Hello, for over a year I have been unable to post my music on NG do to P-Bot deceting my track sounds indentical to track Virus by FADEproject. I listened to his track and in his track he used one downfilter and that downfilter sounded same as mine that I used in my track. I didnt copy nothing of his track I just added downflter that sounded indentical, my track is a remix of Cryng Soul by B0UNC3. And I saw other people uploaded remixes of that song on platform without problem. If it is a problem I wont upload it. Ill delete it but please I want to grow my career and I want other people to see my stuff that I made.
At 12/20/21 05:54 PM, Pingu wrote:Hi there!
You're upset that one of your songs was flagged by our scanning program, and want to come ask about it. To consolidate all the little threads which float in Where is/How to and Audio forums, we've created a collective spot to dump your grief.
To keep things moving along, make sure you have done the following FIRST:
If you meet the above criteria AND it has been a few days since you filed the appeal (greater than 3), post your case here and we'll look into it.
Keep in mind, we are sorting through all the appeals manually which takes time to do properly for all parties involved. This process can be hampered by not providing supporting material at the outset.
Be polite.
Hello, i'm a little mad because i found out that my account is permanently banned from posting audio, and i thought i couldn't appeal. When i was 12 (i faked my age, i don't think it matters anymore), silly me posted a copyrighted song to use it in Geometry Dash without having previously read the rules. I decided to come back to the site to see if maybe i could appeal my ban and recover my ability to upload audio, i now produce my own music and i'm 16, i changed a lot since then. I would also like some clarification on how the audio guidelines may apply to free samples and VST instruments, since a lot of my songs use those and i don't want to get banned again if i get un-banned.
Sibidi
At 8/5/24 03:45 PM, ElBonnieto wrote:Hello, i'm a little mad because i found out that my account is permanently banned from posting audio, and i thought i couldn't appeal. When i was 12 (i faked my age, i don't think it matters anymore), silly me posted a copyrighted song to use it in Geometry Dash without having previously read the rules. I decided to come back to the site to see if maybe i could appeal my ban and recover my ability to upload audio, i now produce my own music and i'm 16, i changed a lot since then. I would also like some clarification on how the audio guidelines may apply to free samples and VST instruments, since a lot of my songs use those and i don't want to get banned again if i get un-banned.
I've cleared your ban. As long as you follow all the audio portal rules, which I will link below, you shouldn't have to worry about getting banned again.
As far as getting caught up in the copyright strike detector, this is complicated since anything that goes through YT music or Spotify and uses royalty free samples can match. What you need in that case is to list the packs used in an appeal, and if it takes longer than three days to resolve, due to overload of appeals, come here.
If you truly follow all the rules, this should not be a problem. Just don't sample anything off the radio/spotify; save those remixes and mashups for sites like YT that can easily transfer monies to the proper rights holder, and do what you can to make sure anything you do post here only uses royalty free samples in an ORIGINAL arrangement. Be creative :)
https://www.newgrounds.com/wiki/help-information/terms-of-use/audio-guidelines
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so like it is a classical piece and there is no copyright on any classical piece but only for whoever played it but the website i got it from clearly states that it is free for use and all thanks to the mods if they can help but im not sure actually ive never really used newgrounds before and im not sure about the copyright stuff tbh
At 8/8/24 08:18 AM, DoOnlyGoodEveryday wrote:but the website i got it from clearly states that it is free for use
Newgrounds is for music made by the uploader. Taking something from elsewhere is against the rules, which is why your appeal was closed yesterday.
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At 8/8/24 08:25 AM, Pingu wrote:At 8/8/24 08:18 AM, DoOnlyGoodEveryday wrote:but the website i got it from clearly states that it is free for use
Newgrounds is for music made by the uploader. Taking something from elsewhere is against the rules, which is why your appeal was closed yesterday.
At 12/20/21 05:54 PM, Pingu wrote:Hi there!
You're upset that one of your songs was flagged by our scanning program, and want to come ask about it. To consolidate all the little threads which float in Where is/How to and Audio forums, we've created a collective spot to dump your grief.
To keep things moving along, make sure you have done the following FIRST:
If you meet the above criteria AND it has been a few days since you filed the appeal (greater than 3), post your case here and we'll look into it.
Keep in mind, we are sorting through all the appeals manually which takes time to do properly for all parties involved. This process can be hampered by not providing supporting material at the outset.
Be polite.
Hello so i uploaded a song which got removed and tagged as stolen, and got banned from uploading any song, the song i uploaded is a remake that i created 6 years ago (url source) and this song in particular is in all platforms (yt, spotify, itunes, deezer) except this one, at least i want to know the reason, didnt got an e-mail or nothing, here is the song if you want to check it, i guess that maybe the music distributer or the automated algorithm scanned this song as registered and maybe got flagged as stolen, so the song name is Volger by me CrisminatorX, i really want to get back the opportunity to upload my songs in this platform or else there is no sense to having this account, so if the response is negative theres no reason of having this account,
At 8/11/24 09:16 PM, crisminatorx wrote:Hello so i uploaded a song which got removed and tagged as stolen, and got banned from uploading any song, the song i uploaded is a remake that i created 6 years ago (url source) and this song in particular is in all platforms (yt, spotify, itunes, deezer) except this one, at least i want to know the reason, didnt got an e-mail or nothing, here is the song if you want to check it, i guess that maybe the music distributer or the automated algorithm scanned this song as registered and maybe got flagged as stolen, so the song name is Volger by me CrisminatorX, i really want to get back the opportunity to upload my songs in this platform or else there is no sense to having this account, so if the response is negative theres no reason of having this account,
If it's flagging your own music from streaming services, please report that here in advance. Those are really common and are a serious issue. I wish we had a verification service so that you could sign into your distributer, YT or SC and prove you owned those rights without having to submit an appeal. Let me take a look at your case.
Edit:
Your song was removed by @TomFulp probably because it looked like a lot of the Geometry Dash thefts we get. If you can prove you own the associated SoundCloud, we can instantly restore your status. I'm on SoundCloud. You can find me there and send me a DM or drop a comment "x" on one of my tracks if it won't let you DM
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At 7/30/24 10:53 PM, chasedaniel125 wrote:Hello, all of my songs were unpublished for stolen content around 4 days ago and i filed an appeal, but it hasnt been reviewed yet. All of my songs are made in FL Studio Mobile using instruments only provided by the app, so no samples or anything. I dont understand why i got flagged, but i do have proof of ownership of all of the songs and i have them all laid out in my phone on FL Studio mobile. Each one takes around 3-5 days to make disregarding one, and they all take 13+ hours in the studio. Is there any other relevant information i can provide for this? Thank you and i appreciate your time.
just stopping in to be curious about this appeal as it came up in the Where is / How to / Help
I just went through FL studio and their company sounds pretty chill about allowing artists to copyright materials made in their apps as long as no pre made stock loops are used.
possibly just the newgrounds machine getting click happy?
provided that the author IS telling the truth through and through
I got a copyright claim for 2 songs/tracks, 1 that is invalid due to the copyright reason being that I can't use the drum beat, but the drum beat is very generic and that it also has a bass sound (not actual notes), and the other is inaccessible and songs with similar names do not have similarities with my song.
Also wondering how a track with 13 views on YouTube got copyright.
I am worried for my fellow amateur musicians who use simple drum beats, because they could get copyrighted for the same reason...
I don't want to mess with the copyright system like this 100 more times, because many of the songs I made before (i am porting music) have this type of drum beat.
More info: https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/copyright/appeal/view/117097
- Amateur with 3 years (and 9 months) of experience
I have no idea where to do this appeal. I also didn't read the Audio rules saying that trying to get my favorite song on GD wouldn't work and would probably get me banned. :(
How long do i need to wait for my account to be un-held usually?
At 9/3/24 07:33 PM, xXMrsealXx wrote:How long do i need to wait for my account to be un-held usually?
Hello @xXMrsealXx. I am not a moderator, but from my limited knowledge (as well as reading a few of the post in this thread) I can tell you this:
"It takes as long as it takes" but I've yet to hear of cases where it took longer than three weeks. Since NG Moderator is a voluntary (unpaid) position, waiting times will vary depending on how much is going on in the Audio Portal moderators' lives. Some might be ill, overworked, ill from overwork, poisoned at work... So there is no easy way of predicting wait times.
What you can do to speed the process up would be to fill in all the necessary information in your appeal form. And not click "close" - because that closes the appeal forever, essentially stating "I retract my appeal".
Of course, I am saying all this under the expectation that you were abiding to the rules you agreed to when making your submission in the first place.
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yeah i just assumed a piece of music was not copyrighted. sooo yeah.....
At 9/3/24 08:08 PM, xXMrsealXx wrote:yeah i just assumed a piece of music was not copyrighted. sooo yeah.....
Copyright or not, you are not allowed to upload things you did not create and have full rights to.
Audio / Forum / Games & Movies Moderator. Flag stolen content, don't be a dingus.
well not really... i just wanted it for a geometry dash level. i was gona tag the creator and all that.
At 9/3/24 08:08 PM, xXMrsealXx wrote:yeah i just assumed a piece of music was not copyrighted. sooo yeah.....
At 9/3/24 09:23 PM, xXMrsealXx wrote:well not really... i just wanted it for a geometry dash level. i was gona tag the creator and all that.
There is a link on the bottom of every single page with information for people just like you. Read the FAQ.
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It seems I got audio banned a while ago after uploading a cover of the song King Conga without removing the original song from the background, I also accidently closed the unban appeal thing so this is my last resort, is there a way this can get resolved?
So, I wanted to Post "Like the Wind" By an unknown Band, which cannot copyright strike me, but someone else Copyrighted the Track, so I appealed down below complaint 
and After 2 Days, the Case was Closed. I still can not Post anything on my account. This is the message the bot gave me.
Now technically The Track Did not Belong to me, but it also did not belong the person who copyrighted it and got monetized off of it. They Should get their artist channel Banned as well like i have gotten my newgrounds account banned. I hope this is Enough proof, if it is not, because the song is not technically mine, then that is KIND OF correct, but the song has no Official Copyright of the Band, so the Fan-Copyright is invalid. Links: The Sun, The Sun Image, The Video, The "band".
At 9/5/24 11:42 AM, b3rnard wrote:Now technically The Track Did not Belong to me,
Which is why it was removed and you were banned
but it also did not belong the person who copyrighted it and got monetized off of it.
They aren't monetizing anything. The moderation program compared it to a database and found it already existed. This is an internal system and not a claim by another agent or owner.
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I posted a song called We Are One made by Venexo and I got a copywrite infringement even though in the youtube video bio it says feel free to use this song. What the heck!
At 9/11/24 10:22 PM, GermanTTC wrote:I posted a song called We Are One made by Venexo and I got a copywrite infringement even though in the youtube video bio it says feel free to use this song. What the heck!
generally "feel free to use this song" doesn't mean "feel free to upload this song onto your own accounts even if you're not the creator of it." venexo would have to upload the song onto their own newgrounds account. if you're trying to get it into gd thrn there's guides on the audio guidelines iirc
Hi everytime I upload one of my songs I get flagged for copyright infringement on myself because my music is also on streaming services. What can I do to stop this?
At 9/23/24 10:41 PM, CrowGoblin wrote:Hi everytime I upload one of my songs I get flagged for copyright infringement on myself because my music is also on streaming services. What can I do to stop this?
I am not a moderator, but...
The easiest method (for now) would be this: Put a link to your Newgrounds account on those streaming services. Then fill out the appeal form and include links to the places where you linked to your Newgrounds account.
That would "probably" make confirming that you are the artist in question super-easy and would leave little room for debate.
Important: Do not click the "close" button on appeal forms. The "close" button "closes" an appeal which is essentially saying: "Close/Discard this appeal, please."
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At 9/23/24 10:55 PM, Yatsufusa wrote:At 9/23/24 10:41 PM, CrowGoblin wrote:Hi everytime I upload one of my songs I get flagged for copyright infringement on myself because my music is also on streaming services. What can I do to stop this?
I am not a moderator, but...
The easiest method (for now) would be this: Put a link to your Newgrounds account on those streaming services. Then fill out the appeal form and include links to the places where you linked to your Newgrounds account.
That would "probably" make confirming that you are the artist in question super-easy and would leave little room for debate.
Important: Do not click the "close" button on appeal forms. The "close" button "closes" an appeal which is essentially saying: "Close/Discard this appeal, please."
Thanks for the advice but I have been making appeals to all my music and I end up getting it on the site, the goal is to not need to make an appeal with every song I upload because that makes it take 1-2 days for every song I post to end up on the website
At 9/25/24 01:26 AM, CrowGoblin wrote:At 9/23/24 10:55 PM, Yatsufusa wrote:At 9/23/24 10:41 PM, CrowGoblin wrote:Hi everytime I upload one of my songs I get flagged for copyright infringement on myself because my music is also on streaming services. What can I do to stop this?
I am not a moderator, but...
The easiest method (for now) would be this: Put a link to your Newgrounds account on those streaming services. Then fill out the appeal form and include links to the places where you linked to your Newgrounds account.
That would "probably" make confirming that you are the artist in question super-easy and would leave little room for debate.
Important: Do not click the "close" button on appeal forms. The "close" button "closes" an appeal which is essentially saying: "Close/Discard this appeal, please."
Thanks for the advice but I have been making appeals to all my music and I end up getting it on the site, the goal is to not need to make an appeal with every song I upload because that makes it take 1-2 days for every song I post to end up on the website
This advice is generally helpful. As long as you have a way to prove you own the social media/artist account you're getting claimed on, you should be fine. But if it's been longer than a few days and you've received no response to your appeals, requesting a review like you did here is absolutely the right thing to do!
I'll take a look into your cases if those are still unresolved
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At 12/20/21 05:54 PM, Pingu wrote:Hi there!
You're upset that one of your songs was flagged by our scanning program, and want to come ask about it. To consolidate all the little threads which float in Where is/How to and Audio forums, we've created a collective spot to dump your grief.
To keep things moving along, make sure you have done the following FIRST:
If you meet the above criteria AND it has been a few days since you filed the appeal (greater than 3), post your case here and we'll look into it.
Keep in mind, we are sorting through all the appeals manually which takes time to do properly for all parties involved. This process can be hampered by not providing supporting material at the outset.
Be polite.
Hello, my cover of Silly Billy by Churgney Gurgney got flagged as Silly Billy (short lyrics ver.). I'm assuming the instrumental got flagged. Also, Silly Billy (short lyrics ver.) is also a cover.
At 10/1/24 11:38 AM, NikolaTesla2 wrote:can I get unbanned - by NikolaTesla2 (newgrounds.com) yeah I just wanted to upload a song but this always happens :(
Your first upload wasn't made by you, it was made by your brother apparently. The second one, rather than modify the same file, was the same thing.
Since neither of them are made by you, a requirement for this site, then it's valid that you can't continue to upload.
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