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swoppy	Date: May 23, 2005 @ 3:30 PM By posting or submitting content to this site, you grant DMusic and its affiliates and licensees the right to use, reproduce, display, perform, adapt, modify, distribute, have distributed, and promote the content in any form, anywhere and for any purpose; and warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content and that public posting and use of your content by DMusic will not infringe or violate the rights of any third party. If you send us creative suggestions, ideas, notes, drawings, or other information (collectively, the "Submissions"), the Submissions shall be deemed, and shall remain, the property of DMusic. None of the Submissions shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of DMusic, and DMusic shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Submissions. Without limitation of the foregoing, DMusic shall exclusively own all now known or hereafter existing rights to the Submissions of every kind and nature throughout the universe and shall be entitled to unrestricted use of the Submissions for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to the provider of the Submissions. What does that mean????
Sistadahlia	Date: May 23, 2005 @ 3:37 PM Does this mean that Dmusic owns the music once it is submitted, or not, do you think? I am a lawyer's daughter, have worked in a law office, and thought I was used to legal language, but I can't understand this paragraph either
jordanthegreat	Date: May 23, 2005 @ 3:49 PM i like the bit about throughout the universe, that really covers it. Not just planet Earth, but the whole universe. Dmusic doesn't own the music, the creator owns it. you grant DMusic and its affiliates and licensees the right to use, reproduce, display, perform, adapt, modify, distribute, have distributed, and promote the content in any form, anywhere and for any purpose; That's pretty normal sounding to me. If you ever read over the agreements to many websites, you find quite interesting language. Considering this is a website promoting music, it seems natural that Dmusic should have the right to use,modify,distribute... their user's uploaded material. The rest of the paragraph appears to deal with submitted creative suggestions, ideas, notes, drawings and other information.
imemine	Date: May 23, 2005 @ 3:52 PM Yep, That’s the way I read this too.
MourningCandle	Date: May 23, 2005 @ 10:20 PM Dmusic can't own the music you created. Copyright law says that once the creative work is layed down in a tangible medium sound recording etc. it is yours. now you do have to register your songs through the library of commerce and fill out a PA and SR form but all they are doing is hosting a site for others to use. they have no right to use your songs for their purpose unless signed by you ( i did not sign up myself so i don't know if you had to "agree" to anything ). i have to check to further my advice for i don't know myself.
Dizeazed	Date: May 24, 2005 @ 1:20 AM "i like the bit about throughout the universe, that really covers it. Not just planet Earth, but the whole universe." Jordan said it best...
Intergalacti...	Date: May 26, 2005 @ 7:13 AM i understand that they can play and use the music in their own way but are they allowed to sell it to a bigger firm say a reocrd company under their own name?
TameasDust	Date: November 18, 2005 @ 9:10 PM
MickeyBreezy	Date: November 18, 2005 @ 11:17 PM when u create an account on here, there is sumthin that u click "i agree" 2 at the end(which im sure nobody read, i mean, i didnt) they probably speak on this issue in that.
GeneHilbert	Date: November 18, 2005 @ 11:22 PM Correction: Library of Congress
TameasDust	Date: November 19, 2005 @ 4:49 AM This will do while I figure out where to hyjack this forum to next
shadowself	Date: November 19, 2005 @ 9:30 AM Snoman: which im sure nobody read... Oh, I wouldn't say that. Personally, I read every word when it comes to my creations. DMusic's legalese didn't ring any alarm bells for me, I am fine with it. However, I usually do skip reading the EULA when installing software (unless it was free, then I check the EULA for adware that they are hiding).
Alecs	Date: November 19, 2005 @ 2:42 PM Eh, I trust DMusic, I don't really care about fine print here.
kingo	Date: November 19, 2005 @ 2:57 PM TRUST NO ONE
Alecs	Date: November 19, 2005 @ 7:02 PM ...true...
TameasDust	Date: November 20, 2005 @ 1:05 AM yah can trust me ... I will take all your money and give you an allowance of 10 cents a month
hantu	Date: November 20, 2005 @ 1:44 AM ... remain silent
TameasDust	Date: November 22, 2005 @ 4:27 PM and poop in your corn flakes
InsaneWayne	Date: November 22, 2005 @ 6:18 PM From what I gather, if Dmusic runs an ad on TV and yer song is used to help promote the site, its covered. If Dmusic is making a presentation to a Senate Commitee and use your song as an example of say... a home recording that is as good if not better then an RIAA-backed recording, then it's covered. Stuff like that Im quite sure Dmusic isn't going to rip anyone off
Intergalacti...	Date: November 22, 2005 @ 6:22 PM Date: May 26, 2005 @ 7:13 AM i understand that they can play and use the music in their own way but are they allowed to sell it to a bigger firm say a reocrd company under their own name?
AdNauseam	Date: January 3, 2006 @ 2:54 PM no. We own it, but they can distribute or change it. they cannot sell it or else we can sue hifty:
AdNauseam	Date: January 3, 2006 @ 2:54 PM *no such icon

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