Creator Music & Audio Policy

Effective Date: 2026

Last Updated: 2026

This Creator Music & Audio Policy explains the rules for music, sound recordings, background music, sound effects, voiceovers, samples, remixes, covers, performances, AI-generated audio, voice cloning, podcasts, dialogue, and other audio used on Playflick.com, operated by Playflick™ Media .ltd.

This policy should be read together with our Terms of Service, Copyright & Takedown Policy, Repeat Infringer Policy, Video Upload Policy, User Generated Content Policy, Creator Monetisation Terms, Creator Revenue Share Policy, AI-Generated Content Policy, Sponsored Content & Affiliate Disclosure Policy, Downloading & Offline Viewing Policy, and Content Policy.

1. Who We Are

Operator: Playflick™ Media .ltd

Website: https://playflick.com

Business Address:
41 Norman Avenue
London
N22 5ES
United Kingdom

Rights and Creator Support Email: hello@playflick.com
Contact Page: https://playflick.com/contact-us

2. Purpose of This Policy

Audio is a major part of creator content. This policy helps creators understand how to use music and audio responsibly while respecting artists, composers, performers, labels, publishers, voice actors, rights holders, and other creators.

This policy covers:

Background music
Commercial music
Original music
Licensed music
Sound effects
Voiceovers
Podcasts and spoken audio
Covers and remixes
Samples and loops
AI-generated audio
Voice cloning and synthetic voices
Audio used in paid or monetised content

3. Creator Responsibility

Creators are responsible for ensuring they have the rights, permissions, licences, consents, and clearances needed for all audio used in their content.

This applies whether the audio appears in:

Videos
Shorts
Movies
Trailers
Livestreams
Livestream recordings
Paid content
Subscription content
Advertisements
Sponsored videos
Profile or channel media

4. Music Rights Can Be Complex

Music may involve multiple rights and rights holders.

A single song may involve rights in:

The musical composition
The lyrics
The sound recording
The performance
The producer’s work
The publisher’s rights
The record label’s rights
Neighbouring or related rights
Synchronisation rights for use with video

Having permission for one part of a song does not always mean you have permission for all uses.

5. “No Copyright Intended” Is Not Permission

Statements such as “no copyright intended”, “credit to the owner”, “I do not own this music”, “for entertainment only”, or “all rights go to the artist” do not automatically give you permission to use copyrighted music or audio.

You must have permission, a licence, ownership, or another lawful basis before uploading or monetising content containing third-party audio.

6. Background Music

Background music must be properly licensed or owned by the creator.

This applies even if the music is:

Only playing quietly in the background
Used for a few seconds
Edited, slowed, sped up, or pitched differently
Used in a livestream
Used in a trailer or short
Used in a paid or monetised video
Used in a reaction, review, parody, or commentary video

7. Commercial Music

Creators must not use commercial music unless they have the rights or permission required for the intended use.

Commercial music may include:

Popular songs
Chart music
Film scores
TV theme music
Game soundtracks
Music from streaming services
Music from CDs, downloads, or online stores
Music from other videos or social platforms

Buying or streaming a song for personal listening does not usually give you permission to use it in Playflick content.

8. Royalty-Free and Stock Audio

Royalty-free, stock, or library audio may still have licence terms.

Creators should check:

Whether commercial use is allowed
Whether monetisation is allowed
Whether use in paid content is allowed
Whether attribution is required
Whether editing or remixing is allowed
Whether redistribution is restricted
Whether the licence is valid worldwide
Whether the licence covers video synchronisation

Creators should keep copies of licences, receipts, and permission records.

9. Original Music

Creators may upload original music they created, provided they own the rights or have permission from everyone involved.

Original music may still involve other contributors, such as:

Co-writers
Composers
Lyricists
Vocalists
Producers
Session musicians
Mixing or mastering engineers
Labels or publishers

If other people helped create the music, make sure you have the rights needed to upload, distribute, monetise, or sell the content.

10. Covers

Cover songs may require permission or licences depending on how they are used and where they are made available.

A cover performance may still involve rights in the underlying composition and lyrics.

Creators should not assume that performing a song themselves automatically gives them all rights needed to upload, monetise, sell, or distribute the cover on Playflick.

11. Remixes, Mashups, and Samples

Remixes, mashups, samples, loops, beats, edits, and transformations may involve copyright rights.

You should not use samples or parts of someone else’s recording unless you have permission or another lawful basis.

This applies to:

Music samples
Vocal samples
Movie dialogue samples
Sound effects from games or films
Drum loops or beat packs
Short clips from other creators
AI-separated stems or extracted vocals

12. Sound Effects

Sound effects must be owned, licensed, or otherwise lawfully used.

Sound effects may be protected even if they are short or common.

Creators should check licence terms for sound effects used in videos, shorts, trailers, livestreams, games, animations, podcasts, paid content, or advertisements.

13. Voiceovers and Spoken Audio

Voiceovers, narration, interviews, podcasts, dialogue, performances, and spoken audio should be recorded and used with permission where required.

You must not upload or monetise spoken audio that:

Was recorded without consent where consent is required
Violates privacy or confidentiality
Impersonates someone deceptively
Defames, threatens, harasses, or abuses someone
Uses a person’s voice commercially without permission where required
Includes private calls or conversations unlawfully

14. AI-Generated Audio

AI-generated music, sound effects, voiceovers, and synthetic audio must follow Playflick’s AI-Generated Content Policy.

Creators should disclose AI-generated or synthetic audio where viewers may reasonably believe it is real, recorded, human-created, or spoken by a real person.

AI-generated audio must not be used to scam, impersonate, harass, defame, exploit, or mislead users.

15. Voice Cloning

Voice cloning must not be used without permission in a deceptive, harmful, exploitative, or unlawful way.

You must not use voice cloning to:

Impersonate a real person without permission
Create fake endorsements
Create fake public statements
Create fake emergency, legal, financial, or medical advice
Harass, shame, blackmail, or threaten someone
Create sexual or intimate content involving a person without consent
Mislead viewers into believing someone participated when they did not

16. Audio Involving Children

Audio involving children must be handled with extra care.

You must not upload, create, or share audio that:

Sexualises minors
Contains grooming or exploitation
Reveals private information about a child
Records a child in a private, humiliating, unsafe, or exploitative situation
Uses a child’s voice in a misleading or harmful way
Uses AI to create harmful or sexualised audio involving minors

Serious child-safety concerns may result in immediate removal, account termination, evidence preservation, and reporting where appropriate or required.

17. Livestream Audio

Livestream audio must follow the same rules as uploaded audio.

You must not livestream music, performances, broadcasts, sports audio, films, TV audio, radio, podcasts, or other protected audio unless you have the rights needed.

Playflick may stop, restrict, remove, demonetise, or review livestreams that include unauthorised or unsafe audio.

18. Audio in Paid or Monetised Content

Creators using paid content, subscriptions, rentals, advertising, or creator monetisation must be especially careful with audio rights.

Monetised or paid content may be restricted where audio:

Is copyrighted and used without permission
Contains uncleared samples
Contains unlicensed commercial music
Uses a voice without permission
Uses AI voice cloning deceptively
Creates advertiser suitability concerns
Creates refund, chargeback, legal, or rights-holder risk

19. Sponsored Audio and Jingles

Sponsored music, branded audio, jingles, paid voiceovers, affiliate promotions, and commercial audio integrations must be properly disclosed where required.

20. Audio Detection and Review

Playflick may use automated systems, manual review, rights-holder reports, user reports, metadata, or other tools to identify audio that may violate policies or rights.

Audio review may result in:

No action
Request for proof of rights
Audio mute or restriction where available
Content demonetisation
Reduced visibility
Content removal
Livestream interruption
Copyright processing
Account action for repeat or serious violations

21. Rights Holder Complaints

Rights holders may report unauthorised use of music, sound recordings, compositions, samples, performances, voice recordings, or other audio.

Contact:

Email: hello@playflick.com

22. Creator Appeals

If your content was removed, muted, demonetised, restricted, or otherwise affected because of audio-related issues and you believe Playflick made a mistake, you may request a review under our Appeals Policy where available.

Please include:

Your account email
Your username or channel name
The affected content URL
The audio involved
Why you believe the decision was incorrect
Any licences, permissions, receipts, rights information, or supporting evidence

23. Keeping Records

Creators should keep records of audio rights, licences, permissions, contracts, receipts, releases, and communications with rights holders.

These records may help if a copyright, monetisation, paid content, sponsorship, or ownership dispute arises.

24. Enforcement

Playflick may take action where music or audio violates this policy or other Playflick rules.

Enforcement may include:

Removing or restricting content
Muting or disabling audio where available
Age-restricting content
Reducing visibility
Disabling monetisation
Withholding or reversing earnings
Restricting paid content or subscriptions
Stopping or removing livestreams
Applying copyright strikes or repeat infringer actions where applicable
Suspending or terminating accounts
Preserving records for rights, safety, payment, or legal disputes

25. Privacy and Data Retention

Playflick may process and retain audio-related records, copyright notices, dispute records, appeal records, licence evidence, moderation decisions, monetisation records, payout records, and related communications.

These records may be retained for legal compliance, rights disputes, fraud prevention, payment disputes, moderation, appeals, creator protection, and platform integrity.

More information is available in our Privacy Policy, Data Retention Policy, and Evidence Preservation Policy.

26. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Creator Music & Audio Policy from time to time.

Changes may reflect new creator tools, audio detection tools, licensing practices, music rights requirements, AI audio risks, monetisation rules, copyright rules, legal requirements, or platform updates.

Your continued use of Playflick after changes become effective means you agree to the updated policy.

27. Contact Us

For music rights questions, audio disputes, copyright concerns, creator appeals, AI audio concerns, or policy enquiries, contact:

Playflick™ Media .ltd
41 Norman Avenue
London
N22 5ES
United Kingdom

Rights and Creator Support Email: hello@playflick.com
Contact Page: https://playflick.com/contact-us
Website: https://playflick.com

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