Creator Content Guidelines
Effective Date: May 1st, 2026
These Guidelines describe what is and isn’t allowed in Content submitted to the Morning Muze Platform. They apply to all creators and are incorporated by reference into the Morning Muze Founding Creator Partnership Agreement.
We may update these Guidelines from time to time. Material changes will be communicated to active creators by email or in-app message.
The Spirit of Morning Muze
Morning Muze exists to help people start their day with intention. Content should feel like something a listener would be glad to wake up to — warm, grounding, energizing, calming, motivating, funny, or simply human. We trust creators to make creative choices that fit their voice and their audience. The categories below describe the small number of things that fall outside what we’ll host.
Prohibited Content
The following are not permitted on Morning Muze:
1. Sexually Explicit or Adult Content
No sexually explicit material, no audio designed to be sexually arousing, no graphic descriptions of sexual acts, and no content sexualizing real or fictional minors. Romantic or sensual themes are fine; explicit content is not. This category may be revisited if we introduce an age-gated section in the future, but at launch the entire Platform is rated 9+ and this rule applies universally.
2. Hate Speech and Targeting of Protected Groups
No slurs, dehumanizing language, or content that promotes discrimination, hatred, or violence against people based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, caste, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or veteran status.
3. Promotion of Self-Harm, Suicide, or Eating Disorders
No content that encourages, glorifies, or provides instructions for self-harm, suicide, or disordered eating. Content that thoughtfully discusses mental health from a recovery, support, or awareness perspective is welcome, but should not present these behaviors as desirable or routine.
If you are creating content in the mental health space and aren’t sure whether something crosses the line, contact us before publishing.
4. Medical or Mental Health Advice Presented as Treatment
No diagnosis, treatment recommendations, medication advice, or therapeutic interventions presented as clinical care. Wellness, mindfulness, breathwork, gratitude practices, journaling prompts, and general motivational content are welcome.
If your content touches on health topics, make clear it is for general informational and inspirational purposes and not a substitute for professional medical or mental health care.
5. Content Featuring Real Third Parties Without Consent
Do not include the voice, name, likeness, or personal details of any real, identifiable person (other than yourself) without their permission. This includes friends, family, public figures, and clients.
If your content features another person’s voice, you must be able to demonstrate that they have given you permission to use their voice in subscription-based audio content distributed through Morning Muze.
6. Music and Audio Rights
Music licensing is the area where creators most often run into trouble without realizing it. Many things that seem fine on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, or Spotify are only permitted on those platforms because they have negotiated platform-wide licensing agreements with music publishers. Morning Muze does not currently have these agreements, so the rules here are stricter than you may be used to.
Not allowed:
- Cover songs. Recording your own cover of someone else’s song is not allowed, even if the cover is your original performance. Cover songs require a mechanical license from the song’s publisher, which Morning Muze does not currently provide platform-wide. This applies to full songs, partial songs, and recognizable hooks or melodies.
- Existing recordings. Do not include clips, samples, or excerpts from copyrighted sound recordings (songs, albums, podcasts, audiobooks, etc.), even short ones.
- Background music you don’t have rights to. Music playing under your spoken content needs to be either music you created, music in the public domain, or music licensed for the use. “Royalty-free” music is not automatically licensed — many royalty-free libraries require commercial-use licenses or attribution. Read the license terms of any music library you use.
- Recognizable melodies, jingles, or musical phrases. Humming, whistling, or otherwise reproducing a recognizable melody from a copyrighted song counts as use of the underlying composition.
- Dramatic readings of copyrighted text. Reading copyrighted poetry, book passages, song lyrics, or scripts aloud is reproduction of the underlying work and requires permission from the rights holder.
Allowed:
- Original compositions you wrote and own
- Public domain music (generally compositions published before 1929 in the U.S., though check carefully — performance-specific recordings of public domain works may still be protected)
- Music you have a written license for, where the license clearly covers commercial use in subscription-based audio content
- Your own voice, words, and original creative work
If you’re unsure whether a piece of music or audio is okay to include, email us before publishing. We’d rather have that conversation in advance than remove content after it goes live.
7. Other Universal Prohibitions
The following are also not allowed:
- Content that infringes the intellectual property rights of others (see Section 6 for music and audio specifically)
- Content that promotes or facilitates illegal activity
- Content that harasses, threatens, or bullies an identifiable person
- Content designed to deceive or defraud (scams, fake testimonials, impersonation)
- Spam, repetitive content, or content created solely to manipulate platform metrics
- Malicious content (links to malware, phishing, etc.)
- Content prohibited by Apple App Store or Google Play guidelines
How We Enforce These Guidelines
When we become aware of content that may violate these Guidelines — through user reports, automated detection, or our own review — we may:
- Remove or restrict access to the content
- Issue a warning to the creator
- Suspend or terminate the creator’s account
- Take any action required by law or by Apple or Google
We aim to be transparent with creators about why content was removed. For ambiguous or first-time issues, we will typically reach out before removing content unless the violation is serious or time-sensitive.
Repeated violations, or single serious violations (such as content sexualizing minors, credible threats of violence, or large-scale IP infringement), may result in immediate termination of the Creator Agreement and forfeiture of unpaid earnings attributable to violating content.
Questions or Edge Cases
If you’re not sure whether something fits, ask us before publishing. Email support@morningmuze.com with a short description of what you’re considering. We’d much rather have that conversation in advance than remove content after it goes live.
Last updated: May 1st, 2026