Licensing and Commercial Use

The short version is simple: what you can do with your AI music depends on how the song was generated. Free and monthly plans are for personal use, while annual plans and one-time Pay Once packs add a commercial license.

This page is a plain-language summary to help you get oriented. The full, binding terms are the Music License Agreement. If anything here and that document ever seem to disagree, the agreement is what counts.

The short version

Your license is locked in when a song is created, based on your plan tier or the Pay Once credits used at that moment. Here is how the four routes compare on the rights that matter most.

| Right | Free | Monthly | Annual | Pay Once | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Personal listening | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Share without monetization | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Monetized or commercial use | No | No | Yes | | Perpetual license (survives cancellation) | No | No | Yes |

Monthly plans give you premium models, more credits, and faster generation, but the usage rights stay personal and non-commercial. To unlock commercial use, choose an annual plan or one-time Pay Once pack.

One more detail worth knowing: once you generate content while an annual plan is active, that content stays licensed for commercial use permanently, even if you later cancel or downgrade.

What commercial use covers

Paid annual plans come with a commercial license that is non-exclusive, worldwide, and perpetual. That answers the common question of whether you can use AI music commercially: on an annual plan, yes.

Permitted commercial uses include:

• Monetized YouTube, Twitch, and online content.
• Podcasts, including ad-supported and paid shows.
• Indie games, apps, and interactive media.
• Online ads, promos, and brand content.
• Presentations, webinars, e-learning, and corporate training.
• Background music for events and venues.
• Social media, including monetized posts on TikTok and Instagram Reels.

In short, if your project lives online or runs inside your own product or event, an annual-plan track is cleared for it. This is what people usually mean by royalty free AI music: you do not owe per-use fees for these permitted uses.

What you can never do

Some limits apply on every plan, including annual. Here is where to be careful.

• No standalone streaming releases. You may not upload the music as a standalone track to Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, or any other streaming platform (a DSP). Use it as part of a larger work, such as background music in a video, instead.
• No broadcast or major productions. Broadcast TV, theatrical film, broadcast radio, and large studio game productions all need a separate written agreement. Online-only content like YouTube, web series, and podcasts is fine.
• No reselling or redistribution. You may not resell, sublicense, or redistribute the audio, and you may not upload it to stock-music marketplaces such as AudioJungle, Pond5, Artlist, or Epidemic Sound.
• No PRO or copyright-office registration. Do not register the music with a performing rights organization (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, PRS, GEMA, JASRAC) or with a copyright office as a human-original work.
• No real-artist prompts. Do not submit real artist or band names, or substantial copyrighted lyrics, as prompts. No deepfakes or impersonations of real artists.
• No competing-model training or watermark removal. Do not use the output to train competing AI music models, and do not remove embedded watermarks or metadata.

Who owns the music?

Here is the honest picture, in plain language.

You keep full ownership of the original material you created yourself: your own lyrics, prompts, and melodies. The AI output built from those inputs is licensed to you, not assigned to you.

On AI music copyright, the reality is nuanced. Purely AI-generated content may not qualify for copyright protection in most jurisdictions. CreateYourMusic.ai does not claim ownership of your generated content, but we also cannot guarantee that you will be able to enforce copyright over it.

There is also no exclusivity. Because the music is AI-generated, other users with similar prompts may receive similar output, so your song is not guaranteed to be unique.

Attribution is not required on paid plans, though it is always appreciated. If you would like to credit us, the suggested line is "Music created with CreateYourMusic.ai".

Proving your license

Every track is tied to your account, timestamped, and linked to your plan tier at the moment it was generated. That record is your built-in proof of which license applies to each song.

If you need written confirmation, for example to resolve a platform claim or to hand to a client, email support@createyourmusic.ai and we will provide it.

FAQ

Can I use AI music commercially?

Yes, if you generated the track on a paid annual plan or with credits from any Pay Once pack. Both routes include a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual commercial license covering uses like monetized online content, podcasts, online ads, and indie games. Free and monthly plans are limited to personal, non-commercial use.

Can I upload AI music to Spotify?

No. On every plan, including annual, you cannot release the music as a standalone track on Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, or any other streaming platform. You may only use it as part of a larger work, such as background music in a video.

Do I own the copyright to AI music?

You own the original inputs you created yourself, and the AI output is licensed to you. Purely AI-generated content may not qualify for copyright protection in most jurisdictions. CreateYourMusic.ai does not claim ownership of your content, but cannot guarantee you can enforce copyright over it.

Can I use it on monetized YouTube?

Yes, if the track was generated on an annual plan or with credits from a Pay Once pack. Monetized YouTube, Twitch, and other online content are explicitly permitted commercial uses under both commercial-license routes. On free and monthly plans, monetized use is not allowed.

For anything not covered here, please read the full Music License Agreement or email support@createyourmusic.ai.

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