In the dim glow of your studio monitors, a flawless track drops — chords swelling, vocals dripping with emotion, a beat that feels alive. You hit export, ready to claim it as yours. But in 2026, that dream can shatter in seconds. The U.S. Copyright Office made it crystal clear in January 2025: pure AI-generated music has no human author, so it has no copyright. It belongs to the world. Anyone can download, sample, remix, sell, or stream it. No royalties. No protection. Public domain from the moment it’s created.
