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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.
What changed
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.
Read BMI’s Spanish joint announcement, HTML lines 27–43, dated 28 October 2025. It announces that each organisation has adopted a policy, but does not prove that all three procedures are identical or that every work receives legal protection. Characterisations of unlicensed training are attributed to the organisations. SOCAN’s previously read French guide corroborates the registration policy; the registration interface, actual processing and historical versions were not checked. SOCAN’s specific rules cannot automatically be applied to BMI and ASCAP.
Editorial research question
Editorial interpretation: places acceptance of AI-assisted creation alongside opposition to unlicensed training, distinguishing work registration, training permission and legal protection.
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Evidence & sources
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.
SRC-0655HTML27–43: joint announcement and executive statements
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SRC-0654Policy sections and full FAQ, especially disclosure, distribution holds and simulated-voice demo
BMI / ASCAP / SOCAN · ES · 2025-10-28
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