SooBrettQ: Copyright clarification – what percentage of human input is required
If someone writes the lyrics to a song without any AI input, they have copyright ownership. If they then use Finetuning to create the accompanying music, do they still have copyright ownership? I've read various Qs & As, but it's not 100% clear. I know that AI generated content of any type is not copyrightable, but it's a grey area when human creativity is involved. Suppose a well known band used the song, would the originator have any grounds to challenge them?
stuart_ft
Jun 16, 2026A: I am not a copyright lawyer so would advise consulting one on this but my understanding would be that if you are using your own original lyrics then that should be enough human transformation of the AI piece to be copyrightable.
Verified purchaser
Bumping this and hoping he answers. There seems to be very important questions being avoided.
Verified purchaser
Thank you Stuart; I can't wait to start trying out FineTuning.
I'm hoping that Governments will eventually tackle this issue and set down in stone where we all stand. I'm a designer, and am hugely concerned that microbusiness owners are being advised to use AI logo generators to save money. Generic and non-copyrightable. We all need to know where we stand on AI generated material of all kinds. ;)