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    Full Buyout vs. Exclusive License: What Every Creator & Producer Must Know

    2026-10-16

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    Full Buyout vs. Exclusive License: What Every Creator & Producer Must Know

    An exclusive licence is permission to use a track that still belongs to someone else. A full buyout is the transfer of ownership of the track itself: the exclusive final master pass to the buyer.

    • •Full buyout: ownership of the exclusive final master
    • •€29.90 one-time, no subscription
    • •100% unpublished track
    • •Permanent removal from the catalogue after purchase
    • •Ownership certificate verifiable online

    Exclusive licence

    Common in beat stores: the seller stops licensing the beat to others, but usually keeps ownership, sometimes publishing shares, and the terms of the agreement still bind you.

    Full buyout

    The seller assigns the exclusive final master to you. You decide how to use, release, register or resell the track. There is no licence to renew because you are the owner.

    Why the word matters

    With platforms, distributors and clients, "licensee" and "owner" are different positions. Owning lets you register the work and document your title.

    How Sonify Music applies it

    Every Sonify buyout is a transfer of ownership: the track leaves the catalogue, you receive the WAV and a named certificate verifiable online.

    FAQ

    Is "exclusive license" a buyout? No. It is still a licence.

    Can I resell a bought-out track? Yes, as owner you decide.

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