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# Facebook Adds Licenses For 31M Tracks, 290K Rightholders
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/facebook-adds-licences-for-31m-tracks-290k-rightholders/
- Published: 2018-02-21T08:47:51.000Z
- Updated: 2018-02-21T08:47:51.000Z
- Description: Facebook has taken another major step forward in its push to legally licence and compensate the creators of music used on its platforms, announcing a deal with ICE, the European licensing. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/02/facebook-adds-licences-for-31m-tracks-290k-rightholde
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Social Media, Songwriting & Music Publishing, Streaming, Amazon, Apple Music, Facebook, Google, indie, music, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, Spotify, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:05

[![ICE SERVICES LOGO](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2dc3aba970c-200wi "ICE SERVICES LOGO")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2dc3aba970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Facebook has taken another major step forward in its push to legally licence and compensate the creators of music used on its platforms, announcing a deal with ICE, the European licensing group and database for 31 million works from PRS in the UK, STIM in Sweden, GEMA in Germany and others.

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[![Facebook-music](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2dc3ac5970c-300wi "Facebook-music")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2dc3ac5970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Facebook has signed with [ICE Services](http://www.iceservices.com/?ref=hypebot.com) to provide music licensing and royalty collection for 31 million works and 290,000 artists and publishers that it represents, when their music is used on Facebook, Instagram, Oculus and Messenger. 

Unlike its other recent licensing deals, Facebook's WhatsApp is not included because “We understand that WhatsApp is currently used as a pure communication tool akin to private email / messaging,” a spokesperson for ICE told [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/21/facebook-inks-music-licensing-deal-with-ice-covering-160-territories-290k-rightsholders-on-fb-insta-oculus-and-messenger/?ref=hypebot.com). “This will be kept under review.”ICE is calling it the first multi-territorial license Facebook has signed covering 160 territories.

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