How Does AI Copyright Detection Affect Royalty-Free Music? (2025/645)

Artificial intelligence is now being used to detect copyright violations in podcasts and videos, and even creators using royalty-free music are getting flagged incorrectly. Spotify and other platforms have implemented AI systems to protect artists from copyright infringement, but these systems sometimes fail to recognise when content creators have the proper licences and attributions. This creates frustrating situations where legitimate content is blocked or taken down, forcing creators to navigate complex appeals processes to restore their work.

In this episode, Charly covers:

✅ What royalty-free music actually means and how licensing requirements work
📌 How AI copyright detection systems on platforms like Spotify can incorrectly flag legitimate content
🔗 The specific attribution requirements needed for Creative Commons licences
🛡️ How to properly credit royalty-free music and images to avoid copyright strikes
✅ The appeals process for getting incorrectly flagged content reinstated on streaming platforms
📌 Why content platforms are implementing stricter AI-powered copyright enforcement

🔗 Incompetech (Kevin MacLeod): https://incompetech.com
(Recommended source for high-quality royalty-free music with Creative Commons licensing)


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About the Author Charly Leetham

Charly Leetham has been in technology for over 40 years - from earning her amateur radio license at 13 to founding and running Ask Charly Leetham, a digital services business serving small businesses worldwide. After losing $1 million in a franchise failure, she rebuilt from scratch and has kept her business running for nearly two decades through skill, systems, and relentless practicality.

She hosts the podcast Rise and Shine - Your Business Tech Boost with Charly Leetham and speaks about what it actually takes to build businesses that work and last - not just look good on paper.

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