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If you're not aware of "sync rights", it's probably worth reading up on given your interests. There is an entire specialization of music copyright law focused solely on synchronization of music to visuals. The good news is that studios almost never obtain this set of rights to the music they publish (because historically there wasn't enough money in it to justify negotiating for them).


Fair use copyright covers areas such as this.




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