Anti-Fraud Policy

False streams and metadata manipulation harm everyone: platforms, listeners and, above all, artists who act properly, because the money obtained through fraud comes from the same pool from which your earnings are paid. For this reason, we do not distribute music that involves fraudulent practices or pay out the revenue generated by those practices.

What We Consider Fraud

• Artificial streaming: bots, device farms, services that sell streams or followers, and playlists that promise streams in exchange for payment.
• Misleading metadata: titles, artist names or keywords intended to appear in searches unrelated to your music, such as including another artist’s name or the name of a famous song in the title.
• Impersonation: releasing content while posing as another artist, or on the profile of an artist other than yourself.
• Content that is not yours: songs, samples, vocals or cover artwork for which you do not hold the rights.
• Duplicate content: uploading the same audio multiple times under different names to occupy more space on platforms.

How We Monitor It

We review release metadata in accordance with platform guidelines and act on the artificial streaming notices they send us.

What Happens in the Event of Fraud

• We may remove the affected content from platforms.
• Amounts that platforms withhold or reclaim from us in connection with artificial streaming are not paid out. Revenue generated by legitimate streams is paid out as usual.
• Any penalties imposed on us by platforms in relation to that content are deducted from the payments due to the party that supplied it and, if there is no available balance, are invoiced to that party, as provided in the distribution agreement.
• If those penalties remain unpaid, we may restrict access to Workstation and terminate the agreement.

If Someone Offers You Streams

Be wary of anyone who guarantees a number of streams or followers in exchange for payment, even if they claim these are genuine. Even where the streams have been purchased by someone else, such as a promoter or a fan, the platform will still flag the song. If you have any doubts about a promotional campaign, ask us before engaging the service.

How to Notify Us

If you believe someone is using your name or your music, detect fraud in our catalogue, or notice unusual streams of your songs that you have not requested, please write to us at hello@musicadders.com.