Then you might have received this message in your inbox. If haven't submitted anything to the AP yet, but plan to, read this and make sure your song follows the rules...
*ahem*
You have been banned from submitting audio on the Newgrounds Audio Portal for one or more of the following reasons;
- You have submitted copyrighted music
This is a place to share your own original works, not to post your favorite Eminem songs. If you didn't write it, do not upload it.
- Your song contain sample(s) that are copyrighted.
You aren't allowed to have ANY copyrighted samples in your song. Not even a millisecond, so don't even think about uploading that Soulja Boy remix. "Fair use" does NOT apply on Newgrounds, as flash authors might want to use your song in a sponsored flash (or Newgrounds might want to use it for promotional purposes) - once someone pays for a song with a copyrighted sample, you have to give some money to the original author.
Note: COVERS of existing copyrighted songs are accepted as long as it doesn't contain ANY samples from the original song - vocals, instruments, sound effects, etc.
- You used stock loops/samples in an unoriginal arrangement.
Put some effort into it. Nobody likes to listen to the same overused sample over and over again.
- Your song was an unoriginal MIDI-rip.
Downloading a Zelda MIDI and assigning it to different instruments from the original is NOT your own work.
- You used Magix Music Maker.
Besides falling under the Stock Loops rule, Magix Music Maker automatically puts all songs you create with it under its own license - uploading the song to Newgrounds is in violation of that license.
- Your submission was painful to listen to.
Give us a break. White noise, blowing into the microphone, screaming, etc. doesn't belong in the Audio Portal - it just annoys people.
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For more information, please follow these links;
- NG submission agreement
- Regarding Covers and Remixes (additional info)
- Author Information (Audio submit page)
- Creative Commons agreement
Death
I'm glad I read that about magix music maker. o_O