There are some people here who just don't want to respect copyright. They want the old sample upload back.
So why is sample uploading so strict?
Easy.
So the website can make sure you aren't stealing other songs.
Copyrights can protect physical (or digital) things. Samples are digital things, and therefore, are usually protected by a form of copyright.
So why are remixes okay?
Technically, they're not. Without permission. While you are putting your own spin on someone else's track (I hope), the song is (most likely) protected by some form of copyright as well. (I don't think melodies and chords and beat styles are copyrighted, though. Somebody fact-check that for me.) When you use a copyrighted sample, you cost Audiotool. You are distributing that sample, whether you like it or not. Even if it's hidden, you still upload that samplem to audiotool's servers, pretty much giving them ownership. So there's a good reason why we probably won't get the old sample uploading back, and to be honest, I'm perfectly fine with that. Get creative.
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About melodies, chords and beats: usually they are copyrighted as part of a composition, not in isolation. So if your track borrows too much of another artist's composition (plagiarism), you could be in trouble. See a current example of this: https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2019/01/04/ed-sheeran-v-marvin-gaye-jury-trial/
But where do covers come into play? I don't think I've seen anyone ask this question.
That's a similar problem. If you don't have the permission to upload them, don't upload them.
Those laws are as old as the internet but the penalties are now higher and the awareness of the problem is getting lower and lower.
okay
Today, most major artists typically obtain prior authorization to utilize samples, a process known as "clearing," by gaining permission to use the sample and, usually, paying an upfront fee and/or a cut of the considered royalties to the original artist. Independent musicians, lacking the funds and proper assistance to clear samples, are at a disadvantage unless they seek the services of a professional sample replay company or producer.
As I said, "Independent musicians" are more liable of typically getting in considerable trouble than "Major artists" because of notable lack of funds and don't have enough experience as to clearing the sample.
It is illegal for you to sell a copy of the artist work without the original artist permission. That would be undoubtedly Infringement of copyright.
the problem, however, is that people on here can SAY those things, but it's incredibly hard to have proof that they've been "cleared."
or, as infyuthsion so helpfully said, "The microphone is in your hand, the person is in the room. That's the only way to be sure."