

When it comes to the copyright of music, there are two types of copyright involved. Royalty free music does exist but most recording artists are in the music industry to create commercial music and in most cases earn money via royalties, sometimes via ad revenue and best case, earn performance royalties by performing live in venues. As the copyright owner, you can upload your YouTube videos or your audio files to streaming services and you decide how to handle any royalties and money. Music copyright quite simply is the legal term that gives the exclusive rights to artists for their musical composition whether in the form of an audio recording, the original song lyrics or both.
