Digital Licensing

HFA offers statutory rate licensing for permanent digital downloads, limited downloads, interactive streaming, and ringtones. To see the current U.S. statutory mechanical royalty rates for these formats, click here.

Permanent Digital Downloads

If you would like to license less than 2,500 permanent digital downloads, you can do so using HFA Songfile. Licensees with established HFA Online accounts can also obtain permanent download licenses using eMechanical, or if you need to obtain licenses in bulk (over 100 titles) please submit an application for HFA Mechanical Licensing Account.

Limited Downloads & Interactive Streaming

Licenses for limited downloads and interactive streaming can be obtained through our bulk licensing process. If you are interested in obtaining such licenses, please contact newmedia@harryfox.com. Please note that in order to satisfy your obligations pursuant to licenses for the distribution of limited downloads and interactive streams, you must be able to report information such as service revenue, subscriber information, content costs, and applicable performance royalty expenses.

Ringtones

Ringtone licenses can be obtained through eMechanical. If you do not already have a HFA Licensing Account, please submit an application for HFA Mechanical Licensing Account. Please note that HFA licenses do NOT cover the use of existing sound recordings or master recordings, which would be needed for certain types of ringtones. Such Master Use Right in existing sound recordings must be directly cleared with the appropriate copyright owner, usually a record company (label).

HFA is leading the way as the distribution of music evolves with technology. We license other non-stautory rate formats such as lyrics, tablature and more. If you are interested in licensing music represented by HFA in bulk, or for other digital uses, please contact newmedia@harryfox.com and describe your proposed digital use.

For definitions of digital music terms, click here.