Copyright & Intellectual Property

1. Introduction

This Copyright & Intellectual Property Policy applies to the NREW website, NREW Radio, downloadable products, music, artwork, written materials, partner resources and all other content made available by or on behalf of NREW.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, all rights in NREW content are owned by, licensed to or otherwise lawfully controlled by NREW.

Access to our website or purchase of an NREW product does not transfer ownership of any copyright or other intellectual property right.

2. What This Policy Protects

NREW intellectual property may include, without limitation:

• Musical compositions, arrangements, recordings and masters.
• Track previews, radio imaging, spoken identifiers and promotional audio.
• Downloadable music products, files, archives and licence documents.
• Collection names, track titles, product names and catalogue structures.
• Artwork, photographs, graphics, illustrations, icons and visual assets.
• Logos, brand names, colour systems, typography and visual identity.
• Website design, page layouts, user-interface elements and original code.
• Product descriptions, editorial copy, guides, articles and marketing material.
• The NREW Partner Handbook, Partner Success Centre and training resources.
• Partner creatives, banners, templates, presentations, PDFs and videos.
• Databases, classifications, taxonomies, metadata and structured information.
• Business methods, internal processes and confidential programme materials.

Protection may arise through copyright, database rights, trade marks, passing off, contract, confidentiality and other applicable laws.

3. Copyright Ownership

Copyright in original NREW content belongs to NREW or to the relevant creator or rights holder from whom NREW has obtained appropriate rights.

Copyright protection applies automatically where the legal requirements are met. The absence of a copyright notice does not mean that content is free to copy, adapt, distribute or reuse.

Where third-party material appears on the website, ownership remains with the relevant third party unless expressly stated otherwise.

4. Purchasing Music Does Not Transfer Ownership

When you purchase an NREW music product, you purchase access to the digital files together with the right to use them under the applicable NREW Music Licence.

You do not purchase the copyright, master rights, composition rights, brand rights or any other ownership interest in the music.

All ownership remains with NREW or the relevant rights holder. Your rights are limited to those expressly granted by the licence supplied with your purchase.

5. Permitted Use

You may use NREW content only where that use is:

• Expressly permitted by an NREW licence.
• Authorised by NREW in writing.
• Necessary for ordinary personal viewing of the website.
• Permitted by applicable law and not capable of being restricted by contract.

Any permission is limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable where the applicable terms are breached, unless a separate written agreement states otherwise.

6. Prohibited Activities

Except where expressly permitted by law or by a written NREW licence, you must not:

• Copy, reproduce, republish, upload or distribute NREW content.
• Sell, rent, sublicense, assign, share or commercially exploit NREW content.
• Make NREW music or files available through file-sharing services, cloud folders or public links.
• Remove, conceal or alter copyright notices, metadata, watermarks or ownership information.
• Create unauthorised adaptations, remixes, edits, samples or derivative works.
• Use NREW content in another music library, stock platform, streaming service or downloadable product.
• Claim authorship, ownership or exclusive rights in NREW content.
• Register NREW content, names, logos or confusingly similar material as your own intellectual property.
• Use NREW content in a misleading, unlawful, defamatory or reputation-damaging context.
• Assist another person or organisation to undertake any prohibited activity.

7. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Unless NREW has provided prior written permission, NREW content must not be used for the development, training, testing, evaluation, fine-tuning or operation of artificial intelligence or machine-learning systems.

This restriction includes use for:

• Generative AI models and foundation models.
• Large language models and multimodal models.
• Music-generation, voice-generation or image-generation systems.
• Embedding models, vector databases and retrieval systems.
• Automated classification, imitation, style extraction or feature analysis.
• Synthetic datasets, benchmarking datasets or model-evaluation sets.
• Text and data mining for commercial AI development.

NREW expressly reserves its rights in relation to text and data mining, automated analysis and machine-readable use to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Nothing in this section restricts an activity that cannot lawfully be restricted, including any mandatory statutory exception.

8. Automated Scraping and Data Harvesting

Automated collection or extraction of NREW content is not permitted without prior written approval.

This includes the use of:

• Bots, spiders, crawlers and scraping tools.
• Automated downloaders or content-harvesting software.
• Mirroring, indexing or replication systems beyond ordinary search-engine indexing.
• Processes designed to extract product data, pricing, metadata, descriptions or catalogue information.
• Tools that bypass access controls, rate limits, robots instructions or technical protections.

Ordinary indexing by reputable public search engines is permitted where it respects our technical instructions and does not reproduce substantial parts of the website or catalogue.

9. Catalogue, Metadata and Database Rights

The selection, arrangement, classification and presentation of the NREW catalogue may be protected independently of the individual works contained within it.

Protected catalogue material may include:

• Collection and volume structures.
• Track sequencing and groupings.
• Product descriptions and licensing positioning.
• Categories, tags, keywords and search information.
• Metadata, identifiers and catalogue references.
• The systematic arrangement of products and resources.

You must not extract, reuse, reproduce or republish all or a substantial part of any NREW database or repeatedly extract smaller parts in a way that conflicts with normal use.

10. Brand Names and Trade Marks

The names NREW, NREW Radio, associated logos, programme names, product names and other distinctive brand elements may be protected by trade mark, passing-off and related laws.

You must not use any NREW name, logo or confusingly similar branding in a way that suggests ownership, endorsement, sponsorship, partnership or affiliation without written permission.

Authorised NREW Partners may use approved brand materials only in accordance with the Partner Terms & Conditions, brand guidance and any instructions supplied through the Partner Success Centre.

11. Partner Resources

Partner resources are supplied solely to support approved participation in the NREW Partner Programme.

Approved Partners may use current, authorised materials for permitted NREW promotional activity. They must not:

• Sell or sublicense the resources.
• Share restricted resources outside the Partner Programme.
• Remove NREW branding or ownership notices.
• Alter wording, claims or designs in a misleading manner.
• Use resources after approval has ended or permission has been withdrawn.
• Present NREW materials as their own original work.

NREW may replace, withdraw or update Partner resources at any time. Partners should use only the latest approved version.

12. Digital Watermarking and Technical Protection

NREW may use digital watermarks, embedded identifiers, metadata, access controls, download records or other reasonable technical measures to protect its content and investigate suspected misuse.

You must not remove, disable, circumvent or interfere with those measures.

The use of technical protection does not reduce or replace any legal rights available to NREW.

13. User-Submitted Material

Where you send material to NREW, you confirm that you own it or have sufficient permission to provide it.

You must not submit material that infringes another person's copyright, trade mark, privacy, confidentiality or other rights.

Unless separately agreed in writing, submitting an idea, suggestion or proposal does not create a confidential, fiduciary, employment or partnership relationship.

14. Third-Party Intellectual Property

NREW respects the intellectual property rights of others. Third-party names, logos, software, payment services, plugins or other material may remain the property of their respective owners.

Reference to a third party does not imply that the third party endorses NREW, or that NREW owns the third party's intellectual property.

15. Reporting Suspected Infringement

If you believe material available through NREW infringes your intellectual property rights, please contact us with:

• Your full name and contact details.
• Identification of the work or right concerned.
• The location of the material you believe is infringing.
• An explanation of why you believe the use is unauthorised.
• Evidence that you own the right or are authorised to act for the owner.
• A statement that the information supplied is accurate and made in good faith.

We may request further information before taking action. Reports will be reviewed fairly and proportionately.

16. Enforcement

NREW may investigate suspected infringement or misuse and take appropriate action to protect its rights.

Depending on the circumstances, action may include:

• Requesting that the activity stops.
• Removing or restricting access to content or accounts.
• Suspending or ending a licence or Partner relationship.
• Requesting removal of infringing material from a third-party service.
• Seeking payment for unauthorised use, losses or enforcement costs.
• Pursuing legal remedies where proportionate and necessary.

A delay or failure to enforce a right does not waive that right.

17. Statutory Rights and Exceptions

This policy is not intended to prevent any use that is expressly permitted by applicable law and cannot lawfully be excluded or restricted.

Copyright exceptions are limited and fact-specific. The fact that content is available online does not, by itself, make it free to reuse.

18. Changes to This Policy

NREW may update this policy to reflect changes in our products, technology, business practices or legal requirements.

The latest version will be published on the website and identified by its version number and effective date.

19. Governing Law

This policy and any non-contractual matters arising from it are governed by the laws of England and Wales.

Any dispute shall be subject to the jurisdiction stated in the applicable NREW agreement or, where no separate agreement applies, the courts of England and Wales.

20. Contact NREW

For permission requests, infringement reports or questions about this policy, contact:

NREW
Leicestershire, England
Website: nrew-radio.com
Email: support@nrew-radio.com