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We are working on a solution to learn the piano, like this one, or this one.

I have read that for each song that I will add on the platform, I'll need to have the permission of the artist (and we will probably need to pay a fee each time a song is played or something like this). Is it true even if we are not playing sound on the platform? (We will just show lights from our physical object to indicate the pianist how to play a song). Or is it considered as fair use?

If it is the case, is there a way to have a contract with a lot of artists easily? Or do we need to contact each artist individually?

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There are different rights involved. The music, in musical notation form, has copyright. The typeset sheet music itself may have a different copyright. Any recordings of the music may have separate rights.

Many artists will be signed up with a synch agent and if you contact a synch agent they will be able to licence music to you from their portfolio of artists.

Or you need to stick to out-of-copyright or royalty-free music, or compose your own.

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  • Thanks for your answer. Do you know where we can find the synch agents?
    – Clément H
    Commented Nov 22, 2020 at 21:02
  • If the composer died more than 70 years ago, the copyright expires.
    – UweD
    Commented Nov 22, 2020 at 21:20
  • I found several by googling 'sync agent'. And although the composer's copyright may (depending on jurisdiction) expire after 70 years, other rights may not.
    – Owain
    Commented Nov 24, 2020 at 7:41
  • Good to know, thanks
    – Clément H
    Commented Nov 24, 2020 at 16:53

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