OFFICIAL CLARIFICATION AND DISCLAIMER STATEMENT

It has come to our attention that some users have expressed confusion regarding the relationship between our commercial web service, available at vidmuse.ai, and the academic project "/ZeyueT/VidMuse" hosted at GitHub, as well as the research paper titled "VidMuse: A Simple Video-to-Music Generation Framework with Long-Short-Term Modeling" published by researchers affiliated with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ("HKUST").

In order to protect our users, prevent misrepresentation, and eliminate any potential legal or reputational misunderstanding, we hereby issue the following formal clarification:

1. Independence of VidMuse AI Service The VidMuse AI service, accessible exclusively at vidmuse.ai, is an independently developed and operated commercial product created and maintained by the VidMuse Team. We have no affiliation, partnership, collaboration, sponsorship, endorsement, or association of any kind — whether formal or informal, direct or indirect — with the academic research team behind the GitHub repository "ZeyueT/VidMuse," the aforementioned academic paper, or HKUST or any of its faculties, departments, researchers, or representatives.

2. No Endorsement or Academic Affiliation Nothing on our platform, in our communications, or in our products should be construed as implying any academic endorsement, institutional backing, or research collaboration with HKUST or the authors of the above-referenced paper. The VidMuse Team makes no claim to any intellectual property, research findings, methodologies, or academic credentials associated with the said paper or its authors.

3. Guidance for Users Seeking the HKUST Research Project If you are seeking information related to the academic research project "ZeyueT/VidMuse" or the paper "VidMuse: A Simple Video-to-Music Generation Framework with Long-Short-Term Modeling," we respectfully direct you to consult the official channels of the relevant HKUST research team directly. We are not in a position to respond to, forward, or facilitate any inquiries on their behalf.

4. Official Contact Information For all inquiries, customer support, feedback, or concerns relating solely to our VidMuse commercial service at vidmuse.ai, please contact us exclusively through the following verified official channels:

📮 Submit your feedback: https://vidmuse.ai/feedback

We strongly caution users against directing communications intended for our service to any third-party channels, and vice versa, as we bear no responsibility for responses or representations made by unaffiliated parties.

5. Reservation of Rights The VidMuse Team reserves all rights to take appropriate steps to address any misrepresentation, unauthorized use of our brand identity, or conduct that may cause confusion among users regarding the origin and nature of our services.

We sincerely thank our users and the broader community for their continued support and understanding.

VidMuse Team

Feb 12, 2026