ElevenLabs–Merlin AI music license
deal·ai training and commercialization license·announced
Secondary reporting identifies a separate opt-in Merlin license for Eleven Music.
Recorded facts
| Official site | https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/05/elevenlabs-launches-an-ai-music-generator-which-it-claims-is-cleared-for-commercial-use/ ↗ |
|---|---|
| Geography | United States |
| parties | name: ElevenLabs · role: ai_model_developer_and_licensee · research key: org_elevenlabs; name: Merlin · role: recording_rights_licensor · research key: org_merlin |
| end date | not publicly disclosed |
| deal type | opt_in_ai_training_and_commercialization_license |
| territory | not publicly disclosed |
| deal state | announced; current operational state not independently confirmed |
| exclusivity | not publicly disclosed |
| renewal state | not publicly disclosed |
| effective date | not publicly disclosed |
| financial terms | state: not_publicly_disclosed |
| geographic basis | materially_active_in_us_market |
| party statements | org merlin: No direct public statement from this party was located. · org elevenlabs: The party publicly supported the announced relationship and its described scope. |
| catalog content scope | Participating Merlin members' fully cleared recordings; exact works not public. |
| products models datasets rights affected | Eleven Music Pro; licensed recordings; training; commercialization |
Announced
| licensee | ElevenLabsSource 1 ↗ REPORTED medium confidence |
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| licensor | MerlinSource 1 ↗ REPORTED medium confidence |
Sources & changes
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Field-level evidence
Public change history
- Status unknown → announced
- Official URL unknown → techcrunch.com/2025/08/05/elevenlabs-launches-an-ai-music-generator-which-it-claims-is-cleared-for-commercial-use
- Record maintenance · 12 fields updated
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