A song made with a SoundBreak AI Cowriter may be used commercially when the use fits the license attached to the track. A paid-plan download or one-time song download can be used in projects such as videos, advertisements, podcasts, games, and livestreams, while standalone streaming release requires an eligible Distribution License and SoundBreak's supported distribution flow. You must preserve SoundBreak's required attribution and have the rights to every lyric, recording, audio file, artwork, or other material you supply. This page explains SoundBreak's current product rules; it is not legal advice, and no platform can promise that a track is protected or accepted in every country, service, or commercial use.
A SoundBreak AI Cowriter is an AI songwriting partner built around the style, genre preferences, and writing characteristics of a participating artist. It can guide lyrics, hooks, structure, genre, and other creative choices. It does not reproduce the artist's voice, and a generated track is not a recording or performance by that artist.
Do not describe a generated track as:
SoundBreak's Acceptable Use Policy prohibits presenting an AI Artist as a human performer or falsely claiming affiliation, endorsement, authorship, or identity. The artist's participation in the Cowriter program does not change those rules.
For more detail, see What is a SoundBreak AI Cowriter? and the SoundBreak FAQ.
SoundBreak separates content use from standalone distribution. If you download Creator Content while a paid plan is active, or buy a one-time song download, you may use that download and its exported stems in personal and commercial projects. The applicable license still controls whether the track can be distributed as a standalone recording or through a social sound library.
A Royalty-Free License allows you to use the downloaded track in personal and commercial projects, including videos, livestreams, podcasts, advertisements, games, and other creative content. You may also distribute it through SoundBreak to TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook, including supported creator sound or audio libraries, without collecting royalties.
It does not allow you to release the track as a standalone recording on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, or similar streaming services. You also may not register it to collect streaming, performance, mechanical, neighboring, or Content ID royalties. Monetizing a project that includes the track, such as a video, podcast, advertisement, or livestream, is content use and is allowed.
A Distribution License includes the same personal and commercial project uses as a downloaded Royalty-Free track. While a paid plan is active, it also allows you to release the track as a standalone recording through SoundBreak to the streaming and social platforms SoundBreak supports, including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook, and collect royalties on that release. YouTube Content ID is not included.
A royalty-free song stays royalty-free unless it is marked eligible to move to a Distribution License. Eligible songs move when you are on a plan that includes distribution licenses. Other royalty-free songs stay royalty-free. The license guide explains the distinction in more detail.
If you buy a one-time download without a paid plan, you may use that song and its stems in personal and commercial projects under the same content-use rules. The purchase does not include distribution to streaming services or social sound libraries. Distribution requires an active paid plan and an eligible license on the track.
When Creator Content made with an AI Cowriter is distributed, SoundBreak's Terms say the songwriter or composer credits and corresponding royalty split are registered as:
The AI Cowriter's 25% comes from SoundBreak's 50% share, so your 50% does not become smaller because the Cowriter is credited. The SoundBreak FAQ and the Acceptable Use Policy say the distribution metadata must preserve this attribution. You may not remove, alter, or omit it.
The Terms separately say that SoundBreak credits your Creator Account with 50% of Net Revenue from exploitation. Net Revenue is calculated after the costs and fees listed in the Terms, including creation costs, distribution fees, administration expenses, processing costs, licensing or distribution fees, and other reasonable third-party costs and expenses.
The Terms say that, as between you and SoundBreak, the rights and interests in Platform-created compositions and recordings are equally owned 50/50 at creation. They also grant SoundBreak the exclusive right to distribute, publicly perform, license, administer, and otherwise exploit that Creator Content.
That is why “I own my song” is not the same as “I can release it anywhere, change the credits, or license it independently.” The user's commercial project rights come through the license attached to the download. SoundBreak retains the exclusive right to administer Creator Content distribution, and users may not release the same track through another distributor.
You may not sell or license your share of Creator Content to a standalone sound library or sample pack, sublicense a recording or its stems as a standalone sound or stock-audio license, change the required credits, or send the track through an unsupported distribution path. You may deliver a finished project that includes a recording you are licensed to use, such as a video, advertisement, podcast, game, or livestream.
Before generating or distributing a track, confirm that you have the right to use every input and finished asset connected to it. SoundBreak's Terms require you to be responsible for third-party rights and say that materials you provide must not infringe another person's or company's rights.
The Acceptable Use Policy specifically prohibits:
The current writing flow also limits style-reference uploads to songs you created yourself as the artist or creator. Do not upload a purchased, downloaded, licensed, or other third-party recording as a style reference simply because you have a copy of it.
If you upload a reproduced or finished version, the policy says it must reproduce the SoundBreak track from downloaded stems. Do not upload a different song, including a song made with another AI generator.
SoundBreak provides product licenses and rules. A valid license gives you the rights SoundBreak grants for that track, but it does not promise that:
The Terms provide the controlling contractual language and state that the Platform is provided without a warranty against infringement of a third party's intellectual property rights. You remain responsible for rights in materials you supply. The Acceptable Use Policy also allows SoundBreak to remove content, suspend accounts, terminate access, or disable distribution for violations.
The current FAQ says distribution goes through SoundBreak's distribution partner and that SoundBreak tracks are not supported through a separate distributor. Use SoundBreak's supported release flow for eligible tracks.
The Terms say that a song downloaded while a paid plan is active remains licensed for the permitted personal and commercial project uses after cancellation. A one-time song download has the same project-use rights. Download anything you want to keep before the paid plan ends.
Distribution is separate. Before cancellation takes effect, take down tracks distributed through SoundBreak. After cancellation, you cannot create new songs or distribute tracks through SoundBreak without an active paid plan. A plan downgrade or distribution-limit change may also require extra releases to be taken down.
Can I release a SoundBreak AI Cowriter song on Spotify or another streaming service?
Only if the track is eligible for a Distribution License and is released through SoundBreak's supported distribution flow. A Royalty-Free License does not authorize release as a standalone recording to major streaming platforms. It can still be used in monetized content, including a video, podcast, advertisement, or livestream, within the license rules.
Can I say that the real artist made or performed my song?
No. An AI Cowriter guides songwriting choices; it is not the artist's voice or performance. Do not claim that the artist personally wrote, recorded, performed, endorsed, or approved the specific track unless that happened separately and you have the relevant rights.
Can I remove the AI Cowriter's 25% share?
No. For distributed Creator Content made with an AI Cowriter, the 50/25/25 attribution is required and may not be removed, altered, or omitted.
Can I use the track in an advertisement or for a client?
Yes. If you download a song on a paid plan, or buy a one-time song download, you may use it in personal and commercial projects such as videos, podcasts, livestreams, advertisements, games, and client work. A Royalty-Free track cannot be released as a standalone song on streaming services, but it may be distributed through SoundBreak to the supported social platforms without collecting royalties. A Distribution License also allows standalone release through SoundBreak to supported streaming platforms, with royalties collected under the applicable split.
You cannot sell the track or your share to a standalone sound library or sample pack, sublicense the recording or stems as standalone stock audio, or send the track through another distributor.
What happens if I cancel my paid plan?
Download any songs you want to keep before the plan ends. Downloads made while the paid plan was active, and one-time song downloads, remain licensed for the permitted personal and commercial project uses. Tracks distributed through SoundBreak must be taken down before cancellation takes effect, and you cannot create new songs or distribute tracks through SoundBreak without an active paid plan.
Is this page legal advice?
No. It summarizes SoundBreak's current product guidance and contractual links. Copyright, publicity, trademark, licensing, distribution, and other rights can depend on the facts and the jurisdiction. Seek advice from a qualified lawyer for a specific release or commercial use.