The legal restrictions on these libraries often state "Proper copyright attributions and credits are required for use". Will those restrictions be enforced on this site?
#92 Posted Sun 22 Feb, 2015 7:52 am
All members are expected to adhere to applicable laws and to meet other conditions as necessary, such as the terms of a license, when uploading anything on ProCollabs. This is strongly indicated in our terms of service to which all members must agree and abide.
The site also provides the means to give any necessary copyright attributions and credits and we expect those features to be utilized for these purposes.
However, with regard to monitoring and enforcement, it is not our intention to be policing members on these issues. If you are participating in a collaboration or utilizing items from a member's library, it is your responsibility to satisfy yourself that any such terms have been met by your collaborators as it is unlikely to be in your best interest if your completed sound recording were to infringe on the rights of a 3rd party without your knowledge.
The site also provides the means to give any necessary copyright attributions and credits and we expect those features to be utilized for these purposes.
However, with regard to monitoring and enforcement, it is not our intention to be policing members on these issues. If you are participating in a collaboration or utilizing items from a member's library, it is your responsibility to satisfy yourself that any such terms have been met by your collaborators as it is unlikely to be in your best interest if your completed sound recording were to infringe on the rights of a 3rd party without your knowledge.
#97 Posted Sun 22 Feb, 2015 8:55 am
"However, with regard to monitoring and enforcement, it is not our intention to be policing members on these issues."
Does this mean no action will be taken in regards to noncompliance?
Does this mean no action will be taken in regards to noncompliance?
#98 Posted Sun 22 Feb, 2015 9:01 am
"However, with regard to monitoring and enforcement, it is not our intention to be policing members on these issues."
Does this mean no action will be taken in regards to noncompliance?
Originally posted by Phoephus on Sun 22 Feb, 2015
No, it doesn't mean that. It simply means that on a routine, operational basis, we will not be auditing members tracks individually or asking members to provide licensing details and evidence for every track that is uploaded to the site. And we will not be performing searches to identify where licensed audio has been used or abused.
We certainly will take action in case of any noncompliance that we are made aware or become aware of. Whether that is from a complaint or from any other source or means.
We certainly will take action in case of any noncompliance that we are made aware or become aware of. Whether that is from a complaint or from any other source or means.
#105 Posted Sun 22 Feb, 2015 10:18 am
How should another member report a possible violation?
#107 Posted Sun 22 Feb, 2015 10:28 am
A message posted on Sun 22 Feb, 2015 11:31 am was deleted by Kevin
Out of respect for potential fellow collaborators, it would be good to have full disclosure on the usage of loops that you did not create yourself such as the case with loop libraries.
There could be a marker that should be ticked upon upload of any files to distinguish these tracks from others just as you would tick a marker for any particular instruments. Failure to disclose this information could potentially compromise the legal status of projects/compositions and those involved depending upon how they are used.
On a more personal level, it may also alleviate any potential conflicts with collaborators who do not wish to work with people who use loops from libraries or with those who prefer to work with musicians who play their own guitars, drums, etc.
While some collaborators may use loops to generate a sketch or outline of what they are trying to create, others may very well rely upon loops to create their finished track(s) which is not unheard of.
While this may seem like a sticky area, collaborators have every right to discriminate when it comes to how they want to create their art.
Originally posted by Kevin on Sun 22 Feb, 2015
Some good points on this subject. This could be implemented as you have suggested, at the upload stage of a project track which would then allow the platform to show a marker on the particular track and distinguish it from others.
We'll add it to the TO DO list.
We'll add it to the TO DO list.
#110 Posted Sun 22 Feb, 2015 12:56 pm
How should another member report a possible violation?
Originally posted by Phoephus on Sun 22 Feb, 2015
#111 Posted Sun 22 Feb, 2015 12:57 pm
