Licensing FAQ
What was Sonilo trained on, and why does it matter for my license?
Short answer
Sonilo's music model is trained on professionally licensed catalogs, including content authorized through its Shutterstock partnership, rather than on scraped music. That is why each license certificate carries a "Training data" line reading "Licensed catalogs only, incl. content authorized via Shutterstock." For you it means a documented provenance story to give a brand, broadcaster, or procurement reviewer who asks where the music came from.
What is documented
- The Shutterstock partnership announcement describes the licensed-catalog basis for training.
- The Terms (Section 8.1) state that Sonilo's systems may be developed using "a combination of licensed materials, public-domain materials, synthetic data, user-authorized data, and other sources lawfully used for those purposes". The Terms describe the categories; they do not make a payment commitment, so treat the licensed-catalog story as provenance rather than as a contractual term.
- Every certificate records the training-data provenance alongside the scope and licensee.
Limits
Licensed training data reduces the risk that a generation reproduces a protected recording; it does not turn the output into a registered copyright or guarantee that no one will ever file a claim. Keep the certificate with the published video so you can answer a claim quickly.
Your uploads
Videos and audio you upload are used to generate your output and, under Section 8.3 of the Terms, may be used to operate, maintain, and improve the service. Do not upload material you do not have the rights to; you are responsible for your inputs.
Last reviewed 2026-09-12. This page summarises Sonilo's Terms of Service; the Terms govern if anything here differs.
Make something you can publish
Commercial rights start on Pro at $14.99 per month. Every generation on Pro and above comes with a certificate your client or platform can verify.