Uploading Music Rules

[Fred Alberti]

The only music that you can upload to our player is music to which you hold the copyright.

So you couldn't upload a song of TobyMac to our player.

Submerged could upload their music to our player.

I can upload my daughter's violin playing to the player.

[Jimbo]

so is playlist.com stuff OK?

Fritz said:

Hey Everyone,

I just want to restate so everyone understand...

Here is what you CAN upload:

Music content that YOU have created.

1. Did you and your friends get together for a jam session that sounded pretty good? Yep, you can upload this and share it with the rest of us.

2. Are you an artist and want to extend your fan base by sharing your music in a rockin' awesome community? Yep, you can upload your work for the rest of us to listen to.

3. Are you a manager for an artist and trying to get your clients music spread out across the Web? Yep, upload away! We want to hear your artist's tunes.

What you can NOT upload:
Music which you do not own the rights to.

1. You love MercyMe and you've downloaded their music from iTunes. You've paid for it and you loving jamming to it on your pc and your iPod. You can not upload this music to our Website. You do not own the rights to the music and how it can be distributed publicly.

2. Your friend gave you some MP3s and you just love Tobymac's music. Your friend included some of Toby's music in the MP3s he gave you. You can not upload this music to our site. (In fact, technically, your friend and you are breaking the law.)

Hope that helps to clear stuff up.

SUMMARY
If you didn't create the music or if you are not the manager of the person who created the music then you can't upload it here.

[tobymacfan]

Fritz said:

"Thanks for that Fred. That is just uploading music onto the website. This playlist.com thing is just a playlist of songs that are found on the internet some where and put into a playlist is that still legal or not?"
I believe that is ok because you are using a service that is handling the licensing and royalties with the various labels.

Thanks for that Fritz. I am glad I can have that playlist.com thing on my profile since that is the only way to have music on my profile.

[tobymacfan]

Fritz said:

"Thanks for that Fred. That is just uploading music onto the website. This playlist.com thing is just a playlist of songs that are found on the internet some where and put into a playlist is that still legal or not?"
I believe that is ok because you are using a service that is handling the licensing and royalties with the various labels.

Jim here is what he said about the playlist.com when I asked him about it and it seems it is ok to have it on your profile

[Jonathan Messer]

I was wondering I have project play list on my profile its not downloaded music its just linked from the projectplay list web site is that ok???

Fritzpw said:

Hey Everyone,

I just want to restate so everyone understand...

Here is what you CAN upload:

Music content that YOU have created.

1. Did you and your friends get together for a jam session that sounded pretty good? Yep, you can upload this and share it with the rest of us.

2. Are you an artist and want to extend your fan base by sharing your music in a rockin' awesome community? Yep, you can upload your work for the rest of us to listen to.

3. Are you a manager for an artist and trying to get your clients music spread out across the Web? Yep, upload away! We want to hear your artist's tunes.

What you can NOT upload:
Music which you do not own the rights to.

1. You love MercyMe and you've downloaded their music from iTunes. You've paid for it and you loving jamming to it on your pc and your iPod. You can not upload this music to our Website. You do not own the rights to the music and how it can be distributed publicly.

2. Your friend gave you some MP3s and you just love Tobymac's music. Your friend included some of Toby's music in the MP3s he gave you. You can not upload this music to our site. (In fact, technically, your friend and you are breaking the law.)

Hope that helps to clear stuff up.

SUMMARY
If you didn't create the music or if you are not the manager of the person who created the music then you can't upload it here.

[tobymacfan]

Fritzpw said:

"Thanks for that Fred. That is just uploading music onto the website. This playlist.com thing is just a playlist of songs that are found on the internet some where and put into a playlist is that still legal or not?"
I believe that is ok because you are using a service that is handling the licensing and royalties with the various labels.

Jon this is what Fred said about that project playlist being the profile for music he says it is ok to have it on your profile or page now I hope you know about it and see this reply in this topic

[Fred Alberti]

This is correct, thanks for pointing this out Crimson.

Just because one can perform the song doesn't mean one has the right to "broadcast" it or upload it to the internet.

Crimson Pulse said:

...So if you perform (or record and broadcast) someone's song that belongs to one of these P.R.O.s you are liable for the royalty payments.

For example: you record a version of Jesus Freak and uploaded it. Jesus Freak is protected BMI and they would require that MyCCM pay their license fee to allow you to upload and play it

[tobymacfan]

Seth Elijah Piller said:

Gotta Fred I don't have music up But I did ask Steven S Billings for permission on uploading his Music Video and he said yes Show your support Seth so that's why I have his video on my page
Thanks for watching out for the members and artists on the new site

Fred said it would be ok to have a playlist of songs from playlist.com on your page as he said those songs would be legal so if you want to make your own playlist of songs and put it on your page then it would be ok to do that. Now you know.

[Fred Alberti]

Yep, that's fine.

Seth Elijah Piller said:

Gotta Fred I don't have music up But I did ask Steven S Billings for permission on uploading his Music Video and he said yes Show your support Seth so that's why I have his video on my page
Thanks for watching out for the members and artists on the new site

[Paul Ehlenfeldt]

Alright here is a question, say a record label or artists makes a .mp3 available for download through websites like purevolume.com or a special promo (Tooth and Nail puts out a huge sampler almost every summer). Are we able to upload that music since it is available to the public?

[Fred Alberti]

Excellent question.

No, if they want to make it available on our site they will need to upload it here.

It would just be to difficult to monitor any other way.

Paul Ehlenfeldt said:

Alright here is a question, say a record label or artists makes a .mp3 available for download through websites like purevolume.com or a special promo (Tooth and Nail puts out a huge sampler almost every summer). Are we able to upload that music since it is available to the public?

[♫~Bailey~♫]

Ok i gotcha now!

[Melissa Marshall]

sorry I tried to upload music and I can see that I made a royal mess...I need help..I did'nt know you could'nt upload music from other artists. Melissa