Originally Posted by bennash
Originally Posted by John Lawrence Schick
The only copyright that can be used in court is the one registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. Although copyrights are useless today. I wonder how Suno and other AI apps copyright the AI songs???

John

AI Overview
You can't copyright music created entirely by AI because copyright requires a human element. To copyright AI-assisted music, you must show significant human authorship and disclose the AI's contribution during the application process with the U.S. Copyright Office. Document your creative process, understand the AI tool's Terms of Service regarding ownership, and consult with a copyright lawyer for guidance.
Why You Can't Copyright Pure AI Music
Human Authorship Requirement: U.S. copyright law requires a human creator for a work to be copyrightable.
AI as a Tool vs. Creator: The U.S. Copyright Office has registered works where AI was used as a tool, like a special vocal model, but not for works generated solely by AI..


its only a tool , You would have to record it your self to be a copyright candidate.
its good for stealing a melody and production ideas like you stole from Bach , Same Same. Same on https://chatgpt.com I guess recorded by humans to be candidate for copy write. I'm guessing on that , It writes songs , it's a good tool.


🎶 "Bach Blues"
(Key: A minor — Slow blues)
[Verse 1]
I woke up with a fugue in my head,
Notes dancing 'round the things I never said.
That cello line cut me clean in two,
Bach wrote the tears, now I’m cryin’ them through.
[Verse 2]
Counterpoint heartache, harmony pain,
My soul walks a bassline soaked in rain.
He never knew me, but he knew this ache,
Each broken chord's a new heartbreak.
[Chorus]
I got those Bach blues, playin’ soft and low,
In a minor key, where the lonely go.
No preacher, no sinner — just a ghost and a tune,
Waltzin’ with shadows under a harpsichord moon.
[Verse 3]
Preludes and promises, all fade away,
In the silence where the organ used to play.
Love’s just a canon, round and round,
'Til the theme disappears, without a sound.
[Bridge]
Can’t drink away a Brandenburg night,
Or bury the pain in a well-tempered light.
I tried to improvise, but I played it all wrong,
Lost in the pages of an unwritten song.
[Chorus]
I got those Bach blues, and they’re dressed in black,
Dancing through shadows that won’t dance back.
From Leipzig to Memphis, that sorrow still flows,
Where baroque meets the bayou, and the minor key grows.
[Outro]
So play me no sunshine, don’t lift the gloom,
Let the basso continuo fill the room.
With these Bach blues, I’ll drift and sway,
'Til the music takes this hurt away.

Wrong. You CAN use Suno to produce a song by you that you wrote in full and own 100%. The moment I record my words and melody via a simple piano vocal recording, the question of copyright is resolved. Running it through Suno has zero effect on the copyright. It is like saying using a reverb somehow endangers your copyright. It does not. How it "colors" a production of your already copyright protect original work is irrelevant. Additionally, you do not have to register your song to have copyright protection. There are certain specific additional damages you can sue for in court only if you have a registration with the US Government, but you can actually register well after the song was protected (which happens the moment you fix your words and melody to a fixed, tangible medium. Ironically, Suno itself is a GREAT record of your copyright which is indisputable. Why? Because they have record of what you UPLOADED and what text you entered as a lyric and even additional prompts and text instructions you also added to guide production. A US Copyright registration is NOT proof of authorship. Now one checks or verifies you wrote anything you register. You could send in a Beatles song and get a registration. But in court, it would be exposed. All it is a "claim" by you that you wrote something. You have to produce more than that in court. It does do one additional thing for you. It shows on that date you CLAIMED you wrote something and if that pre dates someone else, that is a benefit in court for you. But it is zero proof you wrote it. That is subject to cross examination and the final opinion of a jury.

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