Artist Agreement

Sinewave makes no claim of ownership over your music, artwork, lyrics, or any other creative content you upload ("Artist Content"). You retain 100% ownership of your intellectual property.

By uploading Artist Content, you grant Sinewave a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to: host, store, encode, and transcode your Artist Content; stream your Artist Content to listeners on the Sinewave platform; display your name, artist profile, artwork, and metadata in connection with the Service; and distribute your Artist Content to listeners who purchase or stream it through Sinewave.

This license exists solely for the purpose of operating and providing the Sinewave Service. It does not permit Sinewave to use your Artist Content for advertising, sponsorships, or third-party promotions without your separate written consent.

The license described in Section 2.2 remains in effect for as long as your Artist Content is live on the platform. Upon removal of Artist Content or termination of your account, the license terminates, subject to (i) any existing listener purchases of that content and (ii) reasonable technical cache and backup timelines.

Artists receive 99% of all streaming revenue and purchase revenue generated by their Artist Content on Sinewave. Sinewave retains 1% as a platform fee. This split applies to all monetized plays and track purchases.

There are no monthly fees, listing fees, or distribution fees to publish on Sinewave. The 1% platform fee is the sole fee Sinewave charges on Artist revenue.

Earnings are credited to your Sinewave Artist account in real time or as technically practicable. You may withdraw your earnings at any time, with no minimum withdrawal threshold and no mandatory waiting period, subject to standard payment processing timelines.

You are solely responsible for reporting and paying all applicable taxes on income earned through Sinewave. Sinewave may be required to collect tax documentation (e.g., IRS Form W-9 or W-8BEN) and to issue earnings statements in accordance with applicable law.

If you believe there is an error in your earnings calculation, you must notify us at artists@sinewavemusic.io within 60 days of the disputed period. Sinewave will investigate and respond within 30 days.

Sinewave is a technology platform, not a label, publisher, or distributor. Sinewave does not acquire, manage, license, or enforce intellectual property rights on behalf of artists. Sinewave does not police or mediate copyright or licensing disputes between artists, between artists and third parties, or between artists and collecting societies.

You are solely responsible for: clearing all necessary rights before uploading content (compositions, masters, samples, features, artwork); registering your works with the appropriate performing rights organizations (PROs) and collecting societies; resolving any disputes with co-writers, producers, featured artists, or other rights holders; and complying with all applicable copyright and music licensing laws.

If Sinewave receives a valid DMCA takedown notice or other credible infringement claim relating to your Artist Content, Sinewave will follow standard DMCA procedures, which may include removing or disabling access to the content. Sinewave is not a party to the underlying dispute and will not adjudicate ownership, authorship, or licensing claims.

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Sinewave and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from or related to: (a) your Artist Content; (b) your breach of this Agreement; (c) your infringement of any third party's rights; or (d) any royalty or licensing obligation you have failed to satisfy.

Sinewave does not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal or financial data to third parties for commercial purposes.

We collect the information necessary to operate your artist account, process payouts, and provide analytics on your content's performance (e.g., total plays, revenue earned, listener geography in aggregated form). This data is used solely to provide you with the Service.

Listener data presented to you (e.g., plays by region) is aggregated and anonymized. We do not provide you with personally identifiable information about individual listeners.

You may terminate your artist account at any time by contacting artists@sinewavemusic.io. Upon termination, your content will be removed from the platform and your remaining earnings will be paid out in the next available payout cycle.

Sinewave may suspend or terminate your artist account for: material breach of this Agreement or the Terms of Service; repeated valid copyright infringement claims; fraudulent activity (e.g., artificial inflation of play counts); or conduct harmful to users, other artists, or the platform.

In the event of termination for cause, Sinewave reserves the right to withhold earnings pending investigation of potential fraud. Legitimate unpaid earnings will be disbursed within 60 days following termination.

Upon termination, the license granted in Section 2.2 terminates. Listener purchases of your tracks prior to removal are not revoked.