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Music supervision, licensing & clearance · Specialist

Synchronisation licence

Also called: sync license

ELI5

Permission to combine a musical composition with moving images under stated terms.

Used in conversation

“Flag synchronisation licence in the next rights review.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Synchronisation licence” in sound, music & voice conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains dialogue, effects, atmosphere, music, voice and the technical work of making them intelligible.

Caution

Meaning and consequences may change by contract, collective agreement, territory or law. This entry is orientation, not legal advice.

Connected terms

  • Master-use licenceA sync licence clears the composition for picture; a master-use licence clears a specific recording.
  • Music searchA chosen composition may require a synchronisation licence.
Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.