Marketplace terms

We provide a catalogue, private listening tools, negotiation and messaging features, transaction records, payment facilitation and dispute-handling processes.

We are not a law firm, a record label, a publisher, a collecting society or an escrow service. We do not acquire an interest in your songs.

Each party confirms that it has reviewed the other party's disclosures and the recorded commercial terms, and that it has had the opportunity to seek independent legal advice.

A successful payment is not proof that intellectual property rights have transferred. Rights and obligations arise only from the agreement the parties themselves negotiate.

Marketplace transactions are paid through SongFound so that both parties have a shared record of the payment and the deal.

A commission applies to completed transactions. The rate, the amount and the creator's expected proceeds are shown before payment is confirmed, and the rate that applies to a transaction is recorded when the transaction is created.

If you discover a song through SongFound and go on to transact, you agree to complete the transaction through the platform. Deliberately moving a marketplace-introduced deal off-platform to avoid commission is a breach of these terms.

We may restrict or suspend accounts, listings or payouts where we have a credible concern about fraud, unauthorised material, misrepresentation, non-delivery or abuse. We will record the reason and review decisions through our moderation process.

Restricting a listing is a platform safety action. It is not a legal finding that a song infringes anyone's rights.

To the extent permitted by law, SongFound is not liable for the ownership, quality, legality or commercial performance of material listed by users, or for a party's failure to honour an agreement.

Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded. The final wording of this section is subject to legal review.