What started Aug 2
Transparency duties. Chatbots say they are bots. New generators mark synthetic audio, image, video, text. Deepfakes get a human-readable disclose.
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December 2 is the watermark date.
Sep 18, 2026. Article 50 is already law. The grace period is only for old generators, and only for machine-readable marks.
The law
Providers mark the output. You still disclose the release.
Article 50 has applied since 2 August 2026. Providers of systems that generate synthetic audio must mark that output so a machine can detect it. Systems already on the market before 2 August get until 2 December 2026 for that mark. Deployers must disclose deepfakes. A cloned living voice is the problem case. Art can keep a lighter credit so the work still plays. The grace period is not a license to lie on a split sheet.
What waits until Dec 2
Only the machine-readable mark for generators that were already selling before August 2. New systems do not get that extra window.
What maps to music
IFPI and RIAA already proposed two track badges in July: AI-Generated and AI-Assisted. Lead vocal or key instrumental generated by AI sits in Generated. Humans on the lead vocal and primary instruments can sit in Assisted.
What you do
- Tell us what a human did on every upload. That is your disclose. We send it with the file.
- Do not clone a living artist. That is the deepfake case. We will not ship it.
- We still deliver Fully AI even if a store will not pay. A watermark is not a ban on distribution.
- Apple Made With AI will read what providers tag. Fill the field so we tag the truth.
- You do not pitch all day. We curate and email. You push a button.
Do not wait for December to tell the truth. The stamp you control is the one on upload.
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