You must have exclusive copyright rights to the material in the reference file for the territories where you claim ownership.

The following examples are ineligible for use in or as a reference:

• Content licensed non-exclusively from a third party
• Content released under Creative Commons or similar free/open licenses
• Public domain footage, recordings, or compositions
• Clips from other sources used under fair use principles
• Video gameplay footage (by other than the game’s publisher)

All reference content must be sufficiently distinct.

The following examples are ineligible for use in or as a reference:

• Karaoke recordings, remasters, and sound-alike recordings
• Sound effects, soundbeds, or production loops

You must provide individual references for each piece of intellectual property.

The following examples are ineligible for use in or as a reference:

• Compilations
• Continuous DJ mixes
• Mashups
• Countdown lists
• Full album sound recordings

Even if you exclusively own all of the content within these types of examples in all territories, you must separate them into individual components, songs, or videos.

Original Video Game Soundtracks are only valid references when owned by the video game's publisher.

Original Video Game Soundtracks are sound recordings created primarily for use in a video game, such as the original score or background music accompanying a video game. (This policy does not apply to licensed popular music, not originally created for the game.)

These references are only valid when delivered under the video game publisher's content owner. If you are a game publisher and have questions, please contact your partner manager.

Content that is sold or licensed at scale for incorporation into other works must be routed for review.

For example, matches against the following content types must be routed to manual review before claiming:

• So-called "royalty free" production music libraries typically licensed for use in game, film, TV or other soundtracks.

Be as specific as possible when you fill out your asset metadata. Uploaders must be given sufficient information to understand what content is being claimed and who the owner of that content is. All assets must include an informative title (e.g., not “Track 4” or an internal serial number).

In addition, for each of the following asset types, the minimum required amount of asset metadata that should be given is as follows:

• If the asset is a sound recording or music video, provide the Title, Artist, and Record Label
• If the asset is a music composition, provide the Title and Writer
• If the asset is a television episode, provide the Show Title and either the Episode Title or Episode Number
• If the asset is a movie, provide the Title and Directors
• If the asset is a sports broadcast, provide the Team Names (competitor names if individual sport) and date of event

We also encourage you to provide any other metadata that may help identify your specific assets.