Hi Adam,
Hannah here from the Code.org Customer Success team. I'm reaching out to let you know that your project [WUT] Music in Game Lab was taken down due to copyright infringement.
I wanted to give some context behind why this project was taken down, and allow for you to provide any applicable documentation you may have.
It's noted that the songs used in your project all come from Dance Party. Code.org went through many hoops to gain the rights to use those songs in Dance Party (think hundreds of Zoom calls, emails, messages, etc. with artists, producers, and more). With many (if not all) of the songs in Dance Party, Code.org was required to pay a fee to use the artist's music - thus securing our rights to utilize the music created by the artists.
Within those agreements, came the specificity of where Code.org would utilize those songs. The use of these songs does not go outside of the Dance Party activity. That means that the songs within your project are violating our terms of service when it comes to copyrighted work.
We wanted to allow you the opportunity to pass along any documentation stating that you've secured the rights to utilize these songs within your Game Lab project. If you have that documentation, please feel free to attach it to your response. Once we receive it, our teams will take a look and (if everything checks out) I will go ahead and unblock your project.
If you don't have this documentation, unfortunately we won't be able to unblock your project.
If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know!
Best,
Hannah
Code.org Support
