Here we explain where song TXT files are shared and managed within the international communities. It's legally complicated. So please check your local copyright laws and read the disclaimers!
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International song databases
In the following third-party databases users from all over the world share and download song TXT-files:
Before doing any upload or download please read the disclaimer below.
Legal Disclaimer
Please make sure to check the local law before download or upload song TXT files in these Databases. Be careful not to violate copyright laws.
Even if adapting any song for UltraStar for your own purposes may be legal in your country, it does not mean that you can share it with anyone. Even if the law allows you to share it with your friends under fair use rights, it does not mean that you can upload it to the internet for anyone to access globally without consequences.
Check your country's law to know what you can and can't do.
Open Music Games Team is not responsible for any contentof USDB.animux.de or databases alike and doesn't host them. Our team only aggregates general information about the scene for transparency reasons.
All known databases including animux.de are not properly managend legally yet. There are many TXT files that some artists and companies maybe don't tolerate. Please use at your own discretion. Look out for regional license information for each TXT file.
If you download TXT files from these websites you have to buy the equivalent music/video files accordingly in trusted stores or already own them.
Open Music game stands firmly against all forms of piracy. We neither support nor endorse piracy, as it is a violation of copyright law with serious legal consequences.
All open source music games should be there for supporting the income of musicians (especially underground artists) and give them more visibility. That's our approach.
USDB Syncer
USDB-Syncer is a popular download-tool for updating or getting new TXT files from usdb.animux.de easily. Use with caution and read disclaimer below.
Legal Disclaimer
USDB SYNCER has a optional download function for youtube streaming content. If activated this function completes a TXT file with audio and video automatically.
Legally, Youtube-Downloads are grey area in many countries and in some countries it may be legal for personal use only (as private copy) or even generally illegal. Again: Please check your local laws.
In any case Open Music Games Team generally do not want you to use the youtube-download function of USDB-Syner. Do not activate.
This basically just harms the income and existance of muscians. Please support the artists you like. Its mostly just some bucks to buy audio and video files in official online stores.
Yet, since we don't have influence on third-parties or all international communities, it's your decision.
This page is no legal advice just an overview for transparency. Use the mentioned third-party tools and websites at your own descretion. We do not own or host them and they are not part of the core game developement projects.
Creative common songs
The communities also collect free and openly licensed songs in ultrastar format. These songs are free but have to be downloaded seperately from games. Currently we know these repositorys:
