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Copyright & Takedown Policy

Last updated: 7 June 2026
Business name: All Humans Cry
Legal form: Eenmanszaak
KVK number: 94632200
VAT number: NL005097773B49
Website: allhumanscry.com
Contact address: G.J.L. Ankersmitlaan 61, Deventer, The Netherlands
Support email: support@allhumanscry.com

This Copyright & Takedown Policy (the “Policy”) explains how All Humans Cry (“All Humans Cry,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) handles copyright matters, proof-of-rights requests, ownership disputes, copyright complaints, takedown requests, repeat infringement, disputed royalties, and related issues.

This Policy forms part of and is incorporated into our Terms of Service, Distribution Agreement, Anti-Fraud Policy, Royalty & Payout Policy, Refund Policy, and any other applicable agreement or policy published by All Humans Cry.

By creating an account, submitting a release, uploading content, purchasing a subscription, requesting a payout, or otherwise using the services of All Humans Cry, you agree to comply with this Policy.

 

1. Scope of this Policy

This Policy applies to all users, artists, labels, managers, representatives, business accounts, rights holders, and any other person or entity using the services of All Humans Cry.

This Policy applies to all submitted content, including but not limited to:

  • audio recordings;
  • musical compositions;
  • lyrics;
  • beats;
  • samples;
  • remixes;
  • cover songs;
  • artwork;
  • images;
  • videos;
  • logos;
  • artist names;
  • label names;
  • metadata;
  • copyright lines;
  • ISRC and UPC information;
  • public-domain claims;
  • release information;
  • any other content, material, information, or documentation submitted to All Humans Cry.

 

2. Basic Copyright Requirement

Users may only upload, submit, distribute, monetize, or otherwise provide content that they fully own or are legally authorized to use.

By submitting any release or content to All Humans Cry, you represent and warrant that you own or control all rights necessary to submit, distribute, monetize, reproduce, communicate, make available, administer, and otherwise exploit the content through All Humans Cry, our distribution partners, DSPs, and related service providers.

You must not submit content that infringes or may infringe the rights of any third party, including copyright, neighboring rights, publishing rights, master rights, moral rights, trademark rights, personality rights, publicity rights, privacy rights, contractual rights, or any other rights.

 

3. User Responsibility for Rights Clearance

You are solely responsible for clearing and maintaining all rights, licenses, permissions, approvals, waivers, and authorizations required for your content.

This includes, where applicable, rights and permissions from:

  • producers;
  • beatmakers;
  • songwriters;
  • composers;
  • lyricists;
  • featured artists;
  • vocalists;
  • session musicians;
  • sample owners;
  • master recording owners;
  • publishers;
  • labels;
  • managers;
  • artwork creators;
  • photographers;
  • designers;
  • video creators;
  • rights societies;
  • licensing agencies;
  • any other person or entity with rights in or relating to the content.

 

All Humans Cry does not clear rights on your behalf unless expressly agreed in writing. We do not guarantee that any content submitted by you is legally cleared, properly licensed, or free from third-party claims.

 

4. Proof of Rights

All Humans Cry may request proof of rights, ownership, license, authorization, permission, identity, or authority at any time.

Proof of rights may include, but is not limited to:

  • beat licenses;
  • exclusive beat agreements;
  • sample clearances;
  • producer agreements;
  • featured artist approvals;
  • vocalist permissions;
  • songwriter agreements;
  • composer agreements;
  • artwork licenses;
  • photography licenses;
  • design licenses;
  • label agreements;
  • manager authorizations;
  • publisher permissions;
  • copyright registration documents;
  • public-domain proof;
  • cover song licenses,
  • where applicable;
  • contracts, emails, invoices, receipts, split sheets, or other documentation showing lawful rights or permission.

 

All documentation must be truthful, complete, accurate, current, and legally valid. All Humans Cry may reject documentation that appears incomplete, forged, inconsistent, expired, insufficient, misleading, unverifiable, or otherwise unreliable.

 

5. Proof-of-Rights Response Deadlines

If All Humans Cry requests proof of rights, you must respond within the deadline provided by us.

Unless otherwise stated by All Humans Cry, the following timelines apply:

  • 3 business days for urgent copyright, DSP, distribution partner, fraud, takedown, or legal matters;
  • 7 calendar days as the standard response period;
  • 14 calendar days for complex rights documentation, where expressly allowed by All Humans Cry or where the matter reasonably requires additional documentation.

 

Failure to provide satisfactory proof of rights within the applicable deadline may result in rejection, delay, suspension, takedown, royalty freezing, payout suspension, account restriction, or account termination.

 

6. Consequences of Missing or Insufficient Proof

If you cannot provide satisfactory proof of rights, or if your rights are unclear, disputed, incomplete, expired, revoked, limited, or inconsistent with your submission, All Humans Cry may take any action we consider reasonably necessary, including:

  • rejecting the release;
  • delaying delivery;
  • requesting metadata or content changes;
  • suspending the release;
  • freezing royalties;
  • pausing payouts;
  • blocking monetization;
  • removing the release;
  • taking down the release from DSPs;
  • reporting the matter to Too Lost, other distribution partners, DSPs, rights holders, or legal authorities where appropriate;
  • restricting or terminating your account.

 

All Humans Cry may freeze royalties while proof of rights is being reviewed.

 

7. Beats

Users may upload music made with leased beats only if they have a valid license that allows the intended use, distribution, monetization, territories, platforms, and release type.

Users may upload music made with exclusive beats where they own or control the necessary rights and can provide proof when requested.

Beat licenses must be valid, current, and sufficient for the submitted release. Users are responsible for understanding and complying with all restrictions in their beat licenses, including limits on streams, downloads, monetization, platforms, territories, Content ID, social media usage, synchronization, exclusivity, and ownership.

All Humans Cry may reject, suspend, takedown, or freeze royalties for releases using beats where the license is missing, unclear, expired, insufficient, disputed, or inconsistent with the submitted release.

 

8. Samples

Uncleared samples are not allowed.

If your release contains a sample, interpolation, replay, loop, excerpt, or other material derived from another work, you must have all required rights and permissions before submitting the release.

Sample clearance may require permission from owners of the master recording, musical composition, publisher, songwriter, label, or other rights holders. You are solely responsible for obtaining and maintaining such permissions.

All Humans Cry may request sample clearance documentation at any time. If sample clearance cannot be proven, we may reject, suspend, remove, takedown, or freeze royalties connected to the release.

 

9. Remixes

Remixes are allowed only with written permission from the original rights holders.

You must not upload or distribute unauthorized remixes, bootlegs, edits, mashups, unofficial versions, sped-up versions, slowed-down versions, nightcore versions, instrumental recreations, or other derivative works unless you have all required permissions from the relevant rights holders.

All Humans Cry may reject remixes where authorization is unclear, incomplete, disputed, or insufficient.

 

10. Cover Songs

Cover songs may be allowed, provided that the user arranges and maintains all required licenses, permissions, and rights.

You are solely responsible for determining whether a release qualifies as a cover song and for obtaining any required mechanical licenses, publisher permissions, territory-specific permissions, DSP-specific permissions, lyric permissions, translation permissions, arrangement permissions, or other rights.

All Humans Cry may reject, suspend, remove, or takedown cover songs if licensing is unclear, incomplete, disputed, unavailable, territory-restricted, platform-restricted, or otherwise insufficient.

Submitting a cover song does not mean All Humans Cry has verified, approved, or obtained the necessary licenses for you.

 

11. Public-Domain Music

Public-domain music may be accepted only on a case-by-case basis and only where the user can provide satisfactory proof that the relevant work is in the public domain in the applicable territories and for the intended use.

Public-domain status can vary by country, territory, rights type, arrangement, recording, edition, and publication history. You are responsible for proving that your use is lawful.

All Humans Cry may reject public-domain claims that are unclear, unsupported, misleading, incomplete, or risky.

 

12. Artwork and Visual Content

Users may only upload artwork, images, videos, logos, and visual materials that they own or are legally authorized to use.

Prohibited artwork and visual content includes, but is not limited to:

  • copyrighted photos
  • without permission;
  • celebrity images without permission;
  • brand logos without permission;
  • trademarked material without permission;
  • AI-generated artwork that infringes third-party rights;
  • misleading parental advisory labels;
  • explicit, unlawful, or illegal imagery;
  • screenshots from movies, games, anime, television, music videos, or other copyrighted works without permission;
  • stolen cover art from other artists;
  • images that impersonate or mislead consumers, DSPs, rights holders, or the public;
  • artwork that violates DSP or distribution partner rules.

 

All Humans Cry may reject, request changes to, suspend, remove, or takedown releases because of artwork or visual content issues.

 

13. Artist Names, Label Names, Trademarks, and Impersonation

Users may not use artist names, label names, brands, trademarks, logos, images, likenesses, or other identifiers that they do not own or have permission to use.

Users may not impersonate another artist, label, company, brand, rights holder, public figure, or person.

All Humans Cry may reject, delay, suspend, remove, or takedown releases if the artist name, label name, branding, metadata, artwork, or presentation could confuse listeners, DSPs, distribution partners, rights holders, or the public.

Users are solely responsible for trademark disputes, brand disputes, artist-name disputes, label-name disputes, logo disputes, impersonation claims, and related legal issues involving their submitted content.

 

14. Copyright Complaints

If you believe that content distributed or submitted through All Humans Cry infringes your rights, you may send a copyright complaint to:

support@allhumanscry.com

A copyright complaint should include:

  • claimant name;
  • company or organization, if applicable;
  • email address;
  • phone number, optional;
  • identification of the copyrighted work being claimed;
  • identification of the release, artist, link, URL, UPC, ISRC, or other content being complained about;
  • explanation of ownership or rights;
  • evidence or proof of rights;
  • a statement that the complaint is made in good faith;
  • a statement that the information provided is accurate;
  • an electronic or physical signature of the claimant or authorized representative.

 

All Humans Cry may ignore, reject, or request additional information for complaints that are incomplete, abusive, false, unsupported, unclear, misleading, malicious, or submitted in bad faith.

False or bad-faith copyright complaints are prohibited and may result in account action, legal consequences, or rejection of future complaints.

 

15. Actions After Receiving a Copyright Complaint

After receiving a copyright complaint, All Humans Cry may take any action we consider reasonable or necessary, including:

  • reviewing the complaint;
  • forwarding the
  • complaint to the user;
  • requesting proof of rights from the user;
  • freezing royalties;
  • pausing payouts;
  • suspending the release;
  • removing or taking down the release;
  • reporting the matter to Too Lost or another distribution partner;
  • reporting the matter to DSPs;
  • sharing relevant information with legal authorities where required or legally permitted;
  • terminating repeat infringers;
  • preserving records for legal, compliance, fraud prevention, accounting, or dispute purposes.

 

All Humans Cry may remove content immediately if the claim is serious, credible, legally risky, urgent, required by a DSP, required by a distribution partner, or necessary to protect All Humans Cry, rights holders, DSPs, distribution partners, users, or the public.

Where the claim is less urgent, All Humans Cry may allow the user to respond before deciding whether to remove, suspend, or keep the content live.

 

16. Copyright Complaint Response Deadlines

If All Humans Cry forwards a copyright complaint or request to a user, the user must respond within the deadline provided by All Humans Cry.

Unless otherwise stated, the following timelines apply:

  • 3 business days for urgent copyright, DSP, distribution partner, legal, or takedown matters;
  • 7 calendar days as the standard response period;
  • 14 calendar days for complex disputes, where expressly allowed by All Humans Cry.

 

If the user does not respond within the applicable deadline, All Humans Cry may takedown the release, keep royalties frozen, pause payouts, restrict the account, or take any other action reasonably necessary.

 

17. Counter-Responses and Disputes

Users may dispute a copyright complaint if they believe the complaint is incorrect, invalid, mistaken, unauthorized, or unsupported.

A counter-response must be submitted within 14 calendar days after notice of the complaint or within any shorter deadline specified by All Humans Cry for urgent matters.

A counter-response must include relevant evidence, documents, licenses, agreements, rights information, ownership information, identity information, explanation of use, and any other information requested by All Humans Cry.

All Humans Cry may review the complaint and counter-response and make a final platform decision regarding whether the release remains live, is suspended, is removed, or remains offline pending external resolution.

All Humans Cry does not act as a court, tribunal, arbitrator, or final legal authority on copyright ownership. If parties disagree about ownership, licensing, infringement, or royalties, they must resolve the dispute directly, through legal counsel, through the relevant rights organization, or through a competent court or authority.

All Humans Cry may keep a release offline, suspended, or restricted while the parties resolve the dispute externally.

 

18. User-Initiated Takedown Requests

Users may request a takedown of their own release through the dashboard, under the relevant release management or takedown section where available.

All Humans Cry does not currently charge a takedown fee.

Takedown timing depends on Too Lost, other distribution partners, DSPs, technical systems, store processing times, territory rules, and platform-specific procedures. All Humans Cry cannot guarantee exact takedown timing.

A takedown request does not mean that the release will disappear immediately from all DSPs, search results, user libraries, playlists, caches, third-party websites, social platforms, or external databases.

All Humans Cry may delay or restrict a takedown request if there is a copyright dispute, fraud investigation, royalty issue, legal hold, payment issue, account issue, partner requirement, DSP requirement, or other valid reason.

 

19. Royalties During Copyright Disputes

Royalties connected to disputed content may be frozen during a copyright dispute, proof-of-rights review, ownership dispute, takedown process, legal claim, DSP investigation, distribution partner investigation, or related review.

If the user proves ownership or sufficient rights to All Humans Cry’s reasonable satisfaction, legitimate royalties may become payable again in accordance with the Royalty & Payout Policy.

If a claim is valid, if the user cannot prove rights, or if the content is determined to be infringing, unauthorized, misleading, or otherwise non-compliant, All Humans Cry may withhold, deduct, reverse, or forfeit royalties connected to the content to the fullest extent permitted by law.

If royalties have already been paid and a copyright claim is later confirmed, All Humans Cry may deduct or recover those royalties from future payouts, create or increase a negative balance, request repayment, or take other lawful recovery action.

If Too Lost, DSPs, distribution partners, rights holders, payment providers, or authorities deduct, reverse, claim, withhold, or penalize royalties connected to disputed or infringing content, those deductions, reversals, penalties, claims, or costs may be passed to the user.

 

20. Repeat Infringer Policy

All Humans Cry maintains a repeat infringer policy.

Repeat infringement or repeated rights-related abuse may include, but is not limited to:

  • multiple valid copyright complaints;
  • repeated failure to provide rights documentation;
  • repeated takedowns;
  • repeated stolen content submissions;
  • repeated misleading metadata;
  • repeated unauthorized samples;
  • repeated unauthorized remixes;
  • repeated unauthorized cover songs;
  • repeated public-domain claims without proof;
  • repeated artwork rights issues;
  • repeated impersonation or trademark complaints.

 

Repeat infringement may result in account restriction, account suspension, account termination, catalogue takedown, royalty withholding, loss of refund rights, loss of payout rights connected to infringing content, and permanent refusal of future service.

If an account is terminated for repeat infringement, all releases linked to that account may be taken down.

 

21. Information Sharing

All Humans Cry may share relevant user, account, release, metadata, royalty, rights, complaint, payout, and documentation information where necessary or legally permitted with:

  • Too Lost;
  • other distribution partners;
  • DSPs;
  • copyright claimants;
  • rights holders;
  • payment providers;
  • legal advisors;
  • courts;
  • authorities;
  • law enforcement where legally required or appropriate;
  • anti-fraud and compliance partners;
  • other relevant third parties involved in handling the issue.

 

Such sharing will be handled subject to our Privacy Policy and applicable law.

 

22. Indemnification

To the fullest extent permitted by law, users agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless All Humans Cry, its owner, representatives, contractors, partners, service providers, and affiliates from and against any claims, complaints, damages, losses, penalties, deductions, reversals, liabilities, settlements, costs, and expenses, including reasonable legal and administrative costs, arising out of or relating to:

  • user-submitted content;
  • copyright claims;
  • ownership disputes;
  • rights disputes;
  • unauthorized samples;
  • unauthorized remixes;
  • unauthorized cover songs;
  • uncleared beats;
  • artwork claims;
  • trademark claims;
  • impersonation claims;
  • metadata claims;
  • public-domain disputes;
  • false rights claims;
  • failure to obtain required permissions;
  • breach of this Policy;
  • breach of the Terms of Service;
  • breach of any applicable distribution partner or DSP rule.

 

Users are responsible for legal costs, administrative costs, penalties, deductions, reversals, damages, repayments, and other costs caused by copyright claims, rights disputes, takedowns, or infringing content connected to their account or releases.

 

23. No Legal or Copyright Clearance Advice

All Humans Cry does not provide legal advice, copyright clearance advice, publishing advice, tax advice, or rights-management advice.

Any information provided by All Humans Cry is general and operational only. It should not be relied upon as legal advice.

If you are unsure whether you own or control the necessary rights, whether a beat license is sufficient, whether a sample is cleared, whether a remix is authorized, whether a cover song license is required, whether artwork can be used, whether a work is public domain, or whether your content may infringe third-party rights, you should contact your own lawyer, publisher, rights society, licensing agency, or other qualified professional before submitting the release.

 

24. No Waiver of Other Rights

Actions taken under this Policy are in addition to any rights and remedies available under the Terms of Service, Distribution Agreement, Anti-Fraud Policy, Royalty & Payout Policy, Refund Policy, applicable law, distribution partner rules, DSP rules, payment provider rules, and any other applicable agreement or policy.

A decision not to enforce this Policy in one situation does not waive our right to enforce it in the future.

 

25. Changes to this Policy

All Humans Cry may update this Policy from time to time for legal, operational, copyright, DSP, distribution partner, payment, compliance, fraud prevention, or business reasons.

If changes are material, All Humans Cry may notify users by email, dashboard notice, website notice, updated policy publication, or renewed acceptance requirement.

Continued use of the services after an updated Policy becomes effective constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy, unless mandatory law requires a different process.

 

26. Contact

Questions about this Policy, copyright complaints, proof-of-rights requests, takedown requests, or ownership disputes may be sent to:

All Humans Cry
G.J.L. Ankersmitlaan 61
Deventer, The Netherlands
KVK: 94632200
VAT: NL005097773B49
Email: support@allhumanscry.com
Website: allhumanscry.com