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Says he remixed a Skrillex acapella; I don't think that's actually allowed, no?

And to be honest, I sometimes feel that searching the term "geometry dash" on NG's Audio leads to a bunch of people saying "ohai stolen material here hurr durr"...

Sorry about the thing with the covers, I kinda assumed it would fall under breaking copyright; my word usage was a bit certain though, it was the morning and I couldn't think too straight. I didn't actually go all the way through to check them because I didn't have enough time. Should have put it under 'Suspicious', lol.

This stolen song had been here since 2008 and a lot of people had commented on this but no one picked it up.... until now.

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Stolen from Kingdom Hearts II.

Also sorry for the separate posts... I need to learn how to do this thing right.

At 5/20/15 01:25 PM, Troisnyx wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/621351
Says he remixed a Skrillex acapella; I don't think that's actually allowed, no?

The new guidelines allow Copyrighted sampling, as long as it's properly attributed in the license, which I have now adjusted for him.

At 5/20/15 01:28 PM, Troisnyx wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/183732
Stolen from Kingdom Hearts II.

removed

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  Jomekka - Eighto

  by jomekka

  Jomekka - Eighto

  Song

  Dubstep

  238,084 Views

  PLAY

Don't actually think the user is legit since the original artist hasn't announced it on his facebook page, not even mentioning it.

Legit link:

http://www.reverbnation.com/Jomekka

At 5/20/15 02:35 PM, nasgubb wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/624882
Don't actually think the user is legit since the original artist hasn't announced it on his facebook page, not even mentioning it.
Legit link: http://www.reverbnation.com/Jomekka

Asked the account owner on NG. If he is real, he will hopefully post something on his Facebook.

At 5/20/15 02:49 PM, 6359 wrote: Asked the account owner on NG. If he is real, he will hopefully post something on his Facebook.

Image

He's legit :)

(Edit; wow that image is small.)

At 5/20/15 09:50 AM, BrokenDeck wrote:

At 5/20/15 02:58 AM, JBeat2k9 wrote:

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/623040

The samples...

Just earlier this month, the rules were wery different. No unoriginal content was allowed (permission for useage from the origina artist or not). The user H20Studios had every right to report the submission in question.

However, Copyrighted sampling is now allowed. Make sure you select the proper licensing and attributes in the project settings. (I have taken the liberty of correcting the song in question for you this time).

Did this rule come in to effect on or before the 9th May? If so, I apologize, and take full responsibility for wasting the time of the mod in question. If not, should people that don't represent the original artist be entitled to make claims of copyright infringement? Because that's essentially what this person did.

So earlier this month, nobody was allowed to use samples from other pieces of music, even if they were under the creative commons license? :o Bloody hell I timed that well.

At 5/20/15 04:44 PM, JBeat2k9 wrote: If not, should people that don't represent the original artist be entitled to make claims of copyright infringement?

Anyone can point such things out. That is what the cleanup thread is for.

So earlier this month, nobody was allowed to use samples from other pieces of music, even if they were under the creative commons license? :o Bloody hell I timed that well.

Regardless, you can now use copyrighted samples, as long as you attribute them correctly.

At 5/20/15 06:30 PM, BrokenDeck wrote:

At 5/20/15 04:44 PM, JBeat2k9 wrote:

Anyone can point such things out. That is what the cleanup thread is for.

Regardless, you can now use copyrighted samples, as long as you attribute them correctly.

Roger that. Thanks for the heads-up.

At 5/20/15 07:03 PM, JBeat2k9 wrote:

At 5/20/15 06:30 PM, BrokenDeck wrote:

At 5/20/15 04:44 PM, JBeat2k9 wrote:

Anyone can point such things out. That is what the cleanup thread is for.

Regardless, you can now use copyrighted samples, as long as you attribute them correctly.

Roger that. Thanks for the heads-up.

Just to clear things up...

I'd originally banned JBeat2k9 on the basis that the YouTube video that contained the vocal samples he used was posted under the Standard YouTube Licence, which would typically mean that the samples are copyrighted and wouldn't have been allowed on Newgrounds. However, the original owner of those samples went ahead and posted a free download to them as a remix pack in the video description, which I accidentally didn't notice. I just assumed the samples were infringing copyright after seeing the Standard YouTube Licence, so I banned JBeat2k9. Some time later, he contacted me brought that remix pack link to my attention after I banned him, so I reverted the ban and republished the track.

So yeah, that was a bit of confusion. My bad! Now that the rule has been changed to allow copyrighted samples, we are a lot more lax about it in any case, as long as you check the correct box under the licensing options before publishing the audio.

Hope that makes sense.

Perfect sense. Thanks for clearing it up! ^^

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Only-for-GMD-use song

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Stolen per description.

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Stolen per description.

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Possibly stolen from a game.

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Same as above.

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Uploader picked wrong license.

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Stolen instrumental.

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That description makes it suspicious.

I think this guy was trying to get out free by the means of just shortening and looping a song from SMB2

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  by <deleted>

  9 Views

So, I looked and the rest of his audio seems to be stolen too, but not sure.

Should be removed.

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These are identical; but does this still count at rulebreaking with the updated rules?

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At 5/21/15 04:03 PM, 6359 wrote: These are identical; but does this still count at rulebreaking with the updated rules?
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/609888
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/610228

Probably not. With the new rules, remixing songs is now allowed. Of course copyrighted samples can't be used in remixes nor any other kind of song, but this isn't the case

At 5/21/15 04:03 PM, 6359 wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/608058
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/597650
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/606288
These are identical; but does this still count at rulebreaking with the updated rules?
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/609888
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/610228

What's just sad is that the guy says OMFG- Hello by MaldadGames. He wasn't even smart enough to remove the artist's name; and he still added his own. dafuq? lol
I think that the mixes still violate the rules, mostly because lack of crediting artists.

Long list to cover, so let's start.

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^ Supicious about the last one

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^ Same as the one before it

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And tons more but thats all i have time for.

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That's all for today!

I read a PM on my BadWolf Soundcloud today and the guy told me someone has stole one of my songs and uploaded it on here. I click the link and what do I find? Some idiot actualy downloaded my track "Starflight (VIP)", renamed it, and said he fucking made it! I mean WTF!? is that how easy it is these days to steal someones content, content that takes time and effort to bloody make. I sent him a PM warning him to remove the song, lets pray.

So yeah, I am a bit pissed at the fact that it has 12,000 views and a few comments, and the guy even replies and thanks them and says he worked hard making it LMFAO!!
Here is the fraud! : http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/623204
Proof: http://soundcloud.com/badwolfedm/starflight-vip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BdlcVQGbn8
http://soundcloud.com/mid-tempo/starflight-vip-by-bad-wolf

User has been banned and both audio tracks have been removed, just another kid trying to leech off another's success.

Thank you for the speedy action! Much appreciated :)

At 5/23/15 12:21 PM, CoriWilliams wrote: someone has stole one of my songs and uploaded it on here.
Some idiot actualy downloaded my track "Starflight (VIP)", renamed it, and said he fucking made it!
and the guy even replies and thanks them and says he worked hard making it LMFAO!!

He's been reported before in the past, thanks for confirming the rest of his tracks as stolen.
This is beyond the typical user who uploads songs to use for GD. This guy is outright scum.

So...

I'm going to upgrade his ban to permanent.

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Hmmm.....

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Someone advertised this on a Geometry Dash stream... seems legit....

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Anything specific about this user that I should know before I say that unscouted artists are usable in GD?

At 5/25/15 10:03 AM, 6359 wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/592549
Anything specific about this user that I should know before I say that unscouted artists are usable in GD?

Yeah the submit date. This song was submitted waaay before the changes took place.

At 5/24/15 11:58 AM, Gragon73 wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/625851
Hmmm.....

The author has made correct attributions in his description. It's all good.

At 5/25/15 11:02 AM, BrokenDeck wrote: Yeah the submit date. This song was submitted waaay before the changes took place.

Okay.

At 5/25/15 02:30 PM, NekoMika wrote: *Cleans up page 1 of Unscouted Artists page
"For geometry Dash, for geometry dash, not mine, just for geometry dash"
*Roughly 95% of that page

Did manage to find and scout 3 artists though that were legit

The motherload!

http://silkie.newgrounds.com/audio (bunch of SNES tracks not made by him/her)
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/626072 (Teminite and Panda Eyes - Highscore)
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/626069 (Zomboy - Nuclear)
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/626068 (Title/description)
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/626067 (This song)
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/626063 (Title/description)
http://kevinestevez.newgrounds.com/audio (Teminite and Panda Eyes - Highscore)
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/626058 (Title/description)
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/626056 (This song)

I only had time to do a quarter of the first page.