Does Melody ML Own or Share My Uploaded Songs?

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No. According to Melody ML's own FAQ, the service does not own, share, or take authorship of the songs you upload. You keep authorship of your music, and you — not Melody ML — carry the copyright and legal responsibility for whatever you upload. The trade-off is that you are accountable for having the rights to the tracks you process, so only upload audio you are allowed to use.

What Melody ML says about your uploads

The FAQ answers the ownership question directly, and the related answers fill in the rest of the picture:

Question Melody ML's answer
Do you own, share, or take authorship of uploaded songs? No
Who takes copyright and legal responsibility for uploads? The user
What personal information is collected? Your email address, for basic functionality
Do you share email or send spam? No
Who collects payment details? Stripe and PayPal

So the split is: Melody ML handles the processing and keeps your email on file so the account works, while payment information goes to Stripe or PayPal rather than being stored by Melody ML itself.

What this means in practice

  • Your authorship stays yours. Uploading a track to generate stems does not transfer ownership to Melody ML.
  • You carry the legal risk. If you upload a song you do not have the rights to, that responsibility is yours, not the service's.
  • Your email is stored, but not shared. It is used for basic account functionality, and the FAQ states it is not shared or used for spam.
  • Payment data lives with the processors. Stripe and PayPal collect payment details, which is standard for checkout flows.

A practical example

Say you want to remix a song you wrote and recorded. You upload it, Melody ML separates it into vocals, drums, bass, and other stems, and you download the results. Under Melody ML's stated policy, the song is still yours and Melody ML has not claimed authorship. If instead you upload a commercial track you do not own, the copyright exposure is on you — the FAQ places that responsibility squarely with the user.

Related limits worth knowing

  • File size: maximum 100 MB
  • Song length: maximum 10 minutes
  • Formats: MP3, WAV, FLAC, Ogg/Vorbis
  • Retention: processed files are available to download for 1 month
  • Cost: 2 free songs, then $0.50 per song
  • Model: based on Demucs

If your upload errors out, the FAQ points to two common causes: the song is too long, or the format is wrong.