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Copyright

About copyright Fair use Possible infringements Content removal Removal notice Repeated abuse DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) Reporting Intentional misleading report User report Content for external service provider connections Withdrawal of notification

About copyright

Copyrights may vary by country. For more information about copyright or to be sure that you own the copyright to that material, visit the United States Copyright Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). MusicMonarchy does not provide legal advice on any subject, in which case please consult a specialist lawyer.

Copyright protects the original work from the moment it is created. The work must be created by the author who is the copyright owner of the work, and the work must be associated with a minimum of creativity. Examples of works (the list is not complete):

  • Written material: article, sheet music, book
  • Sound material: song, sound recording, speech recording
  • Visual and audio-visual material: photography, painting, film, video, TV show, broadcast

Copyright infringement is an infringing activity without consulting the respective copyright owner.

Copyright (the list is not complete)

  • owner has the right
    • to grant permission to use the work,
    • to prevent the use, copying and distribution of the work, the creation of additional works based on the given work
  • after a while it expires and becomes a public good, after which anyone can use it freely
    • the limitation period is affected by several factors
      • Date and place of publication of the work
      • Type of work
      • Publisher location and type
    • According to the Berne Convention, the limitation period is 50 years for most models, but in some countries it may be longer, depending on the legislation.

Abuse of copyright is prohibited within the framework of MusicMonarchy's services.

If a user publishes content that is protected by the copyrights of others, be sure to contact that owner and request written permission or license to use it. If the work is in the public domain, is fair use, or is otherwise exempted from copyright, the content may be used by the user.

Fair use

Common materials that are subject to fair use (the list is not complete) include: education, teaching, research, commentary, criticism, reporting, and so on. Materials that are subject to fair use may vary from country to country. For more information about fair use, please contact your local copyright advisor or a specialized agency.

Possible infringements

User may be able to infringe certain copyrights even if

  • The copyright owner is indicated
  • You've learned that someone else has posted the content
  • You have stated that you do not intend to infringe the copyrights of this content
  • Assumes fair use
  • No profit motive
  • You have downloaded and purchased the content
  • You have added your own original content

Content removal

If we remove any content from any user, it is possible that copyright infringement has occurred. In this case, we will also send you a related informational email (we cannot assume in all cases that the removal will be preceded by the email in question).

Removal notice

As a reply for the removal notification email, the user may indicate to us that they believe they have the right to use or continue to use the content.

We will mark the related information in the email, such as

  • Notification number
  • Subject of the application, work
  • Name of the rights holder
  • Applicant details: name, email address,
  • Instructions for requesting a revocation

If the user believes that the content has been removed unlawfully, please contact the rights owner.

Repeated abuse

If any user repeatedly abuses any copyright or other rights, we may disable or delete the account, profile, event. If we restore content for that user, the restoration will be considered in the event of further infringement.

DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act)

MusicMonarchy agrees to comply with the notice and removal clauses of Section 512 (c) of the U.S. Digital Copyright DMCA.

We will provide information regarding the submission of a response notification in an email sent in connection with content removed by DMCA. DMCA response notifications are forwarded to the notifying party, which includes the contact details of the notified party, allowing the two parties to contact them.

If, after submitting a DMCA response notice to a notifier, the notifier forgets to notify MusicMonarchy of a related court action, the related content will be reinstated in accordance with the DMCA (the reinstatement may take up to 14 days). Content retrieval may fail for technical reasons, in which case we will send an email notification to the notified party so that you can re-upload the content.

Reporting

If the user believes that copyright infringement has occurred within the scope of our service

  • You can report to us (user report section)
  • You can resolve this issue without involving MusicMonarchy by contacting the owner of that account, profile, or event.

The report can only be made by the copyright owner or its authorized representative. In the case of a third party, the copyright owner or its authorized representative must be notified.

Intentional misleading report

If a notifier is found to be fraudulently or misleadingly reporting content, we may deactivate or delete the associated account, profiles and events. The related misleading activity may also result in liability for damages under section 512 (f) of the DMCA.

User report

  • General things
    • Reporting form
    • If acting on behalf of a third party, please attach a formal statement of consent or document
    • At this time, we only accept reports from registered email addresses
      • During the report, the data of the notifier will be linked to the related registered account, profile
      • Notifier is kindly requested to send a notification from the registered email address
    • Please provide as much information as possible during the report so that we can investigate, execute and respond as soon as possible.
  • Information to be provided in report
    • Notifier details
      • Full name
      • Address
      • Phone number
    • Notified data (who committed the offense)
      • Profile name
      • Profile url
    • Trademark Law
      • basis of claim,
      • trademark registration number
      • Affected country, continent, jurisdiction
      • the category of product or service concerned
    • Copyright related in our service
      • Description of the content and work affected by infringement
      • Description of the infringement of the copyright concerned
      • Precise definition of content
        • Definition of content
          • if possible supported with a photo, picture cutter, screenshot, highlighted the relevant part, where the marking does not cover the affected part
          • enter the url of the content, profile, event
        • Private chat, conversation
    • Statement
      • The provided data or information is accurate
      • The notifier is aware of the terms of MusicMonarchy
      • Subject to the consequences of criminal prosecution, you claim that the content of the trademark content related to the subject matter of the infringement is owned by you or the rightsholder and that you are acting lawfully
      • You represent in good faith that the trademark rights in the content that is the subject of the application are not the property of the publisher, are not representative, or are not permitted by law
    • Electronic, physical signature

During the report, the name, telephone number and email address of the notifier will be provided to the notified party.

We will send you a reminder email about this notification with all the relevant information if you would like to contact MusicMonarchy regarding this matter. You can request more information about the case.

Content for external service provider connections

If you want to report content that we display with the help of external service providers (e.g.: Facebook, Twitter, Spotify, SoundCloud, Deezer, Youtube, Twitch, Instagram, etc.), please navigate through the direct links to the respective service provider, where you can report.

Withdrawal of notification

If you wish to withdraw a user's previous report, please email us with the details of the related report.
The affected content will be restored, and we will notify the Parties of this activity. If we can't restore by any technical reasons, we will notify the Notified Party that the content can be reuploaded.

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