Legal

12 articles

By DistroVibe Team

Legal processes related to music.

A plain explanation of what copyright protects, the rights it gives owners, and how it applies to music you distribute with DistroVibe.

What the DMCA is, how notice-and-takedown works, and how to report music distributed through DistroVibe without your permission.

How to report a release that uses your music without permission, whether it came through DistroVibe or another distributor.

What happens when a copyright claim is filed against your release, how DistroVibe's three-strike policy works, and how to dispute a claim.

An overview of copyright, trademarks, and patents, why they matter for musicians, and how ownership works when you distribute with DistroVibe.

You keep full ownership of your masters and compositions on DistroVibe; here is what the distribution license covers and how royalties work.

When you can distribute recordings of public domain works on DistroVibe, why you need your own recording, and the Content ID restriction.

What counts as a derivative work in music, how it differs from a cover song, and what clearances you need before distributing it on DistroVibe.

What an interpolation is, how it differs from sampling, and which publishing clearances you need before distributing one on DistroVibe.

What fair use and fair dealing mean, why they rarely protect commercially released music, and why you should clear samples before distributing.

How parody differs from satire, when fair use may apply, and what DistroVibe requires before you distribute a parody song.

What counts as artificial streaming, the penalties, and how to protect your releases.

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