Legal & Intellectual Property
Transparency & Rights
Full disclosure of how this project is made and what rights apply.
AI Disclosure
All music in the Found Wanting project is produced using a pipeline of tools: Suno (AI audio generation from text prompts), Logic Pro (human editing, arranging, crossfading, and mixing), and ffmpeg (format conversion and metadata embedding). Suno is used under a paid subscription that grants commercial use rights and assigns output ownership to the subscriber. Logic Pro is a commercially licensed DAW used for direct human creative intervention on the audio.
Album artwork is produced using Google Gemini via a Google Workspace enterprise account. Google’s terms do not claim ownership of generated content and impose no commercial-use restriction.
Creative direction, lyrics (adapted from the KJV Bible), song arrangement, and production are by Taig Mac Carthy. Lyric videos are built with custom software (Remotion + React + TypeScript) written by Taig Mac Carthy, with manual word-level timing synchronisation. Anthropic Claude is used as a secondary aid for creative planning, content decisions, and software development.
Copyright
© 2026 Taig Mac Carthy. All rights reserved where applicable.
The legal status of copyright in AI-generated music is evolving and varies by jurisdiction. The following reflects the project’s position:
| Element | Source | Copyright status |
|---|---|---|
| Music (audio) | Suno (AI generation) + Logic Pro (human editing & mixing) | Varies by jurisdiction. AI-generated component rights assigned to creator under Suno’s paid tier. Human editing in Logic Pro constitutes independent creative input. |
| Lyrics | KJV Bible (public domain) + human adaptations | Public domain source text. Adaptations are human-authored. |
| Album artwork | Google Gemini | Varies by jurisdiction. No ownership claimed by Google. |
| Lyric videos | Human-authored (Taig Mac Carthy) | Audiovisual compilations with substantial human authorship in visual design, timing, and arrangement. |
| Software | Human-authored (Taig Mac Carthy) | Fully human-authored. Standard copyright protection. |
Trademark
“Found Wanting” is used as a band name identifying a source of entertainment services and sound recordings. Trademark registration is pending.
Credits
| Role | Credit |
|---|---|
| Artist | Found Wanting |
| Created & produced by | Taig Mac Carthy |
| Music produced with | Suno (AI generation), Logic Pro (editing & mixing), ffmpeg (encoding) |
| Album art produced with | Google Gemini (via Google Workspace) |
| Lyrics | Bible (KJV / sung adaptations) |
| Lyric videos built with | Remotion + React (by Taig Mac Carthy) |
| AI planning & development aid | Anthropic Claude |
Contact
For rights inquiries, licensing, or legal matters, contact Taig Mac Carthy at taig@foundwant.ing.