You can distribute and monetize original and exclusive music on stores with fingerprint systems without territorial restrictions.
What music cannot be distributed to YouTube Content ID, Facebook/Instagram, and TikTok?
❌ Songs that incorporate sounds, beats, rhythms, backtracks, sound effects, loops, samples, or AI-generated audio—whether paid or free—acquired from audio libraries, music apps, or DAWs such as GarageBand, Ableton Live, Fruity Loops, or Logic under non-exclusive licenses.
If your songs include any of the sounds listed above, you must have an exclusive commercial license to distribute them on stores with fingerprint systems. A standard commercial license is not sufficient; the license must be exclusive, meaning only you can use that sound and not others.
❌ Public domain recordings or compositions.
❌ Audio from gameplay videos.
❌ Remastered or re-recorded versions that closely resemble the original.
❌ Karaoke recordings.
❌ Podcasts, radio shows, spoken word, speeches.
❌ "Sound-alike" versions that imitate and infringe original copyrights.
❌ Songs that have already been distributed and monetized by another distributor.
❌ Songs containing highly generic or common sounds (e.g., audience applause, animal sounds, mobile phone ringtones, laughter).
❌ Background music for meditation, yoga, or sleep.
❌ Compilations such as mashups, countdown lists, continuous DJ mixes, or full album recordings played as a single track.
❌ Unofficial DJ mixes and extended versions.
If you submit a song to stores with fingerprint systems that does not meet the requirements described above, our automatic content recognition tool may detect and flag it for review. In such cases, we will contact you via email to gather the necessary information to determine whether the track can be distributed to stores with fingerprint systems.
limbo music is responsible for enforcing the platform guidelines. For more information, you can refer to the following store policy.