SoundCloud’s copyright policy has been met with complaints as almost 2,500 premium users say their activities are being limited by policies on mashups, mixes and more.
A petition is requesting the streaming site reverts to “a real promotion tool” and “not a website just to have fancy audio players.”
The campaign is being headed up by French DJ/producer Stephan Hedfors, who said: “Soundcloud was a great promotion tool for musicians. Unfortunately, with their new copyright policy, even original content can be ...
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