Sync and licensing basics

The records and agreements behind a music license.

Register

Keep a dated record of the recording and the people claiming rights in it. A registry records a claim; it does not assign ownership.

License

Agree on permitted uses with the relevant rights holders. Keep the signed permission and the exact recording it covers together.

Collect

Record the agreed splits, payment schedule and reporting duties. Follow the licensing agreement and the distributor or administrator handling payment.

The proof package

Each step on this page leaves a document, and the registry's walkthrough for musicians keeps them in one folder per song: the exact registered audio, untouched; the asset hash and transaction link; the signed split sheet that matches the declared splits; credits with legal names, roles and contributor wallets; and any agreements for samples, features or usage. When a distributor, supervisor or collaborator asks a rights question, you answer with a folder.

Where the license itself lives

The license is negotiated and signed between the parties, off the registry. The registry record is the evidence you bring to that conversation: the fingerprint of the exact file, the signed claim, the contributors and the timestamp.

Registry documentation

• Preparing a Work for RegistrationThe pre-registration checklist: finalizing the file, resolving contributor splits, gathering permissions, and choosing what to host publicly.
• How Registration WorksThe full registration flow, step by step: connecting a wallet, fingerprinting the exact file, declaring contributors, signing the claim, and saving your evidence.
• Suede AI IP Registry: Frequently Asked QuestionsDirect answers on cost, dating a song before release, timestamping beats and stems, blockchain vs. copyright, AI-training opt-outs, and contributor splits.

Reading on rights and provenance

• The Suno and Udio Settlements, Explained for MusiciansAugust 5, 2026. Week one of The Rights Beat: the settlements, read from the musician's side.
• C2PA Tracks Media History. Suede Adds Rights Context.July 16, 2026. Why a Content Credential records a file's history, and why ownership, consent, licensing and payment need records of their own.
• AI Music Provenance: Records That Prove OwnershipWhat provenance means for AI-assisted music: what to capture and when, how timestamps and registration fit, and why retroactive proof rarely holds.
• Music Provenance Registries Compared: 2026 GuideSuede AI IP Registry, Soundverse Trace and the Vorp Labs media-rights registry compared: what each records and which provenance question each answers.