GeeseTrace Intake- a Music Copyright Infringement Intake Platform
Building legal resource infrastructure for the independent music industry.
Your music is valuable.
Track where businesses
are using it.
A music rights intake and evidence platform helping the independent music industry document potential unauthorized commercial uses of their work across social media and connect with legal counsel when needed.
A serious system
for independent
rights holders.
Evidence Intake
Capture the song, the business, the platform, the post, and the proof — in one structured record.
Rights Database
Every submission is organized into a searchable rights and matter database you actually own.
Registration Tracking
Track composition and sound-recording registration status, timing windows, and available damages pathways.
Attorney Referral Review
Eligible matters may be reviewed for possible attorney referral — with your consent, never automatic.
Major labels have teams.
Independent artists deserve infrastructure.
Every day, businesses use independent artists' music in promotional and commercial content on social media — sometimes without any permission or license.
When it happens, the artist is expected to notice it, document it, preserve it, and understand a copyright system that assumes they already have a lawyer.
GeeseTrace Intake is the missing legal infrastructure layer between an independent artist noticing a potential infringement and understanding what to do about it next. Easily finding copyright infringement legal help should not be limited to just major labels.
Different platforms. Same pattern.
Business account uses a track as an original sound in a promo post.
Retail brand runs a boosted Reel with an unlicensed track in the background.
Creator agency uses a track as ad audio behind a product spot.
Local businesses use uploaded audio in commercial content.
Preserve your evidence before it disappears.
- Screenshots of the post, caption, business account, and any product tags
- Screen recordings capturing audio, video, and interactive elements
- Direct URL and date first discovered
- Whether the post was promotional, sponsored, boosted, or an ad
- Business name, handle, website, and location if visible
- Any prior contact — DMCA, cease-and-desist, platform reports
Copyright Claims Board
A smaller-claims track through the U.S. Copyright Office. Damages capped at $30,000 per proceeding. Respondents can opt out.
Federal Copyright Lawsuit
Formal federal-court process. Broader remedies including injunctions and up to $150,000 per work in statutory damages when willful — with higher cost and complexity.
Registration status shapes every option.
Copyright protection can exist before registration, but registration is extremely important for enforcement. Federal court generally requires registration, preregistration, or refusal before a U.S. copyright suit can be filed.
Timing matters too — registering within three months of first publication, or before the alleged infringement began, can affect the damages and attorneys' fees available to you.
Eligible matters may be reviewed
for possible referral.
You submit and consent
You complete intake and opt in to attorney referral review.
Internal review
The matter is organized, assessed for registration status, and packaged for review.
Possible referral
Where appropriate, the matter may be referred to an attorney for their independent review — with no obligation to take it.
30% contingency of the final legal outcome — applied to any Copyright Claims Board (CCB) or Federal Court case brought forward from this platform, only if you are the winning party. Applies to both rights holders and attorneys utilizing GeeseTrace Intake.
Attorney referral review does not guarantee that an attorney will accept your matter. GeeseTrace Intake is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice.