Is this stolen? Because I'm pretty sure it is from the lack of description or remix label and the author's lack of account description, but I can't really check right now. Hope I didn't just decrease my whistle power!

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some dude poste a dj mix of non original music

in fact he has 4 other mixes that aren't his own original music

https://devibos.newgrounds.com/audio

At 9/22/18 02:55 PM, Thereviewtrickster wrote: Is this stolen?

It sure was.

At 9/23/18 04:36 PM, Sequenced wrote: in fact he has 4 other mixes that aren't his own original music

Gone, thanks a bundle.

This:

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Is stolen from

this video

. I feel ike covering/remixing this would take a bit more effort than is acknowledged in the author description and the songs are licensed by two record companies, one of which is Sony. Since the uploader doesn't mention anything about making it, Im guessing the vocals are probably the sae, since those would take work. Hence they are using copyrighted vocal samples, which should be enough to even break the rules of circle p phonograph. Also, the silence in the video begins and ends at the same time as here, they are the same length and the music seems to match. Uploader has another track but I'm not sure what to search to rind the original and I don't really have the time right now.

At 9/25/18 10:28 AM, EvilAntonioUTTP wrote: this is stolen from Geometry Dash Song

Good report, thanks!

So i'm confused. If i were to record myself singing a cover of another song and upload it, is that not allowed?

At 9/26/18 01:20 PM, J-Dubers wrote: So i'm confused. If i were to record myself singing a cover of another song and upload it, is that not allowed?

I think it depends on the licensing and copyright of the song.

At 9/26/18 02:41 PM, Thereviewtrickster wrote:

At 9/26/18 01:20 PM, J-Dubers wrote: So i'm confused. If i were to record myself singing a cover of another song and upload it, is that not allowed?

I think it depends on the licensing and copyright of the song.

Absolutely. For instance, @J-Dubers, if it's a signed artist with a label, you'll need to actually go get written permission from the label to do that, unless they have a stated policy derivative works are fine. Going to the artist is sufficient ONLY if they're the sole rights holder, i.e. no label. People do this stuff on YT all the time but are often subject to having their videos removed or monetization redirected to the label. Here we can't afford to redirect monetization -- it's a slippery slope -- so we can't host the stuff.

Yes, this means if you see covers and remixes of copyrighted music, you should report it, too.

At 9/26/18 01:20 PM, J-Dubers wrote: So i'm confused. If i were to record myself singing a cover of another song and upload it, is that not allowed?

At 9/26/18 02:41 PM, Thereviewtrickster wrote: I think it depends on the licensing and copyright of the song.

(also see above)

If the submitted audio track contains any copyrighted backing music, it can't be uploaded.

For covers, you can cover:
- music in the public domain;
- music in creative commons; and
- music produced under a sound recording copyright (℗: such as Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah") which protects the specific instance of music and vocals, not the lyrics and sheet music itself.

As in all things cover and remix, you need to have permission from the originator to cover/remix it. Basically anything that plays on the radio is a no-go, but more independent works or ones listed as above can with permission be hosted.

Yes, it is restrictive. This is both to protect the property of the originating artists, as well as to protect Newgrounds from potential legal action.

All this user's audios. Uploaded on NG 4 years ago..
https://fefoj.newgrounds.com/audio

At 9/30/18 08:03 AM, Agmund wrote: All this user's audios.

Got em, good find!

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At 10/1/18 04:31 PM, Waterflame wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/826308

Got'em, thanks. He tried to unpublish it so we couldn't see it.

Apparently this has been untouched since 2014.

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Original song is Chop Suey by System of a Down, they even state that it's a reupload of the original song to use in Geometry Dash in the description.

At 10/2/18 01:54 AM, Drumpstep4President wrote: Apparently this has been untouched since 2014.

We'll just have to touch it, then. >:)

https://sl1mj1m09.newgrounds.com/audio

This user's audios

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Heyo, been a while since I was here -

https://thiefofvoid.newgrounds.com has been found to be stealing music or free FLPs in a community I started to do Inktober but making music daily instead.

I haven't had the time to look through their stuff on Newgrounds, but here's some evidence:

https://clyp.it/klf01hdv = https://youtu.be/WqHyf5-T6zk exact copy

https://clyp.it/z5yund0n = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9R3XIHLqgs slowed and pitched down, possibly with a free vocal put over it

At 10/8/18 03:19 PM, Hallow wrote: Heyo, been a while since I was here -

https://thiefofvoid.newgrounds.com has been found to be stealing music or free FLPs in a community I started to do Inktober but making music daily instead.

I haven't had the time to look through their stuff on Newgrounds, but here's some evidence:

https://clyp.it/klf01hdv = https://youtu.be/WqHyf5-T6zk exact copy

https://clyp.it/z5yund0n = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9R3XIHLqgs slowed and pitched down, possibly with a free vocal put over it

I never thought Kate would do that D:

But known her, she probs used clyp as a dumping ground for thing to get inspired by (or audio memes). I'll ask her later about this, alright?

Also, the free vocal thing. She doesn't use free vocals: she has Friends to make them for her.

At 10/9/18 12:22 PM, Skiddle wrote: I never thought Kate would do that D:

But known her, she probs used clyp as a dumping ground for thing to get inspired by (or audio memes). I'll ask her later about this, alright?

Also, the free vocal thing. She doesn't use free vocals: she has Friends to make them for her.

I already PM her about it

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Caustic Storm, a song that comes preloaded with Caustic 3.2, but with one instrument lounder. That's all they changed.

It looks like a new fake account, but I don't know for sure.

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Bring back https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/654681

Gotim

Can’t check anything now because YouTube is down, but this returns lots of results when I search it, and it sounds to good for a newbie

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Uses original vocals

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Nightcore...Stolen from XXXTentacion.

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Stolen from Sigala.

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Stolen from Lil Peep.

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Stolen from YoungBoyNeverBrokeAgain.

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Stolen from Muse.

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Not stolen, but I don't think qualifies as something that should be here.

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Stolen from FreeCreditReport.com of all things lmao.

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Stolen from Alan Walker.

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Also Alan Walker.

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You guessed it, Alan Walker again.

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Stolen from Queen.

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Stolen from Post Malone.

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No audio, probably worthy of being gone.

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Stolen from Reese's Puffs.

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Again Reese's Puffs.

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Aphex Twin Remix.

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Stolen from Ariana Grande.

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Made using Garageband loops.

Oh boy, have I got a haul. For my standards, anyway.

This is from Undertale:

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And all of this guy's music is stolen (mostly from NCS, he always says the name of the author).

https://bestworldmusic.newgrounds.com

Okay, now it's time for sleep.

We're cleared up to this post, thanks to everyone for the reports.

@RoblesK @Skiddle @Hallow did any of you manage to touch base with ThiefOfVoid?

At 10/20/18 04:07 PM, cuddlyT wrote: Can any mod chime in on this please?

If you want to settle down with the PM and post flood, and maybe scale back the sarcasm and Tu Quoque fallacies for a bit ("Someone else did this therefore I can too"). It would be in your benefit to have some patience if you'd like a second opinion. You say you respect me, but you've been quite aggressive in your messaging demanding to be unbanned.

Another mod is welcome to have a look into it, but do keep in mind it's a small team of volunteers who have real life things on the go. They can contact me for some of the stuff you sent if they require it. I'll give it a second look as well, but again, have some patience.

Gods forbid I leave my house to buy groceries and the sky falls down...

At 10/20/18 04:07 PM, cuddlyT wrote: Can any mod chime in on this please?

At Peregrinus' request I took a look into this, and I do get the impression the Lake Hylia track is yours, as this Skelux fellow mentioned in the video description is a video game hacker rather than a musician. That being said, it sounds _very_ close to the original in terms of the actual notes, so I'd be inclined to categorise that one under MIDI-rip.

As for Lost Woods, that one, to me, sounds like there's quite a bit more going on that a duplication of the original, like your own drum lines and some other instruments that are playing things different from the original. I think we're generally a bit lax on covers where it's obvious that actual effort beyond slapping instruments on a MIDI was put in, so I'd be happy to have that republished.

At 10/20/18 05:57 PM, Mich wrote:

At 10/20/18 04:07 PM, cuddlyT wrote: Can any mod chime in on this please?

At Peregrinus' request I took a look into this, and I do get the impression the Lake Hylia track is yours, as this Skelux fellow mentioned in the video description is a video game hacker rather than a musician. That being said, it sounds _very_ close to the original in terms of the actual notes, so I'd be inclined to categorise that one under MIDI-rip.

As for Lost Woods, that one, to me, sounds like there's quite a bit more going on that a duplication of the original, like your own drum lines and some other instruments that are playing things different from the original. I think we're generally a bit lax on covers where it's obvious that actual effort beyond slapping instruments on a MIDI was put in, so I'd be happy to have that republished.

Thanks @Mich for the second look.

@cuddlyT: I will freely admit that I made a mistake, and for that I apologize. I've restored Lost Woods and lifted your ban. For the time being, Lake Hylia was mentioned as being too close to the original for comfort. It remains unpublished for the moment.

Addressing the "completely unprofessional" comment: hopefully at this point there is some understanding that we are volunteer moderators, and humans above that. None of us is without mistake, but of the 2200 songs I've removed only two cases (including yours) have been in my error. That's a failure rate of under 0.01%, which I'd say is decent but far from perfect.

Have a good night.