Who owns what — plainly stated

1. Your library — always yours to keep

Tracks you generate stay in your library when a plan changes or expires. We do not delete your catalog, add DRM, or disappear files after cancellation.

File export (WAV/MP3) requires Pro, Producer, Studio, or an active Pro trial — including Studio Arrange/Layers bounces. After trial (without a subscription), listening and share links stay — new generations pause. Upgrade any time to export everything you already made.

Share links are listen access, not DRM. Playlist and track share streams let people play your music in the browser. That is not copy-protection — a determined listener can still capture audio. Use expiry, rotate, and revoke when you need tighter control; download permission is a separate toggle.

2. Commercial rights — how they clear

BeatBox is a production platform, and the GPU infrastructure that powers it costs real money. Tracks generated on trial (before a paid plan) start under a BeatBox platform license. You clear that license in one of three ways:

• Buy a master individually: Pay a one-time master fee (default ~$14.99) on any finished track. That track's platform license releases immediately and you own commercial rights for it. A paid catalog (Pro from $24/mo) is usually cheaper once you clear more than one track.
• Sell through the BeatBox shop: You can list digital tracks before buying the master. BeatBox retains a platform percentage of each sale plus a master fee on platform-licensed tracks. Buy the master (or upgrade) to drop the master fee on future sales.
• Upgrading retroactively: When you upgrade to Pro, Producer, or Studio, the platform license releases on all your existing tracks instantly — including every track you made on the trial. One upgrade unlocks your entire catalog.

Pro / Producer / Studio new tracks: Generated with commercial rights already yours. Release them, sync-license them, or sell them — your call. The shop still takes the standard platform percentage on sales. Current plan prices are on the Pricing page (yearly ~20% off).

3. Shop fees — what BeatBox retains

In-app shop checkouts are processed by BeatBox. On every sale we retain a platform fee (default 20% of the list price). If the digital track is still platform-licensed, we also retain a master fee (default $4.99) — Trial-era tracks (before a paid plan). Pro, Producer, and Studio skip the master fee. The remainder is the seller share.

Exact fee amounts are shown in your store settings and can be configured by the operator. Peer master transfers between users remain separate — fees there are arranged externally.

4. What BeatBox will never do

• Delete your tracks when a plan lapses — your library stays.
• Train future models on your music without explicit consent.
• Lock previously paid exports after you cancel (library stays; re-export needs an active download-capable plan).
• Sell or sublicense your free-tier tracks to third parties outside the shop fee model above.

5. AI copyright — the honest picture

Regardless of your plan, whether AI-assisted music can be copyright-registered is jurisdiction-specific and actively evolving. Substantial human direction — writing lyrics, arranging structure, directing style — may create a protectable layer. Consult an attorney for commercial decisions. BeatBox uses ACE-Step (MIT licensed); we do not control its training dataset.

6. Privacy & terms

BeatBox runs on a private GPU workspace you control. We do not train on your music or share your library without consent. Share links are under your control. Full details: Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.