TERMS OF USE

These Terms of Use will describe the usage terms of my original music. The intent is to give you information about what permissions and legal rights you have if you follow them and the applicable Usage Policy. I grant myself, the legal allowance to update and/or change these terms any time I see fit. I will however take on the responsibility to share those updates through my platforms; but I am not forced to.

By using my music, you automatically accept these terms and agree to obey them. If you don't accept them, please do not use my original music in your content.

General Restrictions

It is not allowed to:

  • Use my Original music for your own music making.

  • Use my music but claim that is has been made by someone else

  • Share my music to any channel, account or service that shares ‘No Copyright’ Music. (as of 2020. Uploads made to such channels before January 1st of 2020 can remain online as long as it is mentioned that credit needs to be given for legal use on Youtube and social media)

  • Use my music in content that displays violence, hate or content where living beings are hurt in any way.

  • Use my music without adhering to my Usage Policy or without an official license acquired from my store.


    Copyright actions will be taken towards any content violating the above and I shall not be held accountable for any consequences of that.

1 . Ownership

The ownership of all Ikson original music recordings are pertained to myself and any potential collaborators.

If there is a collaboration between me and another artist or musician on a track and it is released from me (Ikson) as the official artist, an agreement has always on my initiative (unless other is specified) been made, declaring that the release should function under these Terms of Use and my Usage Policy. Therethrough giving me the right to grant you the permissions described herein.

In the case of an original track where I’m the only artist, this shall always be the case unless anything else is specified (Make sure to read the Youtube descriptions of individual official music uploads to my Youtube channel).

2 . Copyright

All my original music is also Copyrighted. That means that me and any potential collaborator/s reserve the ultimate right to decide who and what is allowed to use that copyrighted material, and in what contexts.

In the Usage Policy, instructions for usage of the music on different platforms are described in detail. If these are adhered to, you will have the permission to use and monetise your content with my music on those platforms/mediums.

Disclaimer; as the copyright owner I reserve the right to report or take down any material featuring my music regardless if the Usage Policy is adhered to, should I find it justifiable - which I rarely do unless there’s been a case of fraudulent use.

On random occasions I might submit my music to Content ID with the intent to detect fraudulent use of my music on Youtube. This will result in some of the users of my music receiving a copyright claim. These claims will be coming from RepostNetwork. If you have used my music lawfully and given credit, you can dispute the claim and state the following:

"I have used Ikson's music in adherence with his usage policy www.iksonmusic.com/usagepolicy and therefore have the right to use and monetise this music in my video”

If you have purchased a license and got a claim, notify me at copyright@iksonmusic.com for further instructions.

3 . Production

I produce all my original music with licensed samples and music software.

I’m a licensed user of the following music software company’s products:

  • FL Studio 20 / Producer Edition Image Line

  • Logic Pro X - by Apple inc

  • Native Instruments

  • Lennar Digital

  • reFX

  • Reveal Sound

  • Fabfilter Software Instruments

  • Xfer Audio

  • Klevgrand

  • Valhalla DSP

  • Universal Audio

  • Baby Audio

  • Plugin Alliance

  • iZotope

  • Aberrant DSP

  • Oeksound

  • XLN Audio

  • Cakewalk

All the samples I use, meaning Drums/Sound FX, Vocal Loops - are either made by me, purchased sample packs, handpicked from www.splice.com or cleared instrumental samples.

Through this, I have the legal authority to grant the rights described in the Usage Policy and elsewhere.

4. Editing

You are allowed to edit, cut and modify my original music so that it can fit your video or podcast. However it can never be done to the point of it not resembling the original music anymore.

It is not allowed to remix my music in any way unless I have granted you special permission to do so.

5. My legal responsibilities to you

Loss
I should not be held accountable for any loss you experience from the use of my music, such as; loss of income, profit, business, data, goodwill or savings.

False Copyright Claims
I should not be held financially accountable for any potential mal use of my original music, resulting in false copyright claims on your content; such as re-distribution of my work under false names.

The above case is however a serious copyright crime and therefore it is in my best interest to amend the problem, fast. If you provide the following information I will help within 24h (or usually faster):

  1. On what platform you got the claim.

  2. A link to your claimed video.

  3. What track you used; with timestamps.

  4. A screenshot showing the claim in it’s entirety.

  5. Text specifying who the claimant is.

Please email this to copyright@iksonmusic.com

Note: This should also be the case for any other plausible copyright scenario affecting your content because of usage of my music.