Content Rules

These rules keep Sounds of Timor a place worth publishing on. They apply to every track, video, image, profile, event listing and comment. Breaking them leads to content removal; repeated or serious breaches lead to account suspension.

Your music, your uploads

• Upload only work you own or are licensed to publish — see the Copyright & Takedown Policy.
• Credit everyone: co-writers, producers, featured artists, photographers.
• Cover art and photos must be yours to use — no lifted images.

Honest profiles and events

• Be who you say you are. Impersonating another artist is an immediate ban.
• Press-kit claims (festivals played, lineup size, set lengths) must be true.
• Event listings must be real events, with real dates and venues. Cancelled events must be updated promptly.

Content limits

• Explicit lyrics are part of music — mark them, so listeners and venues can choose.
• No hate speech or incitement against any group; artistic anger is welcome, dehumanisation is not.
• No content sexualising minors, promoting violence against identifiable people, or breaking Timorese law.

Bookings and conduct

• Respond honestly: accept bookings you intend to play, decline ones you don’t.
• No fee circumvention tricks — the record protects you; gaming it removes that protection.
• Reviews must reflect real experiences.