# Licensing for Flash authors who include sound in their creations

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/licensing-for-flash-authors-who-include-sound-in-their-creations/95304
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**Created:** [November 23, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/licensing-for-flash-authors-who-include-sound-in-their-creations/95304 "2003-11-23T20:39:29Z")
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### Author: ![eyezberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/77aa72/32.png) [@eyezberg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eyezberg)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/licensing-for-flash-authors-who-include-sound-in-their-creations/95304/1 "2003-11-23T20:39:29Z")

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from [actionscript.com](http://www.actionscript.com/archives/00000579.html)

"Do you owe $2000+ per year for distributing MP3 content?

Macromedia and the makers of MP3 seem to be at odds over the terms of a license to use compressed audio content in Flash.

According to Thomson’s [mp3licensing.com](http://mp3licensing.com), any commercial organization that distributes MP3 content (that’s us) is liable for 2% of revenues from that activity – or a minimum of $2000 per year. If you or your clients earn less than $100,000 a year, then you’re off the hook.

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