OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS is a music discovery and community-sharing platform.
Our purpose is to help people discover music through recommendations, selections, links, embeds, editorial content, and community contributions.
We respect artists, producers, labels, publishers, photographers, designers, filmmakers, writers, and other creators.
If content connected to you appears on OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS and you would prefer that it be removed, please contact us directly.
You do not need to begin with a formal copyright complaint or legal notice.
In most cases, simply tell us which content you would like removed and provide enough information for us to identify it.
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS wants creators and rights holders to be comfortable with how their work is represented.
If you are:
and you would like content removed from OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS, contact:
Our preferred approach is to resolve requests directly and practically.
A removal request does not need to be written as a legal document.
You can email us and tell us:
Please include the OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS page URL where possible.
A request may be as simple as:
“Hi, I am the artist behind this track. I would prefer not to have it featured on OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS. Please remove it from this page: [URL].”
or:
“I am the photographer who created this image and would like it removed from your website.”
That is generally enough for us to begin reviewing the request.
Where we can reasonably verify a legitimate request, OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS may remove or disable content without requiring a formal DMCA takedown notice.
This may include:
The goal is to resolve creator and rights-holder concerns without unnecessarily complicated legal procedures.
To help us process a request, provide as much of the following as practical:
You do not need to provide every item if the request is already clear.
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS may request reasonable verification where needed.
This could include:
Verification should remain proportionate to the nature of the request.
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS users may recommend music they enjoy even though they do not own it.
They generally submit an existing public link to music already hosted by a third-party platform.
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS may display:
Neither OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS nor the person recommending the music necessarily owns the underlying recording.
If music is hosted elsewhere and embedded on OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS, removing the embed from OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS will stop that content from appearing through OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS.
It does not remove the original upload from the hosting platform.
For example:
If a track is hosted on SoundCloud and embedded on OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS:
Requests concerning the original upload should be directed to the service hosting it.
Artists can request:
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS will review the request and may remove or correct the relevant content.
Labels, managers, agencies, publishers, distributors, and other authorized representatives may request removal.
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS may request confirmation that they are authorized to represent the relevant rights holder.
If you created photography, artwork, graphics, video, or other visual material displayed on OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS, you may ask us to:
Not every problem requires removal.
If:
contact us.
Where appropriate, OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS may correct the information instead of removing the entire post.
If you appear in:
you may contact us with legitimate concerns regarding your image, information, or content.
Requests will be reviewed based on the circumstances and applicable law.
If a request concerns content published through an OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS social-media account, identify the relevant post.
Where the content remains under OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS control, OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS may remove or modify it as appropriate.
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS cannot guarantee removal from:
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS may:
1. Review the request;
2. Identify the relevant content;
3. Verify the requester's connection to it where necessary;
4. Remove or disable the content;
5. Correct information;
6. Remove an embed;
7. Contact the original submitter where appropriate;
8. Request additional information; or
9. Explain that the underlying content is hosted by another platform.
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS may temporarily remove disputed material during review.
Removal does not necessarily mean:
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS may voluntarily remove material simply because a legitimate creator or rights holder has asked not to be featured.
A community member may share:
The submission represents their music recommendation.
It does not mean they own the work.
Users should link to existing public sources rather than upload unauthorized copies.
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS may restrict submissions from people who repeatedly:
Do not submit a removal request if you have no legitimate relationship to the content.
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS may investigate requests that appear:
You are welcome to use the simple removal procedure above.
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS does not require you to submit a formal DMCA notice before contacting us.
However, copyright law may provide additional procedures.
If you specifically wish to submit a formal legal copyright notice, send it to:
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS Copyright Contact
Where United States copyright law applies, rights holders may choose to use procedures available under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Nothing in this policy prevents anyone from doing so.
However, if your objective is simply to have something removed, corrected, or taken down from OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS, we encourage you to contact us directly.
A formal legal notice is generally unnecessary for OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS voluntary internal removal process.
Using OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS direct removal process does not require anyone to waive legal rights.
A creator or rights holder remains free to:
The OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS removal process simply provides an easier way to resolve issues directly.
Send removal and correction requests to:
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS
Suggested subject:
Content Removal Request — [Artist / Track / Content Name]
Please include the relevant OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS URL whenever possible.
OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS exists to celebrate, discover, and share music.
If a legitimate creator or rights holder does not want their work represented through the Platform, OPEN CHANNEL SELECTORS wants it to be easy for them to tell us.
The intended process is:
Contact us → identify the content → we review the request → where appropriate, we remove or correct it.
