ARTISTS WHO POST THEIR MUSIC ON THE ODES MUST COPYRIGHT THEIR MATERIAL. THE ODES IS A MEDIUM FOR DISTRIBUTING AND PROMOTING MUSIC, BECAUSE THE ODES ALLOWS ITS ARTISTS TO RETAIN OWNERSHIP OF THEIR OWN MUSIC, IT IS THE ARTISTS’ RESPONSIBILITY TO COPYRIGHT THEIR OWN MUSIC. NOTE FOR ARTISTS: BY REGISTERING AS AN ARTIST, YOU REPRESENT THAT ANY AND ALL MUSIC POSTED ON YOUR PART IS ENTIRELY OF YOUR OWN CREATION AND DOES NOT SAMPLE OR BORROW FROM ANY COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL. BY POSTING YOUR MUSIC ON THE ODES YOU REPRESENT THAT THE MUSIC IS YOURS AND THAT YOU RELEASE THE ODES FROM ANY RESPONSIBILITY OF VERIFYING THE OWNERSHIP OR COPYRIGHT OF THE POSTED MUSIC. BY POSTING MUSIC, YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY CONSEQUENCES, LEGAL OR OTHERWISE, THAT MAY RESULT DUE TO THE POSTING OF MUSIC. AT THIS JUNCTURE, THE ODES PROHIBITS THE POSTING OF ANY MUSIC THAT SAMPLES OR BORROWS FROM COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL, EVEN IF THE MATERIAL IS LEGALLY SAMPLED. THE ODES WILL SIDE WITH ANY RECORD LABEL OR RECORDING COMPANY THAT RAISES A COMPLAINT OVER COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT.