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The three organisations jointly announce that compositions combining AI-generated elements and human creation may be registered and included in their respective licensed repertoires, while fully AI-generated works are excluded. SOCAN’s same-day guidance separately addresses author responsibility, no requirement to identify AI portions, and procedures for suspending royalties on suspected non-compliant works.
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Three North American music-rights organisations announce aligned registration policies for partly AI-generated works
The three organisations jointly announce that compositions combining AI-generated elements and human creation may be registered and included in their respective licensed repertoires, while fully AI-generated works are excluded. SOCAN’s same-day guidance separately addresses author responsibility, no requirement to identify AI portions, and procedures for suspending royalties on suspected non-compliant works.
Research question
Places acceptance of AI-assisted creation alongside opposition to unlicensed training, distinguishing work registration, training permission and legal protection.
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DOC-0651Guidelines — AI work registrationsDOC-0652ASCAP, BMI and SOCAN announce alignment of AI work registration policiesSources
BMI / ASCAP / SOCAN · ES · 2025-10-28
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