Your Voice, Your Copyright? Lyric Ownership at Lyric Genie (Beta Phase)
Who Owns Your Lyric Genie Creations? Good News for Beta Testers!
You’re using Lyric Genie, turning your voice and ideas into lyrics. That’s exciting! But a really important question often comes up with creative tools: who actually owns the words you create?
The short answer for Lyric Genie users right now is: YOU do! During our current free beta testing phase, the lyrics you generate with Lyric Genie are yours to own. This is a fantastic opportunity for you as an early user and beta tester.
Understanding Copyright Basics
Before we dive into Lyric Genie’s specifics, it’s helpful to know a little about copyright in general. Copyright is a legal right that grants the creator of an original work (like lyrics, a song, or a book) exclusive rights to its use and distribution. You can learn more about what copyright protects from the U.S. Copyright Office.
Lyric Genie’s Current Policy: You’re the Owner!
Lyric Genie is currently in an exciting development stage. Think of it as a beta testers program. We’re thrilled to have you exploring the tool, providing feedback (even if it’s just by using it!), and helping us make Lyric Genie the best it can be. You can see more about how Lyric Genie works here.
As a thank you for being part of this early phase, our current policy, as outlined in our Terms of Service, is that users retain ownership of the specific lyrics they generate using the free service. This means the unique combinations of words that Lyric Genie helps you create are yours.
What this means for you right now:
- Create Freely: You can use the lyrics you generate for your songs, poems, or other creative projects.
- Experiment with Confidence: Try out different ideas, generate multiple versions, and build your collection of original lyrics.
- Your Work, Your Rights: The ownership of the lyrical output you create during this beta phase is yours.
A Heads Up: Future Plans and Paid Tiers
We’re always working to improve Lyric Genie and plan to introduce more features and options in the future, including a paid subscription plan.
It’s important for us to be transparent: Once a paid plan is launched, the copyright terms for newly created lyrics will likely be different. Under the planned future model, users of the free tier may not retain full ownership/commercial rights for lyrics created after the paid plan starts, while paid subscribers would continue to own the rights to their creations.
However, any lyrics you create now, during this current free beta phase, will be grandfathered in. This means your ownership of lyrics created today remains, even after future paid plans are introduced.
Make the Most of the Beta Phase!
This is a unique time to use Lyric Genie! As a beta tester:
- You get to explore all the current features for free.
- You get to keep the rights to the lyrics you create.
- You’re helping to shape an exciting new tool for songwriters and creators.
So, dive in, experiment, and generate those lyrics! We appreciate you being on this journey with us.
