For independent music authors
Put your release.claims address on Pixabay, SoundCloud, YouTube, and everywhere your music lives. Requesters send a complete evidence packet, you resolve it from one inbox, and everyone tracks the status.
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49 founding spots left of 50RC-A27D09F41C2BYouTube · Morning TideSource: YouTube Copyright Transparency Report, 2025 data. Two out of three disputes end in the uploader’s favor. A complete evidence packet gets there without the dispute.
Why authors switch
A clean chain of evidence
Pick a name and a release.claims address. The page and its request form work right away; profiles and tracks come later from the dashboard.
Paste the address, or the ready reply for DMs and comments, into your Pixabay and SoundCloud bios, your channel description, and video descriptions. Ask for the Verified badge whenever you want it.
Requesters provide the platform link, track, claimant, claim ID, and license evidence up front. You review, reply, and close with a status everyone can see.
Beyond claim releases
Licensing leads, feedback, suggestions, and complaints use the same form, reference numbers, and timeline as claim releases. Your public page becomes the front door for everyone who uses your music.
A Content ID or copyright claim landed on a project that uses the music legitimately.
Clear one published video before or after a claim appears.
Clear a whole channel so future uploads with the music are not claimed.
Attribution, takedown, dispute, or another rights question.
Ask about licensing, commissions, or using a track in a new project.
Tell the author what worked, what did not, or how the music was used.
Propose a track, a version, a stem, or something the catalog is missing.
Report a problem with the music, a listing, or how a request was handled.
The page pays you back
Releasing claims is work, and the people who ask are usually making money from the video. The same page that collects their requests can collect what they want to pay you.
A Support button on your page takes anything from $3 to $500, with a note attached. Every track stays free either way. You are the merchant of record; we keep 5% on Free and 3% on a paid plan, plus the card fee Stripe charges.
Sell a commercial license for one project, a paid listen for a playlist, or faster handling of a request. The buyer's brief arrives in the same inbox with a reference number, and money lands in your own Stripe account. Selling is a Studio feature we switch on by hand; we keep 8%.
Turn licensing on and the page shows your starting price. Every inquiry arrives as a tracked request instead of a DM you answer twice, on every plan, with nothing taken from what you agree with the client.
Support and sales need your own Stripe account, connected from the dashboard in a few minutes. Requesters never need an account to write to you.
How it compares
| What you get | Email or DMs | Google Form | Generic helpdesk | release.claims |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structured evidence packet (project URL, track, claimant, claim ID, license) | No | Partly | No | Yes |
| Reference number and private tracking link for the requester | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Status emails when a request moves | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Response target, overdue queue, and saved replies | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Verified author identity linked from your public profiles | No | No | No | Yes |
| Catalog links so requesters name the exact track | No | No | No | Yes |
| Licensing leads, feedback, and complaints in the same inbox | Partly | Partly | Yes | Yes |
| Roster inbox for a manager or label (up to 10 authors) | No | No | Partly | Yes |
| Track sheets and a license checker, so uploaders self-serve before a claim exists | No | No | No | Yes |
| Auto-replies, chat alerts, and a traffic digest for the author | No | No | Partly | Yes |
| Support and paid extras on the same page, paid into your own Stripe account | No | No | No | Yes |
| Price | Free, plus your time | Free | Per-seat pricing | Free · US$12 · US$39 |
Solo to studio
Free already alerts you to every new request and gives you track sheets, the license checker, and a monthly digest. Creator removes ads and adds auto-replies, reply and chat alerts, saved replies, a response target with an overdue queue, 90-day analytics, exports, and a custom domain. Studio gives one operator up to 10 author pages, assignment, a unified inbox, and portfolio filters. Billed monthly or yearly through Stripe with no contract: cancel anytime from your dashboard.
Questions
Yes. One author page with unlimited requests is free forever, including an email alert for every new request, a monthly digest, track sheets, the license checker, and 7 days of page traffic. Creator (US$12 a month) removes ads and adds auto-replies, reply and chat alerts, saved replies, a response target, 90-day analytics, CSV export, and a custom domain. Studio (US$39 a month) runs up to 10 author pages from one inbox. No card is needed for the free plan.
No. It delivers a complete, verified packet to the author and tracks the decision. The author releases or safelists through their Content ID provider, distributor, or label. We never charge requesters and never take a cut of anything.
Support confirmed by hand that the author controls the public profiles listed on the page. It is a control-of-profile check, not a legal opinion about copyright ownership.
Author profiles on Pixabay, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube, Bandcamp, Audius, Apple Music, Jamendo, Free Music Archive, and any official website. Requests can reference projects on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, or any other platform.
No. They submit the form and get a reference number and their private tracking link on the spot, plus an email that opens the same request once they confirm the address is theirs. If the link goes missing, they can recover it at release.claims/track with the reference and their email.
Yes. Every author page accepts claim releases, video and channel safelisting, other rights issues, licensing inquiries, feedback, suggestions, and complaints. They all get the same reference number, timeline, and status tracking, so nothing lives in a DM you will never find again.
Creator and Studio pages can run on a custom domain. Activation requires DNS ownership and certificate checks before any traffic is routed.
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