Whether an AI song can be used depends on the voice, the music and how the result is shared. Using your own voice resolves whose voice you supplied; it does not automatically grant rights to someone else’s song or recording. This is a practical permission checklist, not a legal clearance for a particular project.

Key takeaways

  • In Tera’s guided consumer flow, use your own voice.
  • Check the composition, lyrics and recording you want to transform.
  • Follow the exact licence and platform rules for the result.
  • Get qualified advice for disputed rights or a consequential commercial release.

Keep voice permission separate from music permission

India’s Copyright Office handbook describes separate interests in lyrics, musical works and sound recordings, and explains that several contributors can hold rights in a song. That is why possession of an audio file is not, by itself, permission to adapt or publish it. See the Copyright Office handbook.

Do not use a voice conversion to imply a person performed, approved or endorsed something they did not. Tera’s terms prohibit non-consensual impersonation and deceptive use. Other questions can depend on the facts and the jurisdiction; this guide does not categorise every use as automatically lawful or unlawful.

Check the source recording

Keep a record of the source, the licence or permission, who supplied it, and what uses it allows. Check adaptation, publication and commercial-use conditions independently. A streaming subscription, a purchased download or an attribution line is not a substitute for permission the project requires.

The birthday starter’s licence

Tera supplies “It’s Your Birthday!” by Monk Turner + Fascinoma under CC BY 3.0. That licence allows sharing and adaptation, including commercial use, subject to its conditions. Give appropriate credit, link the source and licence, and indicate the voice change. Do not imply the original artists endorse your version. Your project supplies a credit you can copy or download.

The source record identifies the original recording. Processing charges do not remove the freedoms granted by its licence.

Disclose the result honestly

Follow the actual platform’s disclosure process. For example, YouTube maintains instructions for altered or synthetic content. A description can explain that the voice was changed using AI, but disclosure does not resolve missing music rights.

If you are unsure

Pause publication, identify the permission you are missing and ask the relevant rights holder or a qualified lawyer. If a Tera output uses a voice without consent, contact us with enough detail to locate it. Avoid treating an old article or a generic AI answer as a legal opinion about your particular recording.

About this update

Laws and platform policies can change; recheck the sources above for the use you intend.