Copyright & Takedown Policy
Last updated: October 3, 2026
SyncTheLyrics respects the intellectual property rights of lyricists, composers, artists, music publishers, record labels, film producers, copyright owners, and other rights holders.
This Copyright & Takedown Policy explains how copyrighted material is treated on SyncTheLyrics and how copyright owners or their authorized representatives may contact us regarding material published on the website.
Website: https://syncthelyrics.com
Copyright enquiries: copyright@syncthelyrics.com
1. About SyncTheLyrics
SyncTheLyrics is an India-based lyrics and music-information website.
Our primary focus is publishing lyrics and information relating to Tamil songs and other Indian music, although we may occasionally publish content relating to songs, artists, albums, films, and music from other countries.
Content published on SyncTheLyrics may include:
- Song lyrics
- Song titles
- Singer and artist information
- Lyricist credits
- Composer and music-director credits
- Film or album information
- Record-label information
- Release information
- Song translations
- Transliteration of lyrics
- Explanations and meanings
- Editorial commentary
- Other music-related information
SyncTheLyrics does not claim ownership of third-party lyrics, musical compositions, recordings, artwork, photographs, or other copyrighted material merely because such material is referenced or displayed on this website.
2. Applicable Copyright Framework
Because SyncTheLyrics operates from India, copyright-related matters concerning the operation of this website are primarily considered with reference to applicable Indian law, including the Copyright Act, 1957, as amended from time to time, and other applicable rules and regulations.
The Copyright Act, 1957 provides protection for several categories of works, including literary works, musical works, artistic works, cinematograph films, and sound recordings.
Song-related content may involve several separate intellectual-property rights.
For example, rights may exist separately in:
- Lyrics or written words
- Musical composition
- Sound recording
- Cinematograph film
- Album or promotional artwork
- Photographs
- Performances
- Other creative material
Ownership of these rights may belong to different individuals or organizations.
SyncTheLyrics recognizes that publishing credits for a song does not itself grant SyncTheLyrics ownership of, or a licence to, the underlying copyrighted material.
3. Indian and International Works
Although SyncTheLyrics primarily covers Tamil and Indian music, copyright concerns are not limited to Indian works.
India participates in international copyright arrangements, and certain foreign works may receive copyright protection in India in accordance with applicable Indian law and international copyright arrangements.
Accordingly, this policy applies to copyright complaints relating to:
- Tamil songs
- Hindi songs
- Malayalam songs
- Telugu songs
- Kannada songs
- Other Indian-language songs
- Independent Indian music
- Film songs
- Non-film songs
- International music
- Foreign-language songs
- Other copyrighted works appearing on SyncTheLyrics
Rights holders located outside India may also submit copyright requests through the same process described in this policy.
4. Ownership of Song Lyrics
Copyright in song lyrics normally remains with the applicable author, lyricist, publisher, assignee, music company, producer, or other rights holder according to the relevant contractual arrangements and applicable law.
Displaying lyrics on SyncTheLyrics does not mean that SyncTheLyrics claims to have written or created those lyrics.
Where information is available to us, we aim to identify relevant contributors such as:
- Lyricist
- Singer
- Composer
- Music director
- Film or album
- Record label or music company
Credits are provided for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as determining the complete legal ownership structure of a particular work.
5. No Claim of Ownership Over Third-Party Lyrics
Unless expressly stated otherwise, SyncTheLyrics does not claim copyright ownership over song lyrics belonging to third parties.
Copyright and other intellectual-property rights in such material remain with their respective owners.
The inclusion of lyrics on SyncTheLyrics does not transfer any ownership rights to SyncTheLyrics.
Similarly, visitors do not obtain ownership rights in lyrics simply by accessing them through this website.
6. Original SyncTheLyrics Content
While third-party song lyrics remain the property of their respective rights holders, SyncTheLyrics may create original material of its own.
This may include:
- Original articles
- Song explanations
- Editorial commentary
- Website copy
- Original lyric formatting
- Original compilations where legally protectable
- Original graphics
- Website branding
- Logos
- Design elements
- Original written guides
- Original music-related analysis
Where applicable, such original material may be protected by copyright or other intellectual-property laws.
Third parties should not reproduce substantial portions of original SyncTheLyrics material without appropriate permission where permission is required.
7. Copyright Complaints
If you are a copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of a copyright owner and believe that material appearing on SyncTheLyrics infringes your rights, please contact us at:
We welcome legitimate copyright concerns from:
- Lyricists
- Authors
- Composers
- Music publishers
- Artists
- Singers
- Producers
- Record labels
- Film-production companies
- Music companies
- Copyright societies
- Licensees
- Authorized representatives
- Other copyright owners
You may contact us regardless of whether you or your organization is located in India or another country.
8. Information to Include in a Copyright Request
To help us identify and evaluate the material concerned, please include the following information wherever reasonably possible:
- Your full name.
- Your organization or company name, where applicable.
- Your email address and appropriate contact information.
- Identification of the copyrighted work concerned.
- The song title or other work involved.
- The URL of the specific SyncTheLyrics page containing the material.
- Identification of the particular material you believe infringes your rights.
- An explanation of your ownership of the copyright or your authority to represent the copyright owner.
- Where applicable, information identifying the relevant lyricist, publisher, label, producer, composer, or other rights holder.
- A statement explaining the basis of your copyright concern.
- A statement confirming that the information provided by you is accurate to the best of your knowledge.
- Your physical or electronic signature, where appropriate.
Supporting documentation may also be provided where it helps establish ownership or authorization.
Please do not send confidential documents unless they are reasonably necessary for us to evaluate the request.
9. Page URL Is Important
Please include the exact URL of the SyncTheLyrics page concerned whenever possible.
For example:
https://syncthelyrics.com/example-song-lyrics
Providing only a song name may make it more difficult for us to identify the content, particularly where songs have identical or similar titles.
10. How We May Respond
After receiving a sufficiently detailed copyright complaint, SyncTheLyrics may review the request and take action that we consider appropriate based on the circumstances.
This may include:
- Reviewing the identified page
- Reviewing the material complained about
- Checking available ownership information
- Correcting credits
- Correcting inaccurate information
- Editing the affected material
- Restricting access to certain material
- Temporarily removing material
- Permanently removing material
- Requesting additional information from the complainant
- Contacting relevant parties where necessary
- Taking no action where the complaint does not sufficiently establish a copyright issue
- Taking other appropriate measures
The action taken will depend on the circumstances of the particular request.
Submission of a copyright complaint does not by itself constitute proof of infringement or guarantee removal of content.
11. Priority for Legitimate Rights-Holder Requests
SyncTheLyrics intends to handle genuine copyright concerns responsibly.
Where a legitimate rights holder identifies copyrighted lyrics or other material and provides sufficient information regarding their rights, we may remove or modify the relevant content as appropriate.
Our objective is to resolve legitimate copyright concerns while avoiding action based on fraudulent, mistaken, incomplete, or abusive claims.
12. Credit and Attribution Corrections
Not every issue involving song information requires removal.
Sometimes a rights holder, artist, lyricist, music company, or visitor may notice an incorrect credit.
Examples include:
- Incorrect lyricist
- Incorrect singer
- Incorrect composer
- Incorrect music director
- Incorrect record label
- Incorrect film
- Incorrect album
- Incorrect release year
- Misspelled artist name
- Incorrect lyrics attribution
- Incorrect language information
For copyright-related attribution corrections, contact:
For ordinary content corrections that do not involve copyright ownership, contact:
Please include the relevant page URL and the corrected information.
13. Lyric Corrections
Song lyrics may occasionally contain:
- Typographical errors
- Transcription errors
- Incorrect words
- Missing lines
- Incorrect line breaks
- Transliteration errors
- Translation errors
If you notice such an issue, you may contact:
If the correction request is being submitted by a copyright owner or authorized representative and relates to the copyrighted work itself, you may instead contact:
14. Removal Requests
A copyright owner or authorized representative may request removal of copyrighted material from SyncTheLyrics.
Please provide sufficient information for us to identify:
- The copyrighted work
- The affected SyncTheLyrics page
- The material concerned
- Your relationship to the copyright
- Your authority to make the request
When appropriate, SyncTheLyrics may remove or restrict access to the identified material.
We may request additional evidence where copyright ownership or authorization is unclear.
15. Disputed or Mistaken Claims
Copyright ownership can sometimes involve multiple parties, assignments, publishers, producers, labels, territorial rights, or contractual arrangements that may not be apparent publicly.
If we receive conflicting claims relating to the same material, we may request additional documentation before determining what action to take.
If you believe that material was removed because of an incorrect or mistaken complaint, contact:
Please provide:
- Your name
- Relevant contact information
- The affected page URL
- Identification of the material
- An explanation of why you believe the claim was incorrect
- Relevant authorization or licensing information, if available
- Other supporting information
We may review the matter and determine whether further action is appropriate.
16. Fair Dealing and Other Legal Exceptions
Indian copyright law provides certain exceptions where particular uses of copyrighted works may not constitute infringement.
These may include circumstances involving fair dealing for purposes recognized under applicable law, such as private or personal use including research, criticism or review, and reporting of current events and current affairs.
Whether a particular use qualifies for an exception depends on the facts and applicable law.
Nothing in this policy should be interpreted as claiming that every use of copyrighted material on SyncTheLyrics automatically qualifies as fair dealing or any other copyright exception.
Similarly, the fact that content is made available for informational, educational, commentary, or entertainment purposes does not by itself determine whether a particular use is legally permitted.
17. No “No Copyright Intended” Defence
SyncTheLyrics does not rely on statements such as:
“No copyright infringement intended”
or
“All rights belong to their respective owners”
as a substitute for applicable copyright law.
Acknowledging a copyright owner does not automatically provide permission to reproduce copyrighted material.
Where licensing, authorization, consent, or another legal basis is required, attribution alone does not replace that requirement.
18. Translations and Transliterations
SyncTheLyrics may occasionally provide translations or transliterations of song lyrics.
For example:
- Tamil lyrics written in Latin/Roman characters
- Hindi lyrics transliterated into English characters
- Tamil lyrics translated into English
- English explanations of Tamil lyrics
- Other language conversions
The existence of a translation or transliteration should not be interpreted as removing or replacing any copyright that may exist in the underlying work.
Rights relating to translations, adaptations, and other derivative material may also be subject to applicable copyright law.
Rights holders may contact us regarding such content through:
19. Images, Album Covers and Promotional Material
SyncTheLyrics may occasionally display or reference:
- Album artwork
- Film posters
- Song posters
- Artist photographs
- Promotional images
- Music-label graphics
- Logos
- Thumbnails
- Other visual material
Copyright and trademark rights in such material remain with their respective owners unless otherwise stated.
If you are a rights holder and have concerns about an image appearing on SyncTheLyrics, please contact:
Include the page URL and identify the specific image concerned.
20. Audio and Video
Unless expressly stated otherwise, SyncTheLyrics primarily publishes written lyrics and related information rather than hosting copyrighted commercial sound recordings or full music videos.
We may link to or embed content from legitimate third-party platforms where appropriate.
These may include services such as:
- YouTube
- Spotify
- Apple Music
- JioSaavn
- Official music-label websites
- Other authorized music platforms
Content hosted by those services remains subject to the terms, copyright policies, and licensing arrangements of the respective platform and rights holders.
21. External Links
SyncTheLyrics may link to external websites for informational purposes.
A link from SyncTheLyrics to a third-party website does not mean that SyncTheLyrics owns, controls, licenses, or endorses all material available through that website.
Copyright questions relating to material hosted entirely by another platform should generally be directed to the operator of that platform.
22. Trademarks
Names and marks appearing on SyncTheLyrics may include:
- Artist names
- Music-label names
- Company names
- Film names
- Album names
- Logos
- Service names
- Brand names
- Other trademarks
These marks may be owned by their respective trademark owners.
Their appearance on SyncTheLyrics for identification, informational, editorial, or descriptive purposes does not imply that the trademark owner sponsors, endorses, or is affiliated with SyncTheLyrics unless such a relationship is expressly stated.
23. International Copyright Requests
Although SyncTheLyrics operates from India, we recognize that music is distributed globally and that international rights holders may have legitimate concerns regarding material appearing on our website.
A rights holder located outside India may use the same copyright reporting process described above.
International requests should be sent to:
Please identify the relevant work, rights claimed, affected SyncTheLyrics URL, and your authority to submit the request.
Where applicable, we may consider relevant Indian law together with other legal obligations that may apply to the particular situation.
24. U.S. DMCA Notices
SyncTheLyrics is based in India and this policy is not presented as a representation that SyncTheLyrics has registered a designated agent under the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Nevertheless, copyright owners or their authorized representatives based in the United States may contact us through our general copyright reporting procedure.
Copyright notices concerning U.S. works may be sent to:
Such notices should contain sufficient information to identify the copyrighted work, the allegedly infringing material, the affected URL, the claimant, and the claimant’s authority.
Where a specific foreign copyright procedure is legally applicable to SyncTheLyrics, we may respond in accordance with the applicable requirements.
25. False, Fraudulent or Abusive Claims
Copyright complaints should be submitted honestly and by persons who own the relevant rights or are authorized to act for the rights owner.
Please do not submit:
- Knowingly false copyright claims
- Fraudulent ownership claims
- Intentionally misleading information
- Requests intended primarily to harass another person
- Impersonation of a copyright owner
- Fabricated authorization documents
We may decline to act on complaints that appear fraudulent, abusive, or unsupported.
Where appropriate, we may request additional evidence of identity, ownership, or authorization.
26. Repeat Copyright Concerns
If repeated legitimate copyright concerns arise regarding particular content, rights holders, or categories of material, SyncTheLyrics may take additional measures.
These may include:
- Removing affected content
- Reviewing related pages
- Preventing republication of particular material
- Maintaining internal records of removal requests
- Changing how certain content is published
- Taking other reasonable measures
27. Copyright Licensing
A copyright complaint process should not be interpreted as a substitute for copyright licensing.
Where permission or licensing is legally required for particular content, the existence of this takedown procedure does not itself provide such permission.
SyncTheLyrics may seek licences, permissions, partnerships, or other arrangements with relevant rights holders where appropriate as the website develops.
28. No Transfer of Rights
Nothing published on SyncTheLyrics transfers copyright ownership from the lawful copyright owner to:
- SyncTheLyrics
- Website visitors
- Search engines
- Advertisers
- Other third parties
All applicable rights remain with their respective owners unless they have been lawfully transferred or licensed.
29. Contact for Copyright Matters
For copyright infringement complaints, takedown requests, licensing enquiries, rights-holder enquiries, or intellectual-property concerns:
Copyright Team
SyncTheLyrics
Email:
Website:
Please include the exact SyncTheLyrics page URL wherever possible.
30. Other Contact Addresses
For normal website enquiries and corrections:
For privacy and data-protection enquiries:
For administrative or business matters:
For copyright matters:
31. Governing Framework
SyncTheLyrics operates from India.
This Copyright & Takedown Policy is primarily intended to operate within the framework of applicable laws of India, including the Copyright Act, 1957, as amended from time to time, together with applicable rules and other legal requirements.
Because the website may be accessible internationally, circumstances involving users or rights holders outside India may also be subject to other applicable legal requirements.
Nothing in this policy is intended to limit any rights or remedies available to copyright owners under applicable law.
32. Changes to This Policy
SyncTheLyrics may revise this Copyright & Takedown Policy as the website develops, our content practices change, licensing arrangements change, or applicable legal requirements are updated.
When this policy is changed, the “Last updated” date at the top of this page will be revised.
Visitors and rights holders are encouraged to review this page periodically.
33. Contact
For copyright-related matters:
For general support:
For privacy matters:
For administrative and business enquiries:
Website: