{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d53922b76d20b08c33f8591a","clusterId":"c_cb859dcfd6690919976f309a","slug":"opentracks-clarifies-rhythm-games-fall-outside-standard-audio-license","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"OpenTracks Clarifies Rhythm Games Fall Outside Standard Audio License","summary":"OpenTracks, the free BGM site formerly known as DOVA-SYNDROME, said on November 11 that music games and rhythm games fall outside its standard audio license, since listening to the audio itself is the main purpose. The site said the rule is not new and that earlier explanations were insufficient. Games released on or before November 11, 2026 get a three-year grace period.","whyItMatters":"The clarification turns a rule that was already in the license into a deadline creators can act on, and two developers have already pulled or replaced tracks ahead of it.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe help article now spells out that music games, rhythm games, and in-game music appreciation features are outside the standard license, because the audio itself is the point of the work. OpenTracks said the condition has never been permitted and that inquiries were answered that way, but that the previous explanations did not make the scope clear enough.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGames already released on or before November 11, 2026 may keep embedded audio for three years from that date. New audio, and audio added to new or different works, is not covered. Two developers have already acted: Yu~taro is removing all 34 OpenTracks tracks from KamuSan, and buri is replacing the rhythm section music in Pierce Game, which releases November 13.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"OpenTracks exempts games released on or before November 11, 2026 for three years, which leaves older RPG Maker titles that embed tracks in a longer fix window than the rhythm game ruling allows.","twitterPost":"OpenTracks gives RPG Maker games out by November 11, 2026 a three-year pass, so old embedded tracks outlast the rhythm game ruling.","threadsPost":"OpenTracks calls the rhythm game rule a clarification, not a change, and points to thin earlier explanations. The three-year grace for games out by November 11, 2026 covers RPG Maker titles with embedded tracks, so the clearest impact lands on older releases rather than new ones.","newsletterBlurb":"OpenTracks, formerly DOVA-SYNDROME, said music and rhythm games fall outside its standard audio license because listening to the audio is the main purpose. The site says the rule is not new and that its earlier explanations were unclear. 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