The investigations
Two free tools that tell you what you can sell and what changed, plus the per-tool breakdowns that read the catch each vendor hides. Start anywhere.
Can you sell AI art, music, or video?
You can sell pure AI output but you cannot copyright it, and whether a platform lets you monetize depends on your tool, the platform, and whether you cloned a real person. Pick yours for a sourced verdict.
Run the checker Tool / Live trackerIs AI allowed on Etsy, YouTube & Spotify?
Every major platform's AI rule in one dated matrix, with a feed of exactly what changed and when. The penalty is for hiding the AI, not using it. Get pinged on the next change.
Check the rules Pricing / AI MusicSuno: you are not the owner
Free, Pro $10/mo, Premier $30/mo. After the Warner settlement Suno's terms removed the word "own," so even on a paid plan you get a license to sell but are not the legal owner of your songs.
See Suno pricing Pricing / AI ImageMidjourney: the ownership catch
Basic $10 to Mega $120. If your company makes over $1M you must pay for Pro to own your art, your images are public by default, and no plan defends you if you are sued.
See Midjourney pricing Pricing / AI VoiceElevenLabs: the voice-cloning catch
Free, Starter $5/mo, Creator $22/mo, Pro $99/mo. You own the audio, but a paid plan unlocks the clone button, not the legal right to use a real person's voice without their written consent.
See ElevenLabs pricing Pricing / AI VideoRunway: the seconds-of-video math
Standard $12, Pro $28, Max $76. The good news is you own your outputs. The catch is the math: flagship video costs 25 credits a second, so $12 buys only about 25 seconds a month.
See Runway pricingWhy this series exists
Creative AI is a category full of paid hype. Vendor pages and affiliate roundups tell you what a tool can make; almost none tell you what you are allowed to do with it, what it really costs once you account for re-rolls and credits, or what quietly changed in the terms last month. That gap is where creators get burned: a song you cannot license, art you do not own, a voice clone that draws a lawsuit, a video plan that runs dry in 25 seconds.
The Fine Print is the honest investigator in that space. Each piece reads the actual terms, prices, and platform rules, links every claim to its primary source, dates it, and re-checks it monthly. We never raise a tool's verdict because of a commission, and we never invent a catch for drama. The credibility is the whole point.
See exactly how we test and score in our methodology, and how money does and does not influence coverage in our disclosure.
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The Fine Print is educational information, not legal or financial advice. AI tool plans, terms, and platform policies change frequently; we date and source every figure and re-verify monthly, but always confirm against each vendor's current pages before building a business on them. Last reviewed June 2026.