Your upload is your responsibility.
Verge is built for people to create and share. That does not erase copyright law. If you upload music, audio, video, artwork, photography, writing, or other protected material, you are responsible for making sure you have the right to use it.
1. Verge does not grant music rights
Unless Verge clearly says that a specific track or piece of media is licensed for a specific use inside the app, Verge is not giving you permission to use it. A successful upload does not mean the music, recording, composition, image, or clip has been cleared.
2. Audio already inside your video
If music or other audio is baked into a video you upload, that audio remains your responsibility. You should only upload it if you created it, have permission to use it, have a valid license, or are otherwise legally allowed to use it.
3. Reusable sounds must be authorized
Verge may allow original sounds to remain attached to the video that created them. A sound should not become reusable by other users unless the uploader has confirmed that they own or control the necessary rights and allow that reuse. Verge may disable reuse when rights are unclear.
4. Linked music services are different
When Verge links to a third-party music service, such as a profile theme song that opens through that provider, Verge may store a link, track identifier, or basic metadata instead of hosting the song itself. Playback and licensing remain subject to the third-party service's rules.
5. Copyright complaints
If you believe content on Verge infringes rights you own or are authorized to enforce, email hello.vergesocial@proton.me. Include enough information to identify the work, the allegedly infringing content, your contact information, and the basis for your complaint. Verge may request additional information before acting.
6. What Verge may do
Verge cannot review every upload before it appears. When Verge receives a credible rights complaint, or when content creates a meaningful legal or platform risk, Verge may remove or disable the content while the issue is reviewed.
Repeated or serious infringement may result in limits on posting or audio features, temporary suspension, or permanent account removal. Trying to re-upload content after it has been removed for a rights complaint may be treated as a more serious violation.
7. The plain-language version
Verge is not going to pretend it can stop every person from uploading copyrighted music before it happens. What you upload is still your responsibility. If you upload something you do not have the right to use and it creates a copyright problem for Verge, the content can come down and your account can lose access to Verge.
8. Questions
Questions about copyright, music, or audio use can be sent to hello.vergesocial@proton.me.