Copyright, licensing, cover songs, takedowns, and disputes

Clear the rights you need before distributing, request a takedown, and respond to an ownership claim or store dispute.

You must control, or have written permission for, every part of what you submit: the recording, the composition, the artwork, and any samples.

Cover songs

A cover uses someone else's composition. Performing it yourself grants you nothing in the composition, and the licensing rules differ by territory.

Obtain the license or permission before submission and enter the original writers accurately. Do not label a remix, a sample-based recording, a soundalike, a translation, or an adaptation as a simple cover: those need different permission, and mislabeling them is what turns a fixable release into a claim.

Full detail is in Copyright and content rights.

Takedowns

If you control a release and want it removed, use the takedown action on that release, or contact support from the account email.

A takedown starts downstream processing. It is not instant and not simultaneous: each store removes on its own schedule, and caches, user libraries, and territory variations all clear at different rates. Plan around that if the removal is time-sensitive.

Removing a release does not remove your obligations for the period it was live, and it does not erase reported earnings for that period.

Content disputes

For unauthorized use, mistaken ownership, duplicate delivery, or a store claim:

Identify the exact recording by ISRC and the release by UPC.
Preserve the public links before anything changes.
Gather ownership evidence you are entitled to share: contracts, split sheets, license agreements.
Raise it through the support route below.

SpaceMedia may restrict content while a credible ownership, infringement, or fraud concern is reviewed. That protects both sides while the facts are established.

Common questions

Someone uploaded my track under their name. Collect the public links, your ISRC and UPC, and your ownership evidence, then report it. Do not upload a duplicate to compete with it.

Can I take down one track from an album? Ask through support rather than removing the whole release. What is possible depends on how the release was delivered.

I got a claim on YouTube. Claims are handled through YouTube's own process. Have your ISRC, UPC, and ownership evidence ready.