You are allowed to upload all songs you have all
necessary rights for or if the rightsowner assigned to you all relevant rights for
digital distribution (best with a written contract).
In any case the upload is allowed if you have
composed, written, recorded and produced everything on your own and did not use
already existing, trademarked recordings from others.
Tip:
If you have composed or written songs in collaboration with other musicians or
as a band, clarify copyrights before you upload the song. You avoid subsequent
disputes and litigations.
When you upload third-party compositions and cover
versions, the original authors, composers and publishers must be credited correctly
in the metadata fields. The royalties are distributed by the national collecting
society. Attention: Since a lot of cover verions are actually edited versions
of the original, you absolutely need to get permission from the rightsholders
first (e.g. lyricist, composer or publisher).
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