These Terms are written to be genuinely fair to the musicians who use this platform — you keep your rights, your ownership, and your freedom to leave. Plain-language summaries are marked in italics; they don't replace the full clause but should make it easy to see what each section actually does for you.
1. Who we are
Hybrid House Master ("we," "us," "the Platform") is operated by [LEGAL ENTITY NAME], [ENTITY TYPE, e.g. an LLC] registered in [STATE/COUNTRY]. These Terms govern your use of hybridhousemaster.com and any associated apps or tools (the "Service").
2. What the Service does
The Service lets musicians connect with other musicians, use AI-assisted composition tools (co-writing suggestions for lyrics, melody, chords, and arrangement — see Section 5 for what this does and doesn't mean for ownership), and sell finished tracks through our marketplace.
3. Eligibility
You must be at least [13/16/18 — pick based on your jurisdictions] years old to create an account. By using the Service you confirm the information you provide is accurate.
4. Your content and rights — you own your music, always
In short: uploading here never costs you your rights. You can sell the same track anywhere else, and you can leave with your catalog and your sales history whenever you want.
You keep 100% ownership of your music. Uploading to Hybrid House Master never transfers copyright, ownership, or any exclusive right to us. You grant us only a limited, non-exclusive, revocable license to host, display, and distribute your track for the purpose of operating the marketplace listing — nothing more.
- No exclusivity. You're free to sell or distribute the same music anywhere else, at the same time, with no restriction from us.
- You can leave anytime. You may remove any track, or your entire catalog, from the Platform at any time. Removal takes effect immediately for future sales; it doesn't affect purchases already completed.
- Your data goes with you. If you close your account, you can export your uploaded content, sales history, and royalty records before deletion.
By uploading, you represent that: - You own the content, or have all necessary rights and licenses to upload and sell it. - The content does not knowingly infringe any third party's copyright, trademark, publicity right, or other intellectual property right. - Any AI-tool contribution is disclosed as required under Section 5.
These representations only cover what you actually know at the time of upload — you're not expected to guarantee facts outside your knowledge or control.
5. AI-assisted composition — disclosure and ownership
In short: the AI tools are here to help you write, not to write for you or take credit. What you own depends on how much of the creative decision-making was yours.
The Platform provides AI tools to assist with lyrics, melody, chord, and arrangement suggestions.
- You must disclose material AI involvement in any track you list for sale, using the disclosure tool provided at upload. This mirrors requirements from major streaming distributors and helps protect your ability to distribute the track elsewhere without surprise takedowns.
- Copyright law in the US and many other jurisdictions generally requires meaningful human creative authorship for a work to be copyrightable. The more of the creative decisions that were yours — lyrics, structure, arrangement choices — the stronger your claim to ownership. This isn't something we control, but we'll keep this section updated as the law develops.
- We do not claim any ownership over your AI-assisted compositions, disclosed or not.
- We are responsible for vetting our own AI tool providers for clean, properly licensed training data — that's our job, not yours. See Section 9 for how that responsibility is backed up.
6. Marketplace, payments, and royalties
In short: you keep 95% of every sale, we're transparent about where the other 5% goes, and you can always check the numbers.
- Tracks are sold at the price you set.
- Hybrid House Master retains 5% of each sale as a platform fee; 95% is paid to the artist(s) associated with the track.
- You can request a full statement of your sales and royalties at any time — we won't make you dig for it.
- Payments are processed through our third-party payment processor [STRIPE CONNECT OR PROVIDER NAME]. By selling on the Platform, you also agree to that processor's terms.
- You are responsible for any taxes owed on your earnings. We may collect tax information (e.g., W-9, W-8BEN) as required by law.
- Payout schedule: [DEFINE — e.g. monthly, once a $X threshold is reached].
- Refunds: [DEFINE POLICY — we recommend refunds come out of the platform fee where reasonably possible, not clawed back from the artist's share after the fact, so artists aren't penalized for buyer disputes outside their control].
7. Copyright infringement and DMCA
If you believe content on the Platform infringes your copyright, see our [DMCA / Copyright Policy] for the notice-and-takedown process. We will remove infringing content upon proper notice and may terminate accounts of repeat infringers. If your own content is ever the subject of a takedown you believe is mistaken, you have the right to file a counter-notice under that same policy.
8. Prohibited conduct
You may not upload content you don't have rights to, use the Service to infringe others' rights, attempt to circumvent royalty payments, or use the AI tools to generate content that replicates a specific living artist's voice or likeness without that artist's consent.
9. Indemnification — who covers what
In short: you're responsible for what you personally and knowingly misrepresent. We're responsible for the tools we chose to build the platform on. Neither side is on the hook for the other's mistakes.
- You agree to indemnify us only for claims directly arising from: (a) content you uploaded that you knew, or reasonably should have known, infringed someone else's rights, or (b) your own violation of these Terms. This does not extend to good-faith mistakes, AI-tool limitations outside your control, or claims arising from our own AI vendor's training data.
- We agree to indemnify you against third-party claims arising specifically from the licensing status of the AI composition tools we provide on the Platform — since choosing and vetting those tools is our responsibility, not yours. If an AI vendor we integrated turns out to have used improperly licensed training data, that risk sits with us, not with the artists who used the tool in good faith.
10. Disclaimers
The Service and AI tools are provided "as is." We don't guarantee AI-assisted content will be copyrightable, error-free, or that it will suit every use — but see Section 9 for how licensing-related risk is actually allocated between us.
11. Limitation of liability
To the extent permitted by law, each party's liability under these Terms is limited to direct damages; neither party is liable to the other for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages. This limitation does not apply to our indemnification obligation under Section 9 for AI-vendor licensing claims, or to either party's willful misconduct.
12. Termination
In short: we won't remove your account without a reason and a chance to respond, except in serious or repeat cases.
We may suspend or terminate your account for violating these Terms. Except in cases of repeated copyright infringement, illegal content, or serious abuse, we'll give you notice and a reasonable opportunity to resolve the issue first. You can close your account and export your data at any time — see Section 4.
13. Dispute resolution
We want disagreements resolved fairly and accessibly. Before either side files a lawsuit, we agree to attempt good-faith informal resolution for at least 30 days. Nothing here waives your right to bring a claim in small claims court, or any consumer protection right that can't be waived under the law of your jurisdiction.
14. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of [YOUR STATE/COUNTRY], without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
15. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. We'll flag material changes clearly (not just a quiet date change) and continued use after those changes means you accept the updated Terms.
16. Contact
Questions about these Terms: [CONTACT EMAIL]