Symphonic's AI Disclosure: Release & VIdeo Submission

To maintain transparency and uphold ethical standards, we require clients who are experimenting with or utilizing AI to disclose relevant details about their projects prior to distribution and during the SymphonicMS upload process. Whether a release is fully AI-generated or AI-assisted, clients must provide insight into the tools, models, and companies used in the creative process. This disclosure helps ensure that both our clients and Symphonic approach AI responsibly and in good faith. This will be a seamless and efficient part of your upload process and will ensure that together, we can responsibly approach AI usage while also being best positioned to meet requirements and regulations.

You will be asked during the asset upload process to indicate if generative AI was used for audio and artwork on all new tracks. If you wish to edit any of your releases, you'll be asked to supply this AI information before you re-submit.

Following is an example of the question you will be asked regarding AI usage in audio files:

Symphonic remains committed to not distributing content that unfairly or illegally impersonates an individual's likeness or infringes upon the intellectual property rights of others. This standard applies to both AI-generated content and non-AI-generated content.

As the AI music landscape continues to evolve, so too will our policies, but our core commitment to ethical and responsible music distribution will remain unchanged. Our AI policies are subject to consistent review.

Symphonic Music Video submissions: 

Symphonic accepts and delivers music videos to the partners that our clients select. However, there are important AI-related requirements and limitations to be aware of:

• Apple Music and Vevo require disclosure if AI was used in the creation of the music video. Symphonic is required to disclose this information on your behalf when delivering to these partners, so it is important that you communicate any AI usage in your video during the submission process.
• Videos deemed fully AI-generated are excluded from Symphonic marketing services, including playlist pitching. If your music video is determined to be fully generated by AI, it will still be delivered to your selected partners, but it will not be eligible for Symphonic's marketing and promotional support.

If you are using AI tools in your music video production (e.g., AI-generated visuals, effects, or editing), please disclose this when submitting your video so we can ensure proper handling across all delivery partners. 

Please note that the following partners will not accept works created with the use of generated AI:

• Audible Magic

• Meta

• Bandcamp 

• YouTube Content ID 

Please see our full AI Disclosure here.