Know Your Rights
Just a simple reference based for the viewers of Bolos Live.
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heres a short AI generated reference of the terms and services of the major platforms. Know your rights.
*Updating*
Youtube
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Snapchat
TikTok
🎧 BeatStars
Ownership: You retain full ownership of your content.
License granted to them:
You grant BeatStars a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to:Host, reproduce, distribute, display, and stream your content via their platform
Promote and market your music (within BeatStars and partners)
Key clause from ToS:
“You retain all ownership rights in your User Content. However, by submitting content… you grant BeatStars the right to use it for operating and promoting the Services.”
✅ You still own it. They just need rights to distribute and market it.
🎹 Traktrain
Ownership: You retain full rights to your music.
License granted to them:
Traktrain requires a non-exclusive, worldwide license to:Distribute and display your content for streaming and selling
Facilitate contracts with buyers (especially licensing beats)
Key clause:
“You grant Traktrain a license to use, host, store, reproduce… for the purpose of providing and promoting the Service.”
✅ You own your work, but they get broad rights to handle transactions and hosting.
🎵 Bandcamp
Ownership: 100% yours.
License granted to them:
A non-exclusive, revocable license to:Stream, sell, and distribute your content through their platform
Offer downloads and allow customers access under your terms
Key FAQ confirmation:
“No. You own your music and maintain control. Bandcamp only has permission to use it to sell and stream it on your behalf.”
✅ Bandcamp is the most creator-friendly of the three. They explicitly state that you own and control everything.
Great and timely question: Can BeatStars, Traktrain, or Bandcamp train AI on your uploaded music?
🔍 Short Answer:
None of them explicitly claim the right to train AI on your content in their Terms of Service (as of June 2025). But here's what that means in practice:
🧠 What’s the real risk?
AI training rights come down to one word in terms of service:
“sublicensable” or “derivative works”
If you see these terms without strict boundaries, it can open the door to AI-related uses.
Platform-by-Platform Breakdown
🎧 BeatStars
✅ No mention of AI training in the ToS or Publishing Agreement.
🚨 BUT: They require a sublicensable, non-exclusive license to use and promote your music.
What this means: While they don’t say they’re training AI, broad sublicensing could be used for content analysis or recommendation engines—possibly by partners.
Risk level: 🟡 Moderate. No explicit permission for AI, but sublicensing is broad.
🎹 Traktrain
✅ No mention of AI or machine learning.
💬 Their license is broad enough to distribute, stream, and host your music, but not to create derivatives or train systems unless it’s for technical purposes like previewing or recommendation.
Risk level: 🟢 Low. No sublicensing language, and limited to functional delivery.
🎵 Bandcamp
✅ NO AI training rights granted.
💬 Their license is limited strictly to streaming, selling, and distributing your work to fans.
📣 They publicly emphasize artist ownership and rights retention.
In past statements, Bandcamp’s team has stood against exploitative data use (especially before Epic bought them in 2021 and again when Songtradr sold them back to co-founders in 2024).
Risk level: 🟢 Very Low. Bandcamp is highly artist-forward and has no legal language allowing AI use.
🧠 Extra Tips to Protect Your Work
Add a metadata disclaimer in your uploads. Example:
"This work may not be used for training artificial intelligence or machine learning models without explicit written permission."
Use copyright watermarks or sonic fingerprints if you fear scraping or unauthorized AI use.
Host full-resolution masters off-platform and distribute lower-res or tagged versions.
Monitor for usage leaks: Run your audio through tools like SONAR by Audible Magic or Suno’s content match to detect reuse.
https://www.facebook.com/rights_manager/
✅ Goal: Prevent others from reposting your music by claiming it as theirs
🎯 Step 1: Register with a Content ID–enabled distributor
If you're not a major label artist, you’ll need a music distributor that can get your music into YouTube’s Content ID system and possibly Facebook/Instagram’s Rights Manager.
🛡 This gives your music a unique fingerprint. When someone uploads a video containing your music, the platform will detect it, and either:
Block the video
Mute the audio
Or monetize it and send you revenue
🎯 Step 2: Register your music with Meta Rights Manager (for Instagram & Facebook)
You’ll need to use a distributor that works with Meta or apply directly (harder).
Rights Manager works like YouTube Content ID but for Facebook and Instagram.
It identifies matches using audio fingerprinting, not just filenames or tags.
🔗 Learn more: Meta Rights Manager
🎯 Step 3: Add metadata & tags to your MP3 files (optional but helpful)
While metadata does not stop theft, it helps you prove authorship and track leaks.
Use a tool like Kid3, Mp3tag, or iTunes to tag your MP3s with:
Title
Artist name
Composer
Copyright year
Comment: e.g. “Not authorized for reposting or AI training.”
Custom field: "ISRC" if available (see below)
🎵 ISRC Code
This is a unique ID for each track. You can get one via your distributor or register directly with your country’s ISRC agency.
🎯 Step 4: Use Audible Magic or similar tools for broader protection
Platforms like SoundCloud, Twitch, TikTok, and Instagram use Audible Magic for content fingerprinting too.
You can register your music with Audible Magic via a licensing partner (like CD Baby or TuneCore).
Some platforms do not allow direct registration by individuals, so go through a rights admin service.
🎯 Step 5: Add acoustic watermarking (advanced, optional)
Tools like:
AudioTag
Digimarc
Sonible SoundID
can insert inaudible watermarks into your track that can prove ownership later in court or disputes, but they don’t actively block usage.