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Attribution: if a track has a Creative Commons licence, you must credit the artist in the video description (Studio generates the text; filter 'Attribution required' / 'Attribution not required'); videos with Audio Library music show a 'Music in this Video' section, and CC attribution is still required in the description. Limits: only Audio Library items are known to YouTube to be copyright-safe; YouTube is not responsible for issues with 'royalty-free' music from channels or other libraries; it cannot give legal guidance; the library is only in YouTube Studio and downloads are MP3. New releases are added twice a month. Failure modes: assuming a track from a 'royalty-free' channel is safe; forgetting CC attribution; reusing the file on other platforms (the page speaks only about YouTube). 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