Can anyone make Vocaloid songs?

Of course, there is the obvious answer of making songs for it: you can try to compose your own songs for your fanmade, but you can also have it cover existing songs by either Vocaloids or human singers. You can also post drawings of your Vocaloid, make an MMD model for it, or write fanfiction starring your Vocaloid.

Do Vocaloid songs have copyright?

They’re copyrighted because they’re a writing: fixed in a tangible recording medium. Unless they aren’t, of course. If you compose a set of lyrics entirely in your head and never write them down, then sing or recite those lyrics, they aren’t copyrighted.

Can you monetize Vocaloid songs?

You can make money using vocaloid, such as selling CDs, making albums, etc. For some vocaloids, you can use the voice but can’t name or use the character, others you can.

Who writes VOCALOID songs?

The majority of the songs are made by fans of the software, mostly amateurs but many are professional musicians and some became professional via Vocaloid usage.

Is Hatsune Miku public domain?

Crypton Future Media (CFM), the company behind popular Vocaloid packages such as Hatsune Miku, has announced that the illustrations on the packages will now be granted a Creative Commons license (CCL). A CCL is a license that protects copyrights through public domain.

Can I sell VOCALOID fanart?

Short answer: Yes, you can sell original vocaloid songs. Long answer: The only thing you absolutely CANNOT DO is to sell individual samples from a voicebank and claim it as your own.

Is Hatsune Miku copyrighted?

Hatsune Miku by Crypton Future Media, INC. 2007 is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at https://piapro.net/license.

Can I sell Vocaloid music?

Short answer: Yes, you can sell original vocaloid songs. Long answer: The only thing you absolutely CANNOT DO is to sell individual samples from a voicebank and claim it as your own. (ex. Take raw samples from a voicebank and sell it as your own voice samples for a website like Big Fish Audio.