Sonify Music sells permanent music ownership (buyout) and a Business Music subscription for venues. You either own a track forever with one payment, or license the catalog monthly for your venue.
Sonify Music is the global reference for commercial music: the world's #1 platform for music buyout — the permanent transfer of full rights over a track — alongside a Business Music subscription for venues (hotels, restaurants, retail, spa, fitness). Two paths: license the music or own it forever.
License or Buyout — which one do I need?
Choose the subscription if you play music in a physical venue. Choose the buyout if you need to own one track outright for a film, ad, game or brand — one payment, no royalties, exclusive forever.
Choose the Subscription if you play music continuously in a physical venue and need PRO-safe coverage (SIAE, SACEM, GEMA, ASCAP/BMI, PRS, SGAE and equivalents). Choose Buyout when you want to own the track outright — for a film, series, ad campaign, video game, brand identity, YouTube/Meta monetization or any work you plan to distribute or resell. Full comparison on our License vs Ownership page.
What exactly do I get with a Sonify Buyout?
You get the full economic rights to the track worldwide and in perpetuity, the WAV and MP3 files, the signed Rights Assignment Agreement and a Purchase Certificate with a verifiable ID.
A full assignment of the economic rights over the track: worldwide, in perpetuity, all media, all uses. You receive high-resolution WAV + MP3 files, the signed Rights Assignment Agreement, a Purchase Certificate with a unique ID and verifiable QR code, and the track is permanently removed from our public catalog so no one else can license it after you.
How is a Sonify Buyout different from "exclusive" or "royalty-free" elsewhere?
Royalty-free is still a licence: you rent the use and thousands of others use the same track. A Sonify buyout transfers ownership in writing, and the track leaves the catalog for good.
Royalty-free is still a license: you rent the right to use, the author keeps ownership, and the same track is sold to thousands of others. A Sonify Buyout is a written transfer of rights, governed by our Rights Assignment Agreement v1.0 (English is the sole authoritative version, per Article 1), backed by a publicly verifiable certificate, and the track is pulled from the catalog the moment the transfer completes. You become the legal owner — not one licensee among many.
Does the Subscription certificate cover me with PROs (SIAE, SACEM, GEMA, ASCAP/BMI, PRS, SGAE, SUISA, BUMA/STEMRA…)?
Yes. Our catalog is licensed to you directly by the rights holders, so no collecting society applies. At an inspection you show the License Certificate downloadable from your account.
Yes. The Sonify catalog is licensed to you directly by the rights holders — no PRO applies on our tracks. In case of inspection, you show the License Certificate downloadable from your account: it names the venue, the licensing period, and links to the public verification URL where any inspector can confirm it in real time. Covered organizations include SIAE and SCF (Italy), SACEM (France), GEMA (Germany), ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, GMR (USA), PRS and PPL (UK), SGAE (Spain), SUISA (Switzerland), BUMA/STEMRA (Netherlands), and the equivalents worldwide.
Where and how can I use Buyout music?
Anywhere and on any medium, forever: film, TV, advertising, games, apps, podcasts, YouTube and Meta monetization, live events and brand identity. You cannot resell the track as a stand-alone music file.
Anywhere, on any medium, forever: films, series, advertising, video games, apps, podcasts, YouTube and Meta monetization, sync deals, brand identity, live events, and the resale of finished works that include the track. The only limit set by the Rights Assignment Agreement is that you cannot re-license the raw track as if it were your own stock catalog to third parties for their own licensing programs.
How does anyone verify that a Buyout certificate is genuine?
Every Purchase Certificate has a unique ID and a QR code that opens a public verification page on sonifymusic.net, where anyone can confirm the track, the date and the owner.
Every Purchase Certificate carries a unique ID and a QR code that resolves to a public verification page on sonifymusic.net. Broadcasters, YouTube/Meta rights teams, notaries, or any counterparty can scan the QR — or open the URL directly — and see, in real time, who owns the track, the effective date of the transfer, and the contract version. Ownership is auditable without needing to contact us.
How does multi-venue coverage work on the Subscription?
One licence covers one venue and one simultaneous stream, whatever its size. For chains you add one licence per venue and a single certificate lists every licensed address.
1 license = 1 venue = 1 simultaneous stream, regardless of square meters or capacity. For chains or multi-site operators, add one license per venue: your certificate will list every licensed address so a single document covers the whole group at inspection.
What happens after I buy — delivery, invoicing, refunds?
Delivery is instant and fully digital, with an invoice for every payment. You can get a full refund within 14 days of purchase, for any reason, even after downloading.
Delivery is instant and 100% digital: subscription customers get immediate catalog access plus the License Certificate; buyout customers receive the WAV + MP3 files, the Rights Assignment Agreement and the Purchase Certificate the moment payment clears. Invoicing follows the billing profile you registered on your account. Refunds: a full refund within 14 days of purchase, for any reason, even after download — subscriptions and buyouts alike. Just email support@sonifymusic.net with your order ID; once a buyout is refunded, the ownership certificate is void and the track returns to the catalog.
Can I register a purchased track with YouTube Content ID?
Yes. After a buyout the exclusive economic rights are yours, so you can submit the track to Content ID through your own distributor. We never register our tracks in Content ID ourselves.
Yes. After a buyout the exclusive economic rights are yours, so you are free to submit the track to Content ID through your own distributor or rights-management partner. We never register our tracks in Content ID ourselves, so you will not find a claim from us on your videos. Final acceptance, however, is decided by YouTube and your distributor — we cannot guarantee it on their behalf.
Does a buyout include both master and publishing rights?
Yes. A buyout assigns you both sides exclusively and worldwide: the recording (master) and the composition (publishing). The track is withdrawn from the catalog at the moment of purchase.
Yes. We assign to you, exclusively, perpetually and worldwide, every economic right we hold in the track: the recording (master) side and the composition/publishing side alike. The track is withdrawn from the catalog at the moment of purchase and can never be sold again. Moral rights — authorship attribution — remain with the creators, as required by law everywhere; this does not limit your commercial use.
What if YouTube Content ID rejects the track?
We supply the documentation your distributor needs, including the verifiable Purchase Certificate. Our refund policy also applies: a full refund within 14 days of purchase, for any reason.
We give you the documentation your distributor needs: the Purchase Certificate with its verifiable code, plus any further written confirmation of ownership. Our refund policy also applies — a full refund within 14 days of purchase, for any reason, even after download. Beyond that window, if a rights conflict attributable to us blocks your use of the track, we provide support and, if it cannot be resolved, a full refund or an equivalent exclusive replacement track.
Can I distribute the track on Spotify and Apple Music under my name?
Yes: after the buyout you are the exclusive owner of the master and can release it under your name.
How are the tracks made and who holds the commercial rights?
Hybrid workflow: AI-assisted ideas (Suno, paid commercial plan) plus human production and mastering in Logic Pro X.
Outputs created on a paid plan belong to us under Suno’s terms; with the buyout we transfer to you, exclusively, all the economic rights we hold. Details: /en/production-and-rights
