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Copyright & Commercial Use

Understand ownership, commercial licensing, copyright certificates, and how they differ from third-party platform reviews.

01Who owns my music? Can I use it commercially?

Free Plan: Tunee owns the music copyright. You may use the music for non-commercial purposes with attribution, such as "Created by Tunee AI". Note that "Powered by Tunee" does not grant commercial rights or replace a copyright license.

Paid Plans: Music generated during an active subscription belongs to you with full, perpetual commercial rights. Tunee claims no ownership and charges no additional royalties for commercial use.

To use Free Plan music commercially, upgrade to a paid plan and use your membership allowance to unlock its copyright and commercial rights.

02How can I obtain commercial rights to works created under the Free Plan?

Upgrade to a paid plan to claim copyright ownership of Free Plan works created before your subscription. Monthly allowances are: Basic 1 track, Plus 1 track, Pro 3 tracks.

This allowance applies only to previously created Free Plan works. Music generated after subscribing automatically belongs to you and requires no additional copyright purchase.

03Who owns the copyright in the original lyrics I upload?

If the lyrics are your original work, you retain their copyright.

04Is AI-generated music always protected by copyright?

Not necessarily. It depends on the laws of your country or region. In jurisdictions such as the United States, a work generated entirely by AI may not qualify for copyright protection because it lacks a "human author".

For copyright registration, disputes, or significant commercial uses, consider seeking advice from a qualified local legal professional.

05Can I commercially use the examples shown on Tunee's official website?

No. Examples shown on the official website are for demonstration or reference only. When citing them, credit the source — for example, "Music/use case generated by Tunee AI".

06How do the rights change after a remix?

Free work remixed during a paid subscription: The remixed version belongs to you and may be used commercially; however, the original free version still does not include commercial use rights or copyright ownership.

Paid work remixed after the subscription ends: As long as the original track was generated during an active paid subscription, you permanently retain ownership and commercial use rights.

07What can a Copyright Certificate be used for?

A Copyright Certificate can be used to verify ownership, support copyright claims or appeals, support business partnerships, contracts, or registrations, and provide proof when requested by a platform or partner.

Without copyright ownership, a work may become ineligible for monetization, be removed, and be difficult to appeal. The core value of copyright is legal protection and risk management; it does not guarantee that a work will be released or approved by a platform.

08How do I obtain a Copyright Certificate?

You can obtain it from the Library or a music folder: find the relevant work and click "…" → "Copyright Certificate".

09How do I change the name shown on a Copyright Certificate?

Change the name in your profile first, then download the certificate again: "Profile picture → Manage Account → Profile → Edit → Change Name → Save", then download the Copyright Certificate again.

10Why might a platform still flag or reject my work even if I have a Copyright Certificate?

Platforms such as Meta, Spotify, SoundCloud, and Peloton commonly use automated content-recognition systems such as Audible Magic and Content ID to detect similarity patterns, assess risk, and apply their own compliance rules. Approval depends on each platform's policies, automated detection results, and human-review standards.

These systems are used only for platform review and cannot determine legal copyright ownership, copyright validity, or whether infringement has occurred. Therefore, a work being flagged or rejected does not mean that its copyright is invalid.