Terms of Use

Plain English Terms and Conditions of Use

This is a non-binding "translation," pretty much paragraph by paragraph, of the full-text user agreement on the registration page. This is provided only as a courtesy and as an aid to your understanding. It is not a legal document.

This is a contract, and you must agree. If you don't, you can't use the site. (In fact, we have made every effort to insure that you cannot register without agreeing.)

You have to be 18 years old or have parental consent to order any song on the site.

Either Metalabel Development, LLC, i.e., Metalabel, or its content providers own everything on the site, from software to design, pictures, songs, etc., and we retain any and all applicable property rights to everything.

You can't copy anything without our permission.

You can't hack us or attack us.

You must agree to our usage license to buy a song. When you buy a song, you'll get a copy of the license agreement in your e-mailed electronic receipt. Short of purchase, we allow you to listen to a lower-quality full-length sample on our site, but only so you can see whether you want to buy it.

When you buy a song, you cannot resell it or redistribute it in any way. You can't use it in dirty movies or in any insulting or illegal way. You can't use it to compete with us, and you can't ship it or export it anywhere illegally.

We will prosecute copyright violations. We're not the RIAA, but we're trying to grow and nurture the music and the musicians we love! So, copyright violations can bring a charge of $150,000 per file. You may even have to pay our legal fees if we prosecute you.

We must reserve the right to disclose information to government agencies. We do not want to disclose your information, and our presumption is and will always be on the side of your privacy, but we do have to reserve that right. We hope you understand.

Because we're doing financial transactions, we require personally identifiable information on two of our forms: the "buy store credit" form and the registration form, where this information is required if you're an artist. We use this information to complete your transaction or payments to you. We do not store your credit card number on our servers, and we do all the normal things to protect you from fraud.

We don't spam our users. We will send you e-mail receipts, reminders of events to which you RSVPed, and events in your area that you might be interested in. If you don't want to receive reminders or notices about events, you can e-mail us at noemail@metalabel.com. We must send you e-mail receipts, though. You can't opt out of that.

We use cookies for authentication. And that's all we use them for. We don't track you, we don't spyware you, we're not trying to hurt you.

When you add content to our site, like, say, custom playlist or a song rating, you're granting us the right to use that content in any way we see fit, as long as it doesn't reveal your personal info. Of course, to continue the example, you can also use that playlist elsewhere. Also, if you're from Oregon, we don't think it's a violation of your right to privacy to say that "there are 1,000 users in Oregon."

You can't sue us if the site goes down. We don't promise you that the site is good for anything at all! What you see is what you get. Use it at your own risk.

Your use of other sites perhaps linked from this one is not our responsibiity either.

Depending on what state you're in, our blanket denial of responsibility may not apply or may only partially apply to you. We'll see you in court.

That court would be in New York State, but we might decide to sue you in some other venue.

We can change our terms when we want. You have to read the fine print.

Finally, buying songs. Any songs for sale are indeed for sale: you'll buy a license to copy them for yourself, store them for yourself, and use them for yourself. You are not buying a license to redistribute them or share them in any way, whether commercial or not.

That's it. You're bound by this agreement.

Plain English Artist Agreement

Like the user agreement above, this "translation" is non-binding. It in no way replaces or supplements the full legal agreement on the registration page. This is provided only as a courtesy and as an aid to your understanding. It is not a legal document, but merely an informal exposition.

You can end this agreement anytime you like. Metalabel Development, LLC., i.e., Metalabel, never asserts any copyright or ownership of your material, so we can retain no ownership after you end our relationship. To cease being an artist, just edit your profile and unclick the "artist" box. You can delete particular song files at any time as well.

By signing up with us you agree to the following:

We can transcode your song files to any format we like, for sale and delivery to anyone we like through any media we choose.

We can retransmit, reproduce, distribute, broadcast, or publicly perform your songs or any part of them.

We can make compilations with your songs on them and distribute those as well.

We can use your likeness, group name, photograph, etc., for marketing and promotion.

However, and this is vitally important, you must retain all ownership and copyright interests. So if you don't completely own the rights to your song, you can't distribute it with Metalabel.

You get 80 percent of every sale on every song. Our song prices are $1 each now, so that's 80 cents a song.

If unclicking the "artist" box isn't good enough for you, and you want to make your termination of this agreement more explicit, write to us at terminate@metalabel.com. If you haven't deleted your albums, we will do so within 30 days after you tell us to terminate.

When you upload a song for sale to Metalabel, you guarantee to us that the song is yours to distribute and that there are no rights issues with samples or labels or anything like that. If there are any third-party issues, you agree to take care of them yourself. If there are minors in your group, you guarantee the legality of your arrangements with them. You'll be on the hook for any fees or damages arising from rights issues. You guarantee that the file is legal in every other way and that it contains no viruses.

You can't sue us if the site goes down. We don't promise you that the site is good for anything at all! What you see is what you get. Use it at your own risk.

You can't sue us for good-faith mistakes, either, like if we mislabel a song of yours or something.

If you do find something to sue us about, we'll see you in court, and that court will be in New York State.

You can sue us for money damages only. No equitable relief.

This is the agreement, and it can only be amended by Metalabel in writing.

Signing up as an artist, and filling in the "signatory" field on the registration form is a valid electronic signature, and it is legally binding. If you need to, please seek legal counsel. Signing it is an avowal that you have had the opportunity to do so.

Signing it is an avowal also that you have the authority to enter into the contract for yourself and your group.

That's it!