Music rights, in plain English

Here is exactly what applies to the music PodBumper makes, and what we will never claim. Last reviewed September 26, 2026. This page is not legal advice.

Who makes the music

Every intro kit is generated by Google's Lyria models (Lyria 3 Clip for standard kits, Lyria 3.5 for studio kits) through Google's Gemini API on a paid API key. Your certificate names the exact model used for each kit.

What Google's terms say

Google says it won't claim ownership of the content you generate with its API.
On the paid API tier, Google says it does not use prompts or responses to improve its products. It may keep them for up to 30 days to check for abuse.
Google's Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy bans using generated content to impersonate real people or to violate other people's rights, including intellectual property.
Every track carries an inaudible SynthID watermark that identifies it as AI-generated. It does not change how the track sounds.

Copyright

The US Copyright Office says music made entirely by AI, with no human creative changes, generally is not protected by copyright. If you edit, arrange or combine the track with your own work, your creative contribution may be protected, but the AI-generated part may not be. Google also says it may generate similar content for other people.

What we never promise

We make no promises about royalties, copyright or clearance beyond what Google's terms above say.
We cannot promise that YouTube, Spotify or any other platform will never flag a track. Your certificate records when and how the kit was made, which you can share if a platform asks, but we cannot promise a dispute will succeed.
We do not offer indemnity for generated music, and the Gemini API terms we read include none.

Your part

Describe a sound, never a real artist, band, song or person to imitate. Our check rejects descriptions like that before the music model runs when it catches them, but it is not perfect, so this stays your responsibility.
Do not add other people's trademarks or copyrighted material to your kit.
If someone asks, do not present the music as made entirely by a human.
For broadcast radio, film, TV or other high-stakes uses, check with a lawyer first.

Uploaded logos

If you use your logo as the cover, it is placed on a plain background on our server. It is never sent to an AI model and never used for training. We delete the uploaded file within 48 hours of making your cover (our cleanup runs once a day), and you can delete the whole kit, cover included, from your library at any time.

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