Copyright and DMCA Policy

We respect creators’ rights

StagePath exists so creators get credited and paid for their work. We do not allow content that infringes someone else’s copyright, and we respond to clear notices of alleged infringement under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and similar laws elsewhere.

What you promise when you upload

Before a track can be published, the uploader confirms that:

they own, or control all the rights needed in, both the master recording and the underlying composition, or have a licence that allows it;
any samples or third-party material are cleared, or the track is marked as containing third-party material, in which case it is not monetised;
they grant StagePath and its members the rights needed to stream the track, and to use it as a sound in videos made inside StagePath;
they will be responsible for, and hold StagePath harmless against, claims arising from rights they did not have.

This confirmation is recorded with the date and time each time you upload.

Content-ID

Every uploaded track and video is checked automatically. We compare an audio fingerprint against known recordings, and check whether the same recording code (ISRC) has already been claimed by someone else. A close match is held for review by our team before it can go live; a clear match is rejected. Earnings from a track that is flagged during its holding period are frozen until the claim is resolved.

Reporting infringement

Use the Report option on the content in the app, or send a written notice to our designated agent at dmca@mystagepath.com. Your notice must include:

your physical or electronic signature;
identification of the copyrighted work you say is infringed (or a list, if several);
identification of the material you say is infringing, with enough information for us to find it, such as a link;
your name, address, telephone number and email address;
a statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorised by the owner, its agent or the law;
a statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or authorised to act for the owner.

Knowingly misrepresenting that material is infringing can make you liable for damages under 17 U.S.C. 512(f). If you are not sure whether something infringes your rights, consider speaking to a lawyer first.

Counter-notice

If your content was removed and you believe it was a mistake or misidentification, you can send a counter-notice to dmca@mystagepath.com including: your signature; identification of the material and where it appeared; a statement under penalty of perjury that you believe in good faith it was removed by mistake or misidentification; your name, address and telephone number; and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the appropriate court and will accept service from the person who sent the original notice. We forward valid counter-notices to the original complainant and may restore the content after 10 to 14 business days unless they tell us they have started a court action.

Repeat infringers

We remove infringing content, may freeze earnings connected to it while a claim is reviewed, and close the accounts of members who repeatedly infringe.