Yes. Zak van Niekerk has 142 songs listed in a dataset used to train AI music models.

Used for training 142

songs in LAION-DISCO-12M under the artist name

A list of 12 million songs on YouTube Music, gathered by walking artist pages, that LAION published in 2024 for training general music models.

Including Just A Closer Walk, Al Was Ek Nie Daar Nie, Hoor wat sê die seeman

Listed under the artist name 142 songs in LAION-DISCO-12M

Matched exactly: this YouTube Music artist id is the one the dataset lists these songs under.

Just A Closer Walk

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk, Hennie de Bruyn, Die Kitaarkerels – Just A Closer Walk (Rig Jou Hande Na Bo) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 2lZLQHWEOTc · row 2lZLQHWEOTc

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Al Was Ek Nie Daar Nie

Listed as Zak van Niekerk – Al Was Ek Nie Daar Nie (Kinderkersfees met die Sterre) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 38AjmXBwW4A · row 38AjmXBwW4A

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Hoor wat sê die seeman

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Hoor wat sê die seeman (Stywe Lyne) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 5NxNLP_yoHg · row 5NxNLP_yoHg

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Die Bloubul / Province / Maak Die Bulle Almal Bokke / Jan Jan Jan Die Bielie Van Die Bosveld / Haak Hom Blokkes / Die Bloubul

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Die Bloubul / Province / Maak Die Bulle Almal Bokke / Jan Jan Jan Die Bielie Van Die Bosveld / Haak Hom Blokkes / Die Bloubul (Hoeter Oppi Leeuplaas) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 7aB5f5Pv4FU · row 7aB5f5Pv4FU

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Dasy Polka

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Dasy Polka (Dans Met Die Bekfluitjie) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 7v9H2FaBC-A · row 7v9H2FaBC-A

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Hier Op My Plaas

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Hier Op My Plaas (Hoeter Oppi Leeuplaas) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 91UtYsFqaf8 · row 91UtYsFqaf8

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Man Met Die Purperkleed

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk, Hennie de Bruyn, Die Kitaarkerels – Man Met Die Purperkleed (Rig Jou Hande Na Bo) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video ATEEDp_MMcQ · row ATEEDp_MMcQ

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Brei Die Bulletjie

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Brei Die Bulletjie (Stywe Lyne) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video DhK0Ozr3g8Y · row DhK0Ozr3g8Y

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Rooiwyn En Vislyn

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Rooiwyn En Vislyn (Stywe Lyne) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video E5IfOw97jrA · row E5IfOw97jrA

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Waterloo

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Waterloo (Hoeter Oppi Leeuplaas) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video EgMeLoCeD90 · row EgMeLoCeD90

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Why Me Lord?

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk, Hennie de Bruyn, Die Kitaarkerels – Why Me Lord? (Rig Jou Hande Na Bo) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video GApOweFWHdo · row GApOweFWHdo

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O My Nooi

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – O My Nooi (Dans Met Die Bekfluitjie) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video HuEXB9ISCw0 · row HuEXB9ISCw0

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Alldays

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Alldays (Hoeter Oppi Leeuplaas) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video JP2ZhaLsXDA · row JP2ZhaLsXDA

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Klein Saterdagaand

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Klein Saterdagaand (Springbok Toe) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video KX8JlvjMQvM · row KX8JlvjMQvM

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Daai Lyfie

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Daai Lyfie (Dans Met Die Bekfluitjie) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video LtO7zkWTkPA · row LtO7zkWTkPA

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Straatlig In Die More

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Straatlig In Die More (Springbok Toe) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video NMNhCDLr4vQ · row NMNhCDLr4vQ

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Brandewynbaai

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Brandewynbaai (Stywe Lyne) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video NMwOn3K_ZH4 · row NMwOn3K_ZH4

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Rooivleis

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Rooivleis (Stywe Lyne) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video Om02VLfX320 · row Om02VLfX320

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Wals Medley

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Wals Medley (Springbok Toe) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video R7Uj-WZz3Gc · row R7Uj-WZz3Gc

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Langs die Rietvleidam

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Langs die Rietvleidam (Stywe Lyne) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video TQ-CipPWug4 · row TQ-CipPWug4

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DIE SIT SNELTREIN

Listed as ZAK VAN NIEKERK – DIE SIT SNELTREIN (SUPER SPORT RUGBY 19 TREFFERS) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video WmBuYApewvk · row WmBuYApewvk

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Maak Die Bure Wakker (Dans Mix)

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Maak Die Bure Wakker (Dans Mix) (Hoeter Oppi Leeuplaas) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video _A9zgE_H4Bk · row _A9zgE_H4Bk

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Haai Tiekie

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Haai Tiekie (Stywe Lyne) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video _R4x4gV_lfk · row _R4x4gV_lfk

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Dankie Vir Die Jare

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Dankie Vir Die Jare (Springbok Toe) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video cs3AfOw_C8w · row cs3AfOw_C8w

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Vat Hom Vas

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Vat Hom Vas (Hoeter Oppi Leeuplaas) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video dAxttTYzHUk · row dAxttTYzHUk

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Bietjie Krag

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Bietjie Krag (Fototjie) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video dWKYa0oSQNc · row dWKYa0oSQNc

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Lapland

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Lapland (Hoeter Oppi Leeuplaas) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video ebFR_zbtll4 · row ebFR_zbtll4

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Langs Die Rietvleidam

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Langs Die Rietvleidam (Hoeter Oppi Leeuplaas) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video fvwlqjjapZA · row fvwlqjjapZA

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Polisieman

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Polisieman (Stywe Lyne) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video gYkFJKkmncw · row gYkFJKkmncw

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Ek baklei vir my sport

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Ek baklei vir my sport (Stywe Lyne) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video gtzU_i2DZGY · row gtzU_i2DZGY

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One Day At a Time

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk, Hennie de Bruyn, Die Kitaarkerels – One Day At a Time (Rig Jou Hande Na Bo) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video jON0FDCtRE4 · row jON0FDCtRE4

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Oestyd

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Oestyd (Springbok Toe) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video nvB0Gq9Zn_U · row nvB0Gq9Zn_U

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Rugby Keuspel

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Rugby Keuspel (Dans Met Die Bekfluitjie) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video p8S2jAhwfaM · row p8S2jAhwfaM

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Vasvat Sakman

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Vasvat Sakman (Dans Met Die Bekfluitjie) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video pgm9Jm4JFUw · row pgm9Jm4JFUw

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Dan Kom Hy Weer

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Dan Kom Hy Weer (Stywe Lyne) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video qQao64bcdyY · row qQao64bcdyY

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Ek En Jy

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Ek En Jy (Springbok Toe) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video qYPCgV71Vac · row qYPCgV71Vac

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Stywe Lyne

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Stywe Lyne (Stywe Lyne) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video sJkqhCGvrmM · row sJkqhCGvrmM

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On The Wings Of A Dove

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk, Hennie de Bruyn, Die Kitaarkerels – On The Wings Of A Dove (Rig Jou Hande Na Bo) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video tFdIkyVyoZM · row tFdIkyVyoZM

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Springbok Toe

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Springbok Toe (Springbok Toe) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video u5S6b6VIzoQ · row u5S6b6VIzoQ

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Fanie hoekom is jou lyn so styf?

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Fanie hoekom is jou lyn so styf? (Stywe Lyne) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video xgUGoFRr_6g · row xgUGoFRr_6g

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Tiekiedraai (feat. Anton Myburgh)

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Tiekiedraai (feat. Anton Myburgh) (Hoeter Oppi Leeuplaas) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video xtig4BP2Do8 · row xtig4BP2Do8

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Oggendtee

Listed as Zak Van Niekerk – Oggendtee (Hoeter Oppi Leeuplaas) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video y-HIkG2cRUM · row y-HIkG2cRUM

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What this means

Last reviewed 2026-09-24.

Presence in a public research dataset shows that a clip of your recording was listed by academic or industry researchers as material for building or testing audio models. It does not by itself show which commercial products, if any, used the clip. The legal picture is moving. On 31 July 2026 the Regional Court of Munich I ruled in GEMA's case against Suno (case 42 O 763/25) that reproducing works for training, holding them in a model in retrievable form, and generating similar outputs can each infringe copyright under German and EU law; the judgment is not final and can be appealed. In the United States, Warner Music Group settled its claims against Suno on 25 November 2025 with a licensing deal, while the parallel claims by Universal and Sony were still pending at that point. Since then BMG (12 August 2026) and Believe/TuneCore (8 September 2026) have signed opt-in licensing deals with Suno.

What you can do

3 routes. None is a guarantee.

UK, PRS members. Send PRS for Music your report and ask what collective or licensing route covers your works.
- PRS for Music and Artificial Intelligence, Version 1 (October 2025), 2025-10-01
- PRS for Music: AI and music copyright, 2026-09-24
Germany, GEMA members. GEMA won a first-instance ruling against Suno on 31 July 2026 and has a licensing model. Ask how they apply to your repertoire.
- GEMA: Suno AI and OpenAI, GEMA sues for fair compensation, 2025-01-21
- DLA Piper: GEMA v Suno, Munich Regional Court judgment of 31 July 2026, 2026-08-28
- Music Business Worldwide: Germany's GEMA launches AI Charter, 2024-11-05
Signed to Warner, BMG or Believe/TuneCore. Each has an opt-in licensing deal with Suno. Ask your label what opting in or out means for you and whether any settlement money reaches artists.
- Music Business Worldwide: Warner Music Group settles with Suno, 2025-11-25
- Music Ally: Suno signs another music licensing deal, with BMG, 2026-08-12
- Music Business Worldwide: Suno inks global deal with Believe, 2026-09-08

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