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COPYRIGHT

All of our samples (photos, videos, and audio) are licensed under a  Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

As a library patron, you are free to use, mix, remix, adapt, and otherwise transform the material, as well as distribute and share it freely, as long as you:

DO

  • Attribute the copyrighted material in a conspicuous place: “samples licensed under CC-BY 4.0 by Dex Digital Sample Library and [Recording Artist].” 

    • “If supplied, you must provide the name of the creator and attribution parties, a copyright notice, a license notice, a disclaimer notice, and a link to the material.” (Creative Commons 2023)

  • Provide a link to the material you used (sample link)

  • Indicate if you edited the material, and provide a note with previous modifications.

    • “…you must indicate if you modified the material and retain an indication of previous modifications.” (Creative Commons 2023)

  • [Best practice but not required] Cite your sample’s lookup number.

DO NOT

  • No additional restrictions: you may not employ technological measures or legal terms to restrict what the license permits. This includes digital rights management (DRM).

Click here  for a full description of the rights reserved under CC-BY 4.0 license.

For questions about attribution, please contact us or check this wiki on best practices for CC attribution.