Media Postings: Copyright Breaches Stop Here

[Phil]

Beginning at this moment, I must advise all STEPS forum users that there will be zero tolerance by me for posting of copyrighted STEPS, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer, Lee Latchford-Evans, The Latch, H&Claire, and any other STEPS-related music.

IF you downloaded the song, ripped the song from a CD, or bought the song from an online store, it is commercially available, it is an original work by an artist or artists, and it is protected by international copyright conventions. You absolutely may not post links to these files for download. No "leaked tracks," demos, "unreleased tracks," etc.

IF you have taken the song and created a substantially different remix (a derivative work) from the track (as some of our talented forum members do), we will have a level of tolerance for these types of files being posted, as they are semi-original works of the member.

Again, do not post links to music tracks you have not had a substantial hand in creating yourself, do not link to the file on the forums. Do not offer the file for download by private message or email. Don't even suggest offering access to copyrighted files. This is a rule governed by law, and by the forum rules you agreed to when you joined this forum.

Members who are detected posting, offering, or requesting copyrighted media may be warned, flagged, suspended, or banned without advance notice.

To answer some questions:

I've made an edit to a song (shortening a song, making an "edit," etc.). Is this a substantial remix? | No. It is an insubstantial edit.

Can I just upload the copyrighted files anyways? | Yes. Then we will delete the link and suspend you from the forum.