26 sep. 2010

Katy Perry is mad at me

EMI Records and Katy Perry have contacted Soundcloud. And my mashup using the instrumental for Hot n Cold has been been taken down from Soundcloud. I think it is sad when artists don't appreciate the free advertisement they get from mashups. My mashups would never in any way inflight on Katy Perry's record sales. I have to respect Katy Perrys/Emi:s wish and will not upload that track again. Congratulations you all who have allready donwloaded it! Here is the mail I got (I migh add that if soundcloud didn't host barely illegal stuff, they'd probably be nowhere near the revenue they have today):
Hi there, Peppermint Lasso,

this is David from SoundCloud writing. I'm getting in touch because we've received a report from EMI Records / Katy Perry about some of the material uploaded to your account might be infringing their copyright:

http://soundcloud.com/peppermint-lasso/jason-derulo-vs-katy-perry-vs-usher-make-hot-love-in-my-cold-head-peppermint-lasso-mashup

If you don't own the rights to this/these track(s) or don't have the permission from the artist, label or rights holder to upload, publish and distribute the material, this content cannot be hosted on SoundCloud.

In the meantime, the material has been hidden. Please get back to us within 2 working days if you have the correct permissions before we delete the material permanently. If you feel like this report has been sent by mistake, it would be great if you could provide us with any documents in your possession that show these permissions. Feel free to upload your own music anytime and please don't hesitate to contact me for further information.

For reference:
Our terms of use: http://soundcloud.com/terms-of-use
Our Community Guidelines: http://soundcloud.com/community-guidelines

Best regards,

David
SoundCloud

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