Q. Agreed Conditions
By submitting music to HotStar you are agreeing to the following terms, conditions and guidelines.
All copyright to the music submitted by the artist must be owned by the person submitting or the person submitting it must be the legal representative of the owner(s) of the copyright.
Music submitted to the game should not be a ‘cover version’ of another artist’s song without express written permission from the owner of the copyright of the song, which has to be submitted to HotStar in writing & approved before the music can be put forward for submission.
Digital samples used on submitted recordings must be owned by the submitter or the artist’s legal submitting agent. Written consent from the owner of the copyright of the sample must be submitted to HotStar before uploading the track.
HotStar has no liability to any financial claims from any outside company, service or agency if these copyright rules are ignored. The submitting artist (or their agent) is wholly responsible for all financial and legal liability due to the neglect of copyright and disregard of the terms of conditions of HotStar.
HotStar is not liable for any financial damages or any other damages that may occur due to the negligence caused by the flagrant ignorance of the digital music submission copyright requirements set out in these terms and conditions.
By submitting digital music to HotStar the artist (or their agent), takes full legal and financial responsibility for any copyright infringement that may occur.
Any adult or offensive language within a song’s lyrics must been notified in writing to HotStar before the submission stage, so an appropriate warning rating label can be attached to the songs presentation. Failure to notify HotStar of adult or offensive language within the song will result in the song being removed from the site & the artist being banned from making further submissions to the game.
Players/users are encouraged to flag up any violations of this rule. This can be done through the report button found on the tracks in the chart.
Adult and offensive language is rated using the same rules applied by national radio & TV broadcasters and record company vetting for retail advisory stickers.
Offensive language used in artist names is not permitted.
HotStar uses the same decency rules that apply to national & international TV broadcasting. Nudity and adult images are not permitted.
Broadcasting contract
By submitting and uploading your music you are giving HotStar the right to broadcast your music track within the online game site and within any other format directly related to HotStar Productions Ltd and The STA&R Company Ltd business format for promotional purposes. This may include radio, television and internet video away from the HotStar game site.
HotStar Productions Ltd & The STA&R Company Ltd do not own the copyright of your work, only the right to broadcast it as we see fit to promote your work and the game.
Written notice is sought from any artist or player that doesn’t wish to participate in the marketing of music and any part of website content.
HotStar Productions Ltd and The STA&R Company Ltd is thereby given written permission for broadcast use within the game and marketing opportunities at the point of sign up and log in by the acceptance and agreement of the terms and conditions.
General Rules
Images or lyrics that portray homophobia, sexist or religious negative bias will be withdrawn from the site without notice.
Any digital submission that disregards any of these terms and conditions will be withdrawn from the site without notice
HotStar reserves the right to refuse or remove any submission at any time without notification. Reasons for refusal or removal from the game site can be obtained by contacting HotStar directly.
Currency Introduction
The game has two game currencies Rondo & HitCoins. A royalty percentage split of 50%- 50% between artist and HotStar will be paid to artists whose track has been purchased in the game by players using the Rondo currency only.
NB: Only tracks purchased with the Rondo currency are paid a royalty.
HitCoins are given free by the game administration or won during game play and therefore tracks ‘purchased’ with HitCoins from the Copper Chart are not eligible for royalty payments.