Rollout Dates
BeatPass gave notice for this AI policy update on 14-May-2026. Routine enforcement for existing catalog content affected only by the new AI policy begins no earlier than 28-May-2026 at 23:59 UTC. BeatPass may act sooner for copyright claims, fraud, misrepresentation, safety concerns, legal risk, chargeback risk, payment abuse, or other urgent issues.Core Standard
Every BeatPass beat must have meaningful human creative contribution from the producer. Examples include composition, programming, performance, arrangement, sampling choices, editing, sound design, mixing, mastering decisions, or other production choices that materially shape the beat. AI may be used only as an assistive tool or as a properly licensed source element. A beat is not acceptable if AI generated the composition, arrangement, instrumental bed, melodies, drums, stems, or final master primarily or entirely, with no meaningful human creative contribution.Generally Permitted Uses
Subject to rights and disclosure requirements, BeatPass generally allows AI for:- idea generation, references, or temporary sketches that are not included as final audio
- MIDI inspiration or rough starting points that are substantially rewritten, arranged, and produced by the producer
- audio restoration, denoising, stem cleanup, timing correction, tuning, editing, mixing support, or mastering support
- sound design assistance or limited AI-generated textures
- properly licensed AI samples used as one source element inside a substantially human-produced beat
- workflow help such as tagging, organization, translation, descriptions, or administrative support
Prohibited AI Uses
Producers may not upload, monetize, license, or keep:- fully AI-generated beats
- beats where AI replaced the producer’s creative role
- AI outputs made under non-commercial, personal-use, trial, education-only, remix-only, platform-only, or otherwise restricted terms
- unverifiable AI-generated audio, loops, samples, vocals, stems, or source material
- AI content that cannot be commercially licensed through BeatPass
- AI content that uses a real person’s voice, likeness, name, persona, performance, or other protected identity rights without all required rights
- misleading style imitation, false association, or deceptive presentation that harms platform trust or creator identity
AI search, references, and licensing
AI-assisted search, reference matching, tagging, and recommendation tools do not create new rights in a beat. A search result or reference match is only a discovery aid. It does not authorise copying another producer’s work, recreating protected musical elements, or avoiding a valid license when the original beat is available. BeatPass allows reference-driven discovery when it helps users describe direction, mood, tempo, arrangement, or fit. BeatPass does not allow fully AI-generated beats or beats where AI replaces the producer’s creative role.AI Samples in Human Productions
AI samples are allowed only when all of these are true:- the final beat remains primarily human-made
- the producer made meaningful creative decisions in the final beat
- the AI tool and account plan allow commercial use
- the output can be sold, distributed, licensed, and used by BeatPass consumers
- the producer can verify the origin of the AI material
- the material is not restricted by non-commercial, personal-use, remix-only, platform-only, resale, dataset, attribution, or similar conflicting terms
- the producer can provide Proof of Rights if BeatPass asks
AI samples are not a workaround for uploading mostly generated music. The more central the AI material is to the beat, the stronger the disclosure and proof expectations become.
Disclosure and Proof
If AI was used in any part of a final beat or source element, producers should be ready to explain:- whether AI was used
- which tool, model, service, or plug-in was used
- how AI was used
- what part of the beat includes AI-generated or AI-processed material
- the approximate extent of AI-generated audio
- whether the output was edited, replayed, chopped, arranged, mixed, or transformed
- what rights, plan, license, or permission allow the content to be licensed through BeatPass
Sample-Safe vs AI Use
Sample-Safe and AI Use & Rights Verification are related but separate:
Choosing Needs Clearance for Sample-Safe does not make unverifiable AI content acceptable. AI content that cannot be verified or licensed through BeatPass should not remain in a catalog.
Review Requests
For non-urgent AI classifications, disclosure disputes, or Proof of Rights decisions, a producer may request review within 7 days after BeatPass sends notice of the decision. BeatPass may consider tool terms, paid-plan records, receipts, source notes, generation records, project files, stems, licenses, written permissions, written attestations, and support correspondence. BeatPass may treat a decision as final if proof is fabricated, misleading, incomplete after reasonable requests, submitted in bad faith, connected to repeat violations, or where urgent legal, consumer-protection, payment, or platform-risk concerns require immediate action.Upload Declaration
The track form requires producers to choose Human-made or AI-assisted. AI-assisted declarations also require the tool or service name, an explanation of how AI affected the final audio, and commercial-rights confirmation. Existing beats without a declaration require one the next time the producer edits them.Related
Content Guidelines
General rules for content uploaded to BeatPass.
Sample-Safe Warranty
How sample clearance status differs from AI rights verification.
Terms of Service
Plain-language summary of the controlling platform terms.
Copyright & DMCA
Copyright takedown process for actual copyright claims.
Beat Requests
Use references to explain direction without copying another work.
Audio Recon
Understand why high similarity is an investigation signal, not permission.
Trust Stack
See how human-made catalog standards support the wider proof system.