Some of MacLeod's own music is available on the website as well he explains that these songs are 'not commercially viable in the traditional sense, and just add clutter which hinders people in finding the pieces that they may want.' Subject of documentary Rather than waiting for old copyrights to expire, he hopes to provide a quality library of modern recorded works by artists who explicitly release their music into the public domain. MacLeod has also created, which collects new public domain sound recordings by various artists. A no-attribution license is also available for people who are unwilling or unable to provide credit to MacLeod the license costs $30 for one song, $50 for two songs, and $20 per song for three or more songs.
MacLeod's most popular license is the CC BY his music is free to use but must be credited. On his website's FAQ, he expressed disdain for the current state of copyright he hopes to create 'an alternate body of works that is able to compete with them'.
MacLeod states that he releases his music under Creative Commons licenses to maximize the number of people who can use his music. 'Monkeys Spinning Monkeys', one of MacLeod's compositions distributed under a Creative Commons license
