Copyright & Rights Policy

1. Acknowledgment of Rights

Evil en Lucifer fully acknowledges that all music, recordings, album artwork, and related materials available on this Platform remain the exclusive intellectual property of their respective authors, artists, and rights holders. Evil en Lucifer does not claim ownership over any third-party content.

This Platform complies with applicable copyright law, including:

• Brazilian Copyright Law (Lei nº 9.610/1998)
• Japanese Copyright Law (著作権法), including orphan works provisions
• The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA, 17 U.S.C. §512)
• The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
• Brazilian Provider Liability Law (Marco Civil da Internet, Art. 19)
• Japanese Provider Liability Law (プロバイダ責任制限法)

2. Content Framework

Standard Mode — Authorized Content

Content labeled "Licensed" or "Authorized" on this Platform has been explicitly approved by the rights holder or their representative. Authorization is documented and maintained in our compliance records. Rights holders in this category have agreed to the presence of their works.

Museum Archive — Orphan Works

Content in the Museum Archive consists of orphan works — recordings whose rights holders cannot be identified or located despite documented, good-faith efforts. The Platform preserves these recordings under a cultural heritage framework inspired by recognized archival and digital preservation practices.

Museum Archive content is never monetized — no advertisements, no paywalls, no commercial licensing. Access is restricted to verified registered users who have explicitly accepted the Museum Archive Terms. This approach is consistent with internationally recognized cultural preservation frameworks.

Museum Archive content is clearly labeled and never described as "licensed." If a rights holder of Museum Archive content is identified at any time, they may immediately exercise any of the rights described in Section 5.

3. Our Good-Faith Diligence

Before any Museum Archive content is approved for public availability, our curation process requires a documented good-faith diligent review. This review is reasonable and proportionate to the information available for each work or collection.

The review is conducted case by case, based on factors such as the age of the material, the available metadata, the known artists or labels, the nature of the source, the likelihood of locating current rights holders, and the known context of original publication. There is no single fixed checklist that applies equally to every historical work.

Depending on the specific work, the review may consider available rights information, source history, publication context, official availability, prior circulation records, and the status of known claim or removal channels. The scope and depth of the review is determined by what is reasonably available and proportionate to the circumstances of each work.

Content added before the formalization of this process is subject to retrospective review before public availability.

Documented review records are maintained in a secure compliance vault and are available to legitimate rights holders upon request.

4. How to Submit a Takedown Notice

Any artist, former member, estate, label, or authorized representative may submit a content removal request through our official channel.

To be valid, your notice must include all of the following:

1. Your full legal name and verifiable contact information (email address).
2. Identification of the work(s) claimed (band name, recording title, album, approximate year).
3. A description of your relationship to the work (e.g., original artist, former member, estate representative, label successor).
4. Documentation supporting your claim where available (e.g., original release materials, label contracts, JASRAC/NexTone registration, photos of physical releases, signed declaration by original members).
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the rights holder, their agent, or the law.
6. A statement that the information in your notice is accurate, and — under penalty applicable in your jurisdiction — that you are authorized to act on behalf of the rights holder.

Notices that do not include items 1–3 and 5–6 are considered incomplete and do not trigger our removal process. We may request additional information before processing an incomplete notice.

To protect artists, rights holders, and the integrity of the archive, we do not remove content solely based on anonymous, incomplete, or unverifiable claims. We may request additional evidence before taking any final action.

5. What Happens After We Receive Your Notice

6. Counter-Notice Procedure

If content was removed following a notice that you believe was incorrect or fraudulent (e.g., submitted by someone who does not hold rights to the work), you or the Platform may file a counter-notice.

A counter-notice should include:

• Identification of the content that was removed.
• A statement that you have a good-faith belief the content was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
• Your contact information and a declaration of consent to jurisdiction.
• Supporting documentation (e.g., evidence of authorization, community validation, original physical materials).

If a valid counter-notice is received, the original claimant has 10 business days from the date we forward the counter-notice to file for judicial relief. We will not reinstate the content before those 10 business days have passed, and will normally reinstate it within 14 business days of forwarding the counter-notice, unless we receive notice that the claimant has filed a legal action or another legal impediment applies. This window is an internal operational practice, not a claim of automatic DMCA safe-harbor status.

In all cases of genuine dispute between parties (e.g., former band members with conflicting claims), content remains frozen in a neutral state until the parties reach resolution or a court orders otherwise. We do not arbitrate rights disputes.

7. Artist Collaboration — Authorize or Remove

Artists and rights holders have three options when they find their work on this Platform:

• A
  Request Immediate Removal We aim to remove content within 48 hours of a verified request. No further conditions apply.
• B
  Authorize Continued Preservation Artists may formally authorize the presence of their works. Upon authorization, the content is reclassified from Museum Archive to Standard (Licensed) and labeled accordingly. We can add official links, bios, and direct fans to the artist's current projects. Verified artists in Standard mode may also open an official shop on the Platform and sell their own releases, signed items, and merchandise directly to fans.
• C
  Claim Revenue Share For Standard (authorized) content, artists may request participation in any revenue generated by the Platform attributable to their works. This is evaluated individually and involves a written agreement.

To initiate any of the above, contact: [email protected]

8. Revenue Policy

Museum Archive content is never monetized. No advertising, no paywall, no commercial licensing applies to orphan works. This is a strict and non-negotiable policy — it is the foundation of the Platform's cultural preservation framework.

Any premium features (audio quality, visual themes) represent fees for the Platform experience, not for access to any specific music catalog.

For Standard (authorized) content, the Platform may in the future establish revenue-sharing arrangements with rights holders. Any such arrangement will be governed by a separate written agreement.

9. Transparency Log

We maintain internal records of material rights actions taken on the Platform. Records our team marks for public disclosure — status, general dates, and content type, never claimant names, emails, or private evidence — are shown in the Transparency Log, accessible within the Platform through the Rights, Claims & Removal panel.

As the Platform grows, we may expand what this log publishes with additional privacy-preserving aggregate statistics.

10. Communication Channels

All formal rights communications must be submitted through the designated channel:

• Copyright / Rights claims: [email protected]
• Artist collaboration / authorization: [email protected]
• General support: [email protected]

Email is the preferred channel for formal rights notices. Messages received through other channels, such as social media, comments, or direct messages, may be redirected to this process but are not treated as formal notices on their own.

Response commitment: We aim to acknowledge complete rights notices within 48 hours. Straightforward and verified requests are normally handled promptly. Complex, disputed, or incomplete requests may require additional review.

11. Copyright & Rights Contact