These Guidelines are part of, and incorporated into, the Terms of Service.
Florida Tapes is built for independent, unsigned artists to share original music, build an audience, and sell their own merch — with no label and no gatekeepers. To keep it that way, everyone agrees to these rules. Breaking them can get your content removed and your account suspended or permanently banned.
THE CORE RULE: ONLY UPLOAD WHAT YOU OWN
Upload only original music you made and fully own — the recording and the beat/composition. Do not upload:
- other artists' songs, beats, instrumentals, or vocals;
- uncleared samples;
- covers, remixes, or interpolations of others' songs;
- anyone's voice, name, image, or likeness without written permission — including AI voice clones or deepfakes of real people;
- anything using third-party brands, logos, or trademarks without permission.
If you're not 100% sure you have the rights, don't upload it. See the Artist Upload Agreement.
DON'T DO THESE
- Infringe rights. No copyright, trademark, publicity, or privacy violations.
- Game the numbers. No bots, fake accounts, or paid services to inflate streams, followers, sales, or chart position. Stream fraud = removal.
- Post illegal or harmful content. No content that is unlawful, threatening, harassing, hateful, or that incites violence.
- Harm or exploit minors. Zero tolerance. Content that sexualizes minors is reported to authorities and law enforcement.
- Impersonate. Don't pretend to be another artist, person, or brand, or lie about being unsigned.
- Scam or defraud. No fraud, phishing, counterfeit merch, or unlawful sales.
- Break the platform. No malware, hacking, scraping without permission, or evading our security or bans.
- Spam or harvest data. No spam, and don't collect others' personal info without consent.
EXPLICIT CONTENT
Explicit lyrics are allowed, but must be marked explicit so listeners and parents can filter. Mislabeling explicit content as clean is a violation.
MERCH
If you sell merch, sell only items you can lawfully sell and accurately describe. No counterfeits, no infringing artwork, no illegal goods. You are responsible for fulfilling your orders and for applicable taxes.
REPORTING
See something that breaks these rules? Report it at /report or email trust@floridatapes.com. Copyright owners: see the Copyright & DMCA Policy.
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU BREAK THE RULES
Depending on severity, we may: remove the content; issue a strike; suspend or permanently ban your account; forfeit pending payouts tied to the violation; and refer serious or illegal conduct to law enforcement. Repeat infringers are terminated. Serious violations (illegal content, infringement, stream fraud, anything exposing Florida Tapes or others to legal liability) can result in immediate, permanent removal.
We apply these rules at our reasonable discretion to protect artists, listeners, and the platform.