SOCAN POLICY ON AI-GENERATED OUTPUTS AND AI-ASSISTED WORKS

AI-Generated Outputs are not eligible for registration. These outputs do not express human creativity and cannot be protected by copyright. If you have mistakenly registered an AI-generated output with SOCAN, please contact us at members@socan.com to have those work registrations removed.

SOCAN may also remove AI-Generated Outputs at its discretion.

AI-Assisted Works are allowed. These are original works created by a human, where AI is used as a tool. You don’t need to disclose how AI was used when registering your AI-Assisted Work with SOCAN.

The key is that the human author’s creativity must be central.

When AI is used to create music compositions, it’s up to SOCAN members to carefully evaluate whether their music qualifies for registration. This includes understanding the difference between AI-Generated Outputs and AI-Assisted Works.

Members are responsible for ensuring that the works they register reflect their own creative input. If a work is incorrectly registered, the responsibility, and any potential liability, rests with the member.

As AI technology and copyright law evolve, SOCAN may update this policy. Stay tuned for future changes.