a simple look at soundcloud's terms of use
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A simple look at the TERMS OF USE
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A simple look at the TERMS OF USECat Colman. NET 303
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Have you signed up to SoundCloud?
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Have you signed up to SoundCloud?
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Did you accept the Terms of Use?
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Did you accept the Terms of Use?
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Did you READ the terms first?
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Did you READ the terms first?
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You Didn’t?
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You Didn’t? WHY?
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Ok, there are a lot of terms to read and you
just want to upload your music, right?
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I’ll help you out. Here is the simple
version…
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1. Signing up You do not need an account to
stream music via Soundcloud. Anyone can use the platform.
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1. Signing up
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1. Signing up You need an account to UPLOAD music and
to use the SoundCloud app.
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1. Signing up You need an account to UPLOAD music and
to use the SoundCloud app. All you need is a valid email address. And
you must agree to the TERMS.
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1. Signing up You need an account to UPLOAD music and
to use the SoundCloud app. All you need is a valid email address. And
you must agree to the TERMS.
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2. The Platform
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2. The Platform SoundCloud allows users to submit, upload
or post content to the platform
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2. The Platform SoundCloud allows users to submit, upload
or post content to the platform You can upload your own original audio to
the Platform for other users to listen to.
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2. The Platform SoundCloud allows users to submit, upload
or post content to the platform You can upload your own original audio to
the Platform for other users to listen to.
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2. The Platform
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2. The Platform You can post comments about other user’s
content.
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2. The Platform You can post comments about other user’s
content. You can upload images and information to
your profile
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2. The Platform You can post comments about other user’s
content. You can upload images and information to
your profile
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3. Your Account
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3. Your Account You are responsible for your own
username, password and login details.
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3. Your Account You are responsible for your own
username, password and login details. You must not rip or copy content from
SoundCloud unless the uploader has made it available for download
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3. Your Account You are responsible for your own
username, password and login details. You must not rip or copy content from
SoundCloud unless the uploader has made it available for download
You must not adapt, copy or republish any content from SoundCloud unless it is your own content.
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3. Your Account
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3. Your Account You must not communicate unauthorised
advertising via your account
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3. Your Account You must not communicate unauthorsied
advertising via your account You must not harass, threaten or stalk
other user’s or SoundCloud employees
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4. Your Content
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4. Your Content Any content that you upload or post is
generated, owned and controlled soley by YOU, not SoundCloud
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4. Your Content Any content that you upload or post is
generated, owned and controlled soley by YOU, not SoundCloud
SoundCloud does not take ownership or responsibility for any user-generated and uploaded content.
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4. Your Content
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4. Your Content You can upload your own original music
content to the SoundCloud platform.
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4. Your Content You can upload your own original music
content to the SoundCloud platform. You must have copyright ownership of any
content you upload
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4. Your Content You can upload your own original music
content to the SoundCloud platform. You must have copyright ownership of any
content you upload You cannot upload or post any content
that is offensive, abusive, or racist.
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5. Removal of Content
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5. Removal of Content
SoundCloud has no legal obligation to monitor the content on the Platform.
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5. Removal of Content
SoundCloud has no legal obligation to monitor the content on the Platform.
SoundCloud can block, remove, or delete any content, at any time, and for any reason.
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5. Removal of Content
SoundCloud has no legal obligation to monitor the content on the Platform.
SoundCloud can block, remove, or delete any content, at any time, and for any reason.
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5. Removal of Content
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5. Removal of Content
SoundCloud has an automated system to identify copyright infringements.
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5. Removal of Content
SoundCloud has an automated system to identify copyright infringements.
If a track gets flagged by the automated system, the track is removed from the platform.
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5. Removal of Content
SoundCloud has an automated system to identify copyright infringements.
If a track gets flagged by the automated system, the track is removed from the platform.
User’s can appeal the decision with proof of copyright ownership for the track to be re-posted to the platform.
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5. Removal of Content
SoundCloud has an automated system to identify copyright infringements.
If a track gets flagged by the automated system, the track is removed from the platform.
User’s can appeal the decision with proof of copyright ownership for the track to be re-posted to the platform.
http://copyright.help.soundcloud.com/
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6. Termination
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6. Termination You can terminate your account at any
time.
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6. Termination You can terminate your account at any
time. SoundCloud can also terminate your
account at anytime, and without reason!
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Hope this cleared things up for you…
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Now make music and Share!http://www.soundcloud.com