DMCA / Copyright Policy

Last updated: 18 May 2026

Music Library Doctor ("MLD") respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users to do the same. This page explains how to submit a copyright notice, how we respond, and how to submit a counter-notice if your content has been removed in error.

How MLD works (context for rights holders)

MLD is a desktop application that runs entirely on a user's own computer. We do not host, transmit, or redistribute any audio content. Users operate the software on their own libraries; any retrieval of audio data via the application's optional Quality Upgrade feature is performed by standard open-source tooling on the user's own machine, under the user's own credentials and responsibility (see our Terms of Use §4).

Because we do not host content, traditional DMCA "takedown" of hosted files is not applicable to MLD itself. However, we take credible copyright notices seriously and will:

• Investigate whether the application's design enables a specific infringing pattern.
• Where appropriate, disable or restrict the implicated functionality (including, but not limited to, the Quality Upgrade feature) for affected users or in general.
• Forward notices to any affected user where we can identify them, and revoke Pro licenses of users found to have used the application to repeatedly infringe.
• Cooperate with valid legal process from rights holders' representatives.

Submitting a notice

To submit a DMCA-style notice, please send a written communication including all of the following to the Designated Agent below:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorised to act on their behalf.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (e.g. title, artist, label, ISRC if available).
3. A description of how the application is alleged to enable infringement of that work, specific enough to allow us to assess and respond.
4. Your contact information: full name, postal address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the activity is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on the owner's behalf.

Designated Agent

Email is the fastest channel. Please use the subject line DMCA Notice — [Work Title] so the message is routed correctly.

Counter-notice

If your account or functionality has been restricted in response to a notice you believe is mistaken or fraudulent, you may submit a counter-notice containing:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was restricted and the location at which it appeared before the restriction.
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief that the material was restricted as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, address, telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of an applicable court and that you will accept service of process from the party who submitted the original notice.

Send counter-notices to the same address as above.

Repeat infringers

We will, in appropriate circumstances and at our discretion, terminate the Pro licenses and access of users found to be repeat infringers.

False claims

Knowingly making material misrepresentations in a DMCA notice or counter-notice may subject the submitter to liability for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f) and equivalent provisions in other jurisdictions.