Policy
Trust and Safety
We exist to move legitimate music to stores. That only works if catalogs are authentic, rights are clear, and fraud is removed from the supply chain.
Why this matters
Digital music is a shared ecosystem. Abuse by one partner can delay approvals, freeze payouts, and shrink the royalty pool for everyone else. Trust and Safety is how we keep delivery open for real artists and labels.
- Store trust
- Stores watch delivery feeds closely. High volumes of non-compliant content slow approvals, reduce visibility, and can push an entire catalog down the priority list.
- Royalty clawbacks
- When artificial engagement or fraudulent content is found, stores can reclaim royalties already paid. That hits both the partner involved and the wider network.
- Payment freezes
- Fraud on one account can freeze payouts across related catalogs, delaying money for people who did nothing wrong.
- Reputation
- Manipulation and rights abuse damage the reputation of every partner who delivers through the same network.
Content and conduct standards
These rules apply to every release, metadata package, and asset delivered through Trendy Beat Network, including API Direct and any catalog we distribute for a partner.
Fraud and platform abuse
Anything that fakes popularity, games royalties, or tricks a store's systems is prohibited.
- Artificial streams, views, or plays generated by bots, farms, or other inorganic means
- Paying for playlist placement or marketing that promises a stream outcome through artificial traffic
- Content designed only to game royalty systems through unnatural formatting, length, or metadata
- Tracks with hidden samples, false labels, or audio altered to impersonate another recording
- Sped-up, slowed-down, or otherwise treated versions uploaded to farm plays without the rights to do so
- Repeated re-delivery of the same recording with only minor or imperceptible changes
- Very short tracks, inaudible embeddings, or ambient noise submitted mainly to inflate counts
- AI-generated content that mimics a real artist's voice, image, or likeness to mislead listeners
Rights and ownership
You must own or control every right needed to deliver the content you send through us.
- Master recording rights for every track you distribute
- Underlying composition rights, or proof that the work is cleared for your use
- Clearance for samples, interpolations, and any third-party intellectual property
- Public-domain compositions still require rights in the specific recording you use
- AI content trained on copyrighted recordings without a license from the rights holders is not allowed
- If a store disputes a release, you must be able to produce clearance documents
Authenticity and metadata
Listeners and stores need to know who made the music and what they are hearing.
- Artist identity must be verifiable through a real footprint or official documentation
- No impersonation, tribute bait, or sound-alike packaging that trades on another artist's name
- No generic SEO artist names or titles built only to capture search traffic
- Titles and artwork must not include URLs, emojis, file-format tags, or unrelated brand marks
- Deliver the same recording and consistent metadata across stores
- Reuse the original ISRC when a track appears in a new product; do not mint a new one for the same master
- Flag explicit content accurately and consistently across the whole release
UGC and Content ID
User-generated content platforms
Platforms like YouTube Content ID, Facebook Fingerprinting, and similar UGC systems pay claims on user uploads. That only works when the fingerprint points to exclusive, rights-clear masters. Abuse here triggers store penalties and royalty clawbacks faster than almost any other category.
Rules for UGC delivery
- Only deliver content you fully control and that is distinct enough to fingerprint without colliding with other catalogs
- Do not send non-exclusive library music, generic production loops, or pack samples for UGC fingerprinting
- Spoken word, blank audio, sound effects, ambient or nature recordings, and public-domain material are not eligible for UGC monetisation delivery
- Do not use Content ID or similar systems to claim revenue on content you do not exclusively own
- If a release includes royalty-free producer-pack samples, keep it off UGC fingerprinting feeds to avoid false claims
- UGC claims must match the same master and rights story you deliver to streaming stores - no parallel "claim only" versions
Not eligible for UGC fingerprinting
These formats create noisy claims, false matches, and monetisation disputes. Keep them off UGC feeds.
- Spoken word and podcast-style audio
- Blank, silent, or near-silent files
- Sound effects and Foley libraries
- Ambient, white noise, sleep, and nature recordings
- Public-domain recordings without a distinct, owned master
- Non-exclusive library music and generic loops
If you are unsure whether a release belongs on a UGC feed, ask before you deliver. Fixing a bad claim after it is live is slower and more expensive than holding it back.
What we do
Prevention comes first. When something still slips through, we act with the stores and with the partner involved.
- Catalog verification
- Access is reviewed before onboarding. We check ownership claims and look for prior abuse before a partner starts delivering.
- Ongoing monitoring
- We watch for suspicious traffic patterns, metadata abuse, and store feedback that points to high-risk content.
- Store cooperation
- When a store flags content, we investigate quickly, remove what fails policy, and keep legitimate catalogs moving.
- Account enforcement
- Violations can lead to takedowns, withheld payments, account limits, or termination of access to the network.
What partners must do
Our tools catch a lot. They cannot replace the checks you run on your own artists, labels, and uploaders.
- 01
Know who you work with
Vet labels, artists, and sub-accounts before you accept their catalog. Confirm rights and watch for prior takedowns.
- 02
Clear rights first
Do not deliver a release until masters, compositions, samples, and likenesses are cleared.
- 03
Keep metadata honest
Use real artist names, accurate contributors, and consistent roles across every store.
- 04
Skip fake growth
Do not buy streams, bot traffic, or marketing that promises artificial playlist results.
- 05
Treat UGC as exclusive
Only fingerprint masters you fully control. Keep library packs, ambient audio, and non-exclusive loops off Content ID feeds.
- 06
Educate your team
Make sure anyone who uploads for you understands these rules and the store policies that sit on top of them.
- 07
Report problems early
If you see suspicious content or a rights conflict in a catalog you manage, tell us before a store does.
If you break the rules
Compliance is part of using the network. Depending on the severity and history of the issue, we may apply one or more of the following:
- Removal of non-compliant releases from stores
- Withholding or clawback of royalties tied to the violation
- Limits on delivery or new releases
- Closure of user accounts, or termination of the partner relationship
- Escalation to stores or rights holders when required
How to report
Include enough detail for us to find the release, account, or page. Proof of ownership helps on rights claims.
- Copyright and ownership
- Submit a notice on the Copyright complaints page with proof of ownership and the release or URL details if you believe content on our network infringes your rights.
- YouTube claims
- Request a Content ID claim release or official channel whitelist for catalog delivered through Trendy Beat Network.
- Fraud and artificial streams
- Report bot farms, fake playlists, impersonation, or catalogs designed to game royalties.
- Security
- Vulnerability reports go through Contact with the Security category.
- Legal and press
- Law enforcement, counsel, and press requests use the Legal or Press categories on the contact form.
Where this page and a partner agreement or a store's own content rules disagree, the partner agreement comes first, then the store's rules, then this Trust and Safety page. Last updated 10 November 2026.