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I just discovered 6 albums worth of songs I sang on that are published everywhere under the alias Dbraxes. Evidently, this individual downloaded music from ProCollabs and published it as if it were his own. Many of the songs are mine, but some are projects started by others here. I did not authorize any of this.

Has anyone else had a similar experience? Beyond playing Whac-A-Mole, let me know if you have any suggestions.

http://dbraxes.cl/

https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Dbraxes

https://music.youtube.com/browse/VLPL9GdW6hr5VOHo0hOkQsZDKteaBdW8-x7E

https://open.spotify.com/album/7bsE7bCwz3huVOEiywY9hD

And many more like iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Google Play, Facebook, Instagram...

#4284 Posted Sat 08 Aug, 2020 1:27 pm

I just discovered 6 albums worth of songs I sang on that are published everywhere under the alias Dbraxes. Evidently, this individual downloaded music from ProCollabs and published it as if it were his own. Many of the songs are mine, but some are projects started by others here. I did not authorize any of this.

Has anyone else had a similar experience? Beyond playing Whac-A-Mole, let me know if you have any suggestions.

http://dbraxes.cl/

https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Dbraxes

https://music.youtube.com/browse/VLPL9GdW6hr5VOHo0hOkQsZDKteaBdW8-x7E

https://open.spotify.com/album/7bsE7bCwz3huVOEiywY9hD

And many more like iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Google Play, Facebook, Instagram...

Originally posted by Roo on Sat 08 Aug, 2020

I'm on it, Ryan.  So sorry this happened to you.   I'll keep you posted.

#4285 Posted Sat 08 Aug, 2020 1:45 pm

I just discovered 6 albums worth of songs I sang on that are published everywhere under the alias Dbraxes. Evidently, this individual downloaded music from ProCollabs and published it as if it were his own. Many of the songs are mine, but some are projects started by others here. I did not authorize any of this.

Has anyone else had a similar experience? Beyond playing Whac-A-Mole, let me know if you have any suggestions.

http://dbraxes.cl/

https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Dbraxes

https://music.youtube.com/browse/VLPL9GdW6hr5VOHo0hOkQsZDKteaBdW8-x7E

https://open.spotify.com/album/7bsE7bCwz3huVOEiywY9hD

And many more like iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Google Play, Facebook, Instagram...

Originally posted by Roo on Sat 08 Aug, 2020

Yeah, there's a few of mine there as well :-(

#4286 Posted Sat 08 Aug, 2020 1:55 pm

I'm on it, Ryan.  So sorry this happened to you.   I'll keep you posted.

Originally posted by RAVEN on Sat 08 Aug, 2020

Thanks, Dani. It looks like he used RouteNote as a publishing/distribution service. So, I will be reporting copyright infringement there first. I will then start reporting violations to streaming services... This could take a while.

#4287 Posted Sat 08 Aug, 2020 2:08 pm

Yeah, there's a few of mine there as well :-(

Originally posted by Vuya on Sat 08 Aug, 2020

Yeah, sorry about that, Steve. This whole thing is crazy!

#4288 Posted Sat 08 Aug, 2020 2:08 pm
Ryan, were these songs posted on any other site as well? If so, it might be a good idea to contact the site owner(s) and inform them. The more people who report it, the better. I contacted Soundcloud and reported it there, now I am trying to get in contact with Spotify. And yes, this could take a long time, as this guy has songs posted from 3 years ago.
#4289 Posted Sat 08 Aug, 2020 3:21 pm

I just discovered 6 albums worth of songs I sang on that are published everywhere under the alias Dbraxes. Evidently, this individual downloaded music from ProCollabs and published it as if it were his own. Many of the songs are mine, but some are projects started by others here. I did not authorize any of this.

Has anyone else had a similar experience? Beyond playing Whac-A-Mole, let me know if you have any suggestions.

http://dbraxes.cl/

https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Dbraxes

https://music.youtube.com/browse/VLPL9GdW6hr5VOHo0hOkQsZDKteaBdW8-x7E

https://open.spotify.com/album/7bsE7bCwz3huVOEiywY9hD

And many more like iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Google Play, Facebook, Instagram...

Originally posted by Roo on Sat 08 Aug, 2020

Okay, he has been reported to Soundcloud & Spotify. I'm sure it's going to take some time for them to fully look into this. I found his YouTube page - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq3NG1jFK_AuJD_ANj7wS-Q

You can go to each video, where you'll see 3 dots under the video screen. Click on them and press Report. It will take you through the process of reporting the video & having it taken down due to copyright infringment.  It is a bit tedious, as you'll have to do this for each video. I began the process, only to be haulted, as I am not the copyright owner. Only you can report it so it can be taken down. Hopefully his channel will be striked as well. 

He is also on instagram - I left him a few messages, but think he blocked me. It says his page was taken down, so maybe he removed it when he read my messages. I will continue to pursue this though. 

#4290 Posted Sat 08 Aug, 2020 4:05 pm
Ryan, were these songs posted on any other site as well? If so, it might be a good idea to contact the site owner(s) and inform them. The more people who report it, the better. I contacted Soundcloud and reported it there, now I am trying to get in contact with Spotify. And yes, this could take a long time, as this guy has songs posted from 3 years ago.

Originally posted by Mozart on Sat 08 Aug, 2020

Thanks! So far, I've notified RouteNote.com which appears to be the site he uses for publishing and distribution. I'm currently tracking vocals for a new song, but I'll start compiling a list of other sites and share them here this evening or tomorrow at the latest.

#4291 Posted Sat 08 Aug, 2020 4:16 pm

Okay, he has been reported to Soundcloud & Spotify. I'm sure it's going to take some time for them to fully look into this. I found his YouTube page - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq3NG1jFK_AuJD_ANj7wS-Q

You can go to each video, where you'll see 3 dots under the video screen. Click on them and press Report. It will take you through the process of reporting the video & having it taken down due to copyright infringment.  It is a bit tedious, as you'll have to do this for each video. I began the process, only to be haulted, as I am not the copyright owner. Only you can report it so it can be taken down. Hopefully his channel will be striked as well. 

He is also on instagram - I left him a few messages, but think he blocked me. It says his page was taken down, so maybe he removed it when he read my messages. I will continue to pursue this though. 

Originally posted by RAVEN on Sat 08 Aug, 2020

Thanks again, Dani. I really appreciate your help. I'll begin reporting videos...soon.

#4292 Posted Sat 08 Aug, 2020 4:18 pm

Hey Ryan. So sorry to hear about this. Certainly no shortage of music crooks in the world, unfortunately :(

I'm going to post the links to each of his sites in one places here and will add as more come to light. I would suggest that anyone on the site who has music posted take a little time to check these out and if they find their music illegally posted then to take the necessary steps to report the infringement. Such a tedious task unfortunately, but I think the more who complain the more likely those sites will take some action and hopefully get him kicked off.

http://dbraxes.cl/ ( registered to David Saldaña Pineda - https://whois.domaintools.com/dbraxes.cl )

https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCq3NG1jFK_AuJD_ANj7wS-Q

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7bNzc5Md4Lap3IR7hlokCQ/about

https://open.spotify.com/album/7bsE7bCwz3huVOEiywY9hD

https://www.amazon.es/s?k=Dbraxes&i=digital-music

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dbraxes/1449248637

https://www.facebook.com/dbraxes/

https://twitter.com/dbraxes

https://www.instagram.com/dbraxes - account now deleted

https://soundcloud.com/dbraxes - account now deleted

#4293 Posted Sat 08 Aug, 2020 4:25 pm
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