>

  <Card title="When Your Beat Sells" href="/help/licensing-for-producers/when-beat-sells" icon="circle-check">
    See what changes after an exclusive purchase.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>