Copyright Strike?
"How can something be copyrighted when we're the source and own the original copy of everything?" PD Emily muttered.
When making a music show, preemptively addressing copyright issues was one of the main things that ate up a lot of the budget, since licensing music for commercial use was a bit expensive.
It was why the production team pushed for several self-produced songs.
It wasn't because they wanted to highlight the contestants' producing skill (although that was a major bonus, especially since it let the label that would sign them know the full extent of their skill so that they could be properly exploited in the future)
It was to cut down the costs as much as possible!
And to help with that, the production team had utilized their contracts with the judges extensively.
