Ten creator protections covering ownership, attribution, collaboration, discovery, data, freedom, and legacy.
Purpose
These rights express IHQ’s commitment to the independence, dignity, and prosperity of music creators, without discrimination by genre, nationality, status, or experience.
I · Creative Ownership
Creators retain ownership of the works they create and upload. Hosting or distribution does not transfer authorship. Music remains the creator’s intellectual property unless they voluntarily agree otherwise.
II · Attribution
Every contributor has the right to recognition. Producers, vocalists, writers, engineers, composers, and collaborators should be credited openly and transparently. Music should remember who built it.
III · Fair Collaboration
Collaborators deserve fair recognition and equitable participation in value. Agreements and royalty distributions should be transparent and reflect actual contributions.
IV · Creative Sovereignty
Creators should control how their work is presented, shared, and distributed, including reasonable abilities to modify or remove it. Their work should not be distorted without consent.
V · Transparent Discovery
Opportunity should be shaped by merit, engagement, and creativity—not secret manipulation or artificial suppression. Discovery exists to elevate talent, not conceal it.
VI · Community Support
Members are active supporters, not a hierarchy of follower counts. The network should encourage mutual advancement: creators rise together.
VII · Data Transparency
Creators deserve honest, meaningful insight into plays, views, reach, and engagement so they can understand the impact of their work.
VIII · Protection From Exploitation
IHQ should not extract disproportionate value for hidden intermediaries. Its systems must strengthen the creative economy rather than weaken it.
IX · Creative Freedom
Musical expression, exploration, and innovation should flourish within lawful and respectful boundaries.
X · Generational Legacy
Creative work should not disappear into digital obscurity. Music should remain connected to its makers and part of a cultural archive future generations can discover.
The Covenant
Creators are not the product or a disposable resource. They are the foundation of the music ecosystem. As technologies and generations change, that principle should endure wherever music is created.