Music for commercial use?

Hello Folks,
I have been searching on the forum about music for commercial DVD and Video projects and the phrase that keeps coming up is:
"purchased music is not for commercial use".
Are there any Royalty Free music libraries available that CAN be used for commercial use?
NOT LOOPS, but actual regular mainstream music. Even if they have been re-recorded by other musicians in a studio that has the right to sell it as Royalty Free for commercial use in DVD and Video Projects.
Any suggestions or web links would be greatly appreciated?
Thanks!

I fully understand what you folks are saying.
What is confusing is that 100's of companies are doing business this way.
Here are just 2 examples of MANY websites that I found with the "same or very similar explanation" when it comes to using standard music:
http://www.momentos2dvd.com/faq.htm
http://www.slidesinmotion.com/sim/faqs.asp#q6
They all say something like this:
"Yes. We can incorporate your choice of music in your video so long as it is music you have purchased from a legitimate vendor for your own personal in-home use. Or we will purchase the music for you and give you the music CD when the job is completed"
Out of all these businesses, including some local businesses in my area, that are using music in their DVD presentations for weddings (to continue this example), it is hard for me to believe that "none of them" have consulted a lawyer to find out if this is legal. There are 100's of companies doing this.
How can this be possible? How is it that they don't get in trouble?

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