These Community Submission Terms apply whenever someone shares music, links, recommendations, written descriptions, playlists, or related content through OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS.
They supplement the OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS Terms of Use.
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS is built around music discovery and sharing.
Community submissions allow people to share music they discover and connect with, even when they are not the:
For example, someone may discover a track and submit it because they:
You do not need to own a track to recommend it.
However, you should submit an existing public link instead of uploading an unauthorized copy of the music.
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS primarily shares music using links or embedded players from existing third-party platforms.
These may include:
The music generally remains hosted by the original platform.
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS may display:
Submitting a link does not transfer ownership of the underlying music.
A community member may submit music made by another person.
By submitting a link, you are not representing that you own the music unless you expressly state that you are the artist or authorized rights holder.
You must not:
You may be asked to provide:
Information should be accurate to the best of your knowledge.
Although you may not own the music, you may own the words you write about it.
This may include:
You retain ownership of original material you create.
By submitting it, you grant OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to:
Rights in the music remain with the applicable rights holders.
These may include:
Neither OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS nor the community member recommending a track becomes the owner of the underlying music simply because it is featured.
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS may display music through third-party embedded players.
Third-party services operate under their own:
If a track is removed, restricted, deleted, or made private on the original platform, the corresponding OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS embed may stop functioning.
Unless OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS specifically introduces an authorized upload system, users should not upload audio files containing third-party copyrighted recordings.
Instead, submit the public link from the platform where the music is already available.
Example:
Correct approach:
Submit the artist's existing SoundCloud URL.
Incorrect approach:
Download the song from SoundCloud and upload that audio file directly to OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS.
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS community submissions are intended to communicate:
“I found this music, connected with it, and think other people should hear it.”
They are not intended to imply:
“I own this music.”
Submission does not guarantee publication.
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS may:
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS may choose whether approved content is:
Approval does not automatically mean publication across every channel.
Where artwork is provided through the original platform's embed, the relevant rights remain with the applicable owner.
Users should not separately upload copyrighted artwork or photography unless authorized to do so.
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS may display available information such as:
If information is inaccurate, contact:
If you are an artist, creator, photographer, label, publisher, authorized representative, or rights holder and do not want your content featured on OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS, contact us.
You do not need to submit a complicated legal notice.
You may simply ask us to review and remove it.
See the Copyright & Content Removal Policy.
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS may remove a recommendation where:
Artists may also submit their own music.
They may identify themselves as:
Self-submissions remain subject to OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS editorial review.
Submission does not guarantee:
Unless separately agreed in writing, community recommendations do not create an obligation for OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS to pay the submitter.
Nothing in this section overrides payments or licenses independently required under applicable law or through third-party platforms.
If you want your original written recommendation or identifying information removed, contact:
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS
