Saturday, October 20, 2018

SoundCloud partners with Dubset to let DJs get the rights to remixes and samples

SoundCloud has partnered with rights clearance startup Dubset, giving SoundCloud artists and DJs a straightforward and legally sound path to clear the rights to samples and remixes uploaded to the platform. Dubset is a technological go-between that lets artists clear the rights to copyrighted material owned by music labels. Artists upload songs and add all original attributions to Dubset’s MixBANK portal, and then its MixSCAN tech scans the tracks for copyrighted material to appropriately collect and distribute royalties.

For SoundCloud, which has struggled in the past with appropriately compensating artists and ensuring its users aren’t uploading copyright-infringing material, this is a big step forward in making sure original creators...

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