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AI Audio Policy & Legal Terms Update
Summary
BeatPass has updated its legal terms, producer policies, and public documentation to clarify how AI-assisted audio can be used on the platform. The core rule is simple: BeatPass is for human-made beats. Fully AI-generated beats are not permitted, and any AI-assisted element must be properly licensable through BeatPass. Routine AI policy enforcement begins no earlier than May 28, 2026 at 23:59 UTC for non-urgent catalog issues. BeatPass can still act sooner when a beat creates urgent legal, fraud, payment, safety, or rights risk.What’s New
Human-Made Beat Standard
- Fully AI-generated beats prohibited — Beats generated primarily or entirely by an AI music system are not allowed on BeatPass
- Assistive AI clarified — AI can support production work, but it cannot replace the producer’s creative role
- AI samples require rights — AI-generated samples, loops, vocals, stems, textures, or generated elements must be commercially licensable through BeatPass
- Source verification required — Producers must be able to explain how AI was used, what part of the beat it affected, and what rights they hold
Producer Rights and Proof Requirements
- Proof of Rights standard — Producers may be asked for tool terms, plan records, receipts, source notes, generation records, project files, stems, written permissions, or other rights evidence
- Unverifiable AI content restricted — If the source, plan, license, or commercial-use rights cannot be verified, remove the beat from the catalog
- Manual review path — Until dedicated AI disclosure fields are added to the product, BeatPass can review AI concerns through support, email, producer outreach, and case notes
- Review request window — Non-urgent AI classifications can be reviewed when a producer responds within the stated review window
License and Buyer Protections
- No AI training rights — Standard and exclusive licenses do not allow AI training, dataset creation, model development, sample-pack creation, or competing library use unless all required parties separately agree in writing
- Exclusive terms aligned — Exclusive purchases now carry clearer AI-origin, rights-reliance, and no-AI-training language
- Prior licenses preserved — Exclusive purchases stop future licensing, but valid non-exclusive licenses issued before the exclusive purchase remain in effect
- Rights issue remedies clarified — Refunds, credits, replacement support, certificate context, or documentation support may be reviewed when a beat is restricted for verified rights issues, AI misrepresentation, or Proof of Rights failure
Privacy, Trust, and Reporting Updates
- Privacy Policy expanded — AI disclosures, Proof of Rights records, source evidence, review notes, and rights-verification data are now covered more clearly
- Proof-submission guardrails — Do not submit passwords, credentials, unrelated private messages, unnecessary third-party data, or full unredacted platform records unless specifically requested
- Non-DMCA report path clarified — AI-origin, disclosure, trademark, impersonation, privacy, fraud, and licensing concerns are handled outside the DMCA process unless they also include a copyright claim
- Marketing and privacy governance added — Cookie, communication, privacy officer, and privacy governance notices are now published as standalone legal pages
Important Dates
| Date | What It Means |
|---|---|
| April 22, 2026 | Initial producer announcement and email notice about upcoming AI policy changes |
| May 14, 2026 | Updated legal pages and supporting docs published |
| May 28, 2026 at 23:59 UTC | Routine AI policy enforcement begins no earlier than this time for non-urgent catalog issues |
What Producers Should Do
Review your catalog
Check any beat that used AI tools, AI samples, generated audio, voice tools, sample generators, or similar systems.
Verify commercial rights
Confirm that the tool, account plan, license, and source material allow commercial use, sale, distribution, licensing, and BeatPass-issued consumer licenses.
Keep proof ready
Save receipts, plan records, tool terms, source notes, generation records, project files, stems, sample licenses, and written permissions.
Related
AI Audio Policy
Read the human-made content and AI-assisted audio policy
Producer Upload Agreement
Review producer upload, rights, and catalog obligations
License Terms
Understand standard, exclusive, and usage-rights rules
Rights & Trust Reports
Learn how non-DMCA rights and AI-origin reports are handled
Feedback
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