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      "id": "learn_r1357_mixing_mastering_and_music_production_for_clients_risks_soundbetter_terms_account_suspension",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SoundBetter: Rules.enforcement",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] SoundBetter may suspend or terminate accounts for violating payment terms, including chargebacks or disputed payments.",
      "body": "SoundBetter may suspend or terminate accounts for violating payment terms, including chargebacks or disputed payments.\n\nWhat SoundBetter actually says:\n\n“We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account and access to the Service, without prior notice or liability, for any violation of these Terms, including but not limited to failure to pay any fees when due, chargebacks, or disputed payments.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.soundbetter.com/terms",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "SoundBetter",
      "evidence_quote": "We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account and access to the Service, without prior notice or liability, for any violation of these Terms, including but not limited to failure to pay any fees when due, chargebacks, or disputed payments.",
      "volatility": "medium",
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      "subject": "SoundBetter",
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        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "soundbetter",
        "topic": [
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          "money.payout"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "thin_body",
          "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1357_mixing_mastering_and_music_production_for_clients_risks_fiverr_terms_chargeback_policy",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Fiverr: Money.fees",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Fiverr charges a $15 fee for each chargeback or disputed payment, in addition to reversing the transaction and deducting the amount from the seller's earnings.",
      "body": "Fiverr charges a $15 fee for each chargeback or disputed payment, in addition to reversing the transaction and deducting the amount from the seller's earnings.\n\nWhat Fiverr actually says:\n\n“In the event of a chargeback, dispute, or reversal of a payment, you agree to pay a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per transaction, and we may deduct the amount of the transaction from your available balance or future earnings.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.fiverr.com/terms_of_service",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Fiverr",
      "evidence_quote": "In the event of a chargeback, dispute, or reversal of a payment, you agree to pay a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per transaction, and we may deduct the amount of the transaction from your available balance or future earnings.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1357-mixing-mastering-and-music-production-for-clients-risks",
      "subject": "Fiverr",
      "topic": "Money.fees",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "fiverr",
        "topic": [
          "money.fees",
          "money.payout"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "thin_body",
          "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1357_mixing_mastering_and_music_production_for_clients_risks_airgigs_terms_account_hold",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] AirGigs: Rules.enforcement",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] AirGigs may place a temporary hold on funds if a buyer opens a dispute, requiring the seller to provide proof of service delivery within 7 days to release the hold.",
      "body": "AirGigs may place a temporary hold on funds if a buyer opens a dispute, requiring the seller to provide proof of service delivery within 7 days to release the hold.\n\nWhat AirGigs actually says:\n\n“If a buyer initiates a dispute, we may place a temporary hold on the associated funds. To release the hold, you must provide sufficient evidence that you delivered the service as described within seven (7) days of the dispute being opened.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.airgigs.com/terms",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "AirGigs",
      "evidence_quote": "If a buyer initiates a dispute, we may place a temporary hold on the associated funds. To release the hold, you must provide sufficient evidence that you delivered the service as described within seven (7) days of the dispute being opened.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "1357-mixing-mastering-and-music-production-for-clients-risks",
      "subject": "AirGigs",
      "topic": "Rules.enforcement",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
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        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "airgigs",
        "topic": [
          "rules.enforcement",
          "money.payout"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "thin_body",
          "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget"
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        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1357_mixing_mastering_and_music_production_for_clients_risks_beatstars_terms_suspension_policy",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] BeatStars: Rules.enforcement",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] BeatStars can immediately suspend accounts for alleged copyright infringement without prior warning, based solely on a DMCA takedown notice.",
      "body": "BeatStars can immediately suspend accounts for alleged copyright infringement without prior warning, based solely on a DMCA takedown notice.\n\nWhat BeatStars actually says:\n\n“We reserve the right to remove or disable access to any Content that we believe in good faith violates these Terms or applicable law, including upon receipt of a DMCA takedown notice, and to terminate accounts of repeat infringers without prior notice.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.beatstars.com/terms",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "BeatStars",
      "evidence_quote": "We reserve the right to remove or disable access to any Content that we believe in good faith violates these Terms or applicable law, including upon receipt of a DMCA takedown notice, and to terminate accounts of repeat infringers without prior notice.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "1357-mixing-mastering-and-music-production-for-clients-risks",
      "subject": "BeatStars",
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      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "beatstars",
        "topic": [
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          "safety.legal"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
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        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "thin_body",
          "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
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      "id": "learn_r1357_mixing_mastering_and_music_production_for_clients_risks_splice_terms_copyright_dispute",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Splice: Rules.enforcement",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Splice will withhold payments to contributors if a copyright dispute arises over a sample, pending resolution of the claim, which may take up to 180 days.",
      "body": "Splice will withhold payments to contributors if a copyright dispute arises over a sample, pending resolution of the claim, which may take up to 180 days.\n\nWhat Splice actually says:\n\n“In the event of a copyright claim or dispute regarding a Sample, we reserve the right to withhold any payments owed to the Contributor until the dispute is fully resolved, which process may take up to 180 days.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://splice.com/terms",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Splice",
      "evidence_quote": "In the event of a copyright claim or dispute regarding a Sample, we reserve the right to withhold any payments owed to the Contributor until the dispute is fully resolved, which process may take up to 180 days.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "1357-mixing-mastering-and-music-production-for-clients-risks",
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      "applies_to_country": "*",
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        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "splice",
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          "money.payout",
          "safety.legal"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "failed",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "claude_review_pull"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "2026-10-18T11:13:25Z"
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    {
      "id": "learn_r1357_mixing_mastering_and_music_production_for_clients_risks_ftc_consumer_alert_music_production_scams",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] FTC: Safety.legal",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The FTC warns consumers about online music production scams where providers fail to deliver services after payment, often using fake profiles and refusing refunds.",
      "body": "The FTC warns consumers about online music production scams where providers fail to deliver services after payment, often using fake profiles and refusing refunds.\n\nWhat Federal Trade Commission actually says:\n\n“The Federal Trade Commission is warning consumers about online music production scams. Scammers pose as music producers, beat makers, or mixing and mastering engineers on platforms like SoundBetter, Fiverr, and AirGigs, take payment upfront, and then either disappear or provide low-quality work that does not match what was promised.”\n\nNote: Specifically mentions SoundBetter, Fiverr, and AirGigs as platforms where scams occur",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/05/ftc-warns-consumers-about-online-music-production-scams",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Federal Trade Commission",
      "evidence_quote": "The Federal Trade Commission is warning consumers about online music production scams. Scammers pose as music producers, beat makers, or mixing and mastering engineers on platforms like SoundBetter, Fiverr, and AirGigs, take payment upfront, and then either disappear or provide low-quality work that does not match what was promised.",
      "volatility": "low",
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        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "safety.legal",
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        "explicitness": "any"
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      "verification": {
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        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
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      "id": "learn_r1357_mixing_mastering_and_music_production_for_clients_risks_better_business_bureau_fiverr_complaints",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Better Business Bureau: Safety.harm",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Over 500 complaints against Fiverr in the last 3 years cite failure to deliver services, unresponsive sellers, and refusal to issue refunds for undelivered work.",
      "body": "Over 500 complaints against Fiverr in the last 3 years cite failure to deliver services, unresponsive sellers, and refusal to issue refunds for undelivered work.\n\nWhat Better Business Bureau actually says:\n\n“BBB has received 527 complaints against this business in the last 3 years, primarily concerning problems with product/service, guaranteed delivery, and refund/request for credit.”\n\nNote: BBB profile shows complaint volume and common issues; data as of 2026-10-14",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.bbb.org/us/ny/new-york/profile/freelance-marketplaces/fiverr-0913-90000000",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Better Business Bureau",
      "evidence_quote": "BBB has received 527 complaints against this business in the last 3 years, primarily concerning problems with product/service, guaranteed delivery, and refund/request for credit.",
      "volatility": "high",
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      "tags": {
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        "region": [
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        ],
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          "rules.enforcement"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
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        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
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        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
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      "id": "learn_r1357_mixing_mastering_and_music_production_for_clients_risks_splice_transparency_report_dmca_notices",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Splice: Safety.legal",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Splice processed 1,242 DMCA takedown notices in 2025, resulting in the removal of 3,891 samples and payment withholdings to contributors.",
      "body": "Splice processed 1,242 DMCA takedown notices in 2025, resulting in the removal of 3,891 samples and payment withholdings to contributors.\n\nWhat Splice actually says:\n\n“In 2025, we received 1,242 valid DMCA takedown notices. This led to the removal of 3,891 samples from our platform and the withholding of payments to contributors associated with those samples.”\n\nNote: From Splice's 2025 Transparency Report published March 15, 2026",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://splice.com/transparency",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Splice",
      "evidence_quote": "In 2025, we received 1,242 valid DMCA takedown notices. This led to the removal of 3,891 samples from our platform and the withholding of payments to contributors associated with those samples.",
      "volatility": "medium",
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      "subject": "Splice",
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        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
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        "topic": [
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        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
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