Commercial Use of DailyWorship Tracks
What you can and cannot do commercially with songs you generate
This article covers what counts as commercial use, which subscription tier you need, and what rights and restrictions apply when you use a DailyWorship track outside a Sunday morning service.
This is a plain-English summary. The legally-binding terms live in the Licensing Information article and the Terms of Service. If you need a formal license letter for a specific use, contact support.
What counts as commercial use#
Commercial use is any use where money flows because of the song. Examples:
- Selling an album, EP, or single that includes the track
- Including the track on a paid streaming release (Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music)
- Background music in a paid podcast, course, or video
- Background music in a film, TV show, advertisement, or commercial production
- Music for a paid wedding, conference, or event
- Music used by a business in any context where it pays a CCLI / PRS / ASCAP / SOCAN equivalent
What is not commercial use:
- Singing the song during a Sunday morning service at your church
- Including it in a service plan and using it during worship
- Sharing it with your worship team for rehearsal
- Personal devotional listening
- Posting a recording of your congregation singing it on your church's social media (provided no advertising revenue is being generated)
- Streaming your service live or on-demand on your church's free channels
Which tier covers what#
Free tier and personal worship usage are not commercial. Commercial use requires the appropriate paid tier — see Subscription Tiers for the current ladder.
If your use sits in a grey area (paid streaming of a church service that includes advertising revenue, for example), please contact support before publishing.
What you can do under the commercial license#
When you have an appropriate paid tier, the license grants you the right to:
- Release the track commercially as your own under your own artist name
- Modify the track (cut, remix, re-record, translate)
- Sync it to video (sermon clips, music videos, ads, film, TV)
- Sub-license it to a label or platform for distribution
- Register it with collection societies (CCLI / PRS / ASCAP / SOCAN equivalents) under your own name
- Resell licenses to other parties (e.g. for film placement)
What you cannot do, even with a commercial license#
- Claim that DailyWorship "endorses" your specific release
- Use the DailyWorship name, logo, or branding in your release without written permission
- Resell the raw DailyWorship platform output without modification as a stock-music library
- Use the track in a way that violates the Christian-worship scope of the platform (e.g. as a soundtrack for content that contradicts the platform's stated values)
A note on the AI-generated nature of the music#
Copyright on AI-generated music is an evolving area of law and differs by jurisdiction. The license DailyWorship grants you is real and enforceable in our contract with you — but if you're publishing commercially, especially internationally, talk to a copyright lawyer in your jurisdiction about how AI-generated works are treated there. This is a good idea for any AI-generated content, not just music.
Attribution#
Attribution is not legally required by the license but is appreciated. A note in the liner notes, video description, or service program ("created with DailyWorship" or "music: [your name] via DailyWorship") helps other worship leaders discover the platform.
When in doubt, ask#
If you have a specific commercial use in mind and want a formal letter from us confirming the license terms apply, contact support. We'll send a license letter you can include in your distribution paperwork.
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