Amidst growing frustration from users regarding copyright claims, SoundCloud has issued a statement on the matter.
After it was revealed recently that SoundCloud is now allowing record company giant Universal Music to directly flag and remove any content it feels violates the company's copyrights without notice, SoundCloud has responded.
The statement to Mixmag reads:
"As a responsible hosting platform, we work hard to ensure that everyone's rights are respected. In the case of rights holders, that means having processes in place to ensure that any content posted without authorisation is removed quickly and efficiently.
In the case of users, that means having separate processes in place to ensure that any content removed in error can be reinstated equally quickly. If any user believes that content has been removed in error - for example, because they had the necessary permissions from Universal Music and/or any other rights holder - then they are free to dispute the takedown."
[Via Mixmag]