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AI and the Music Industry An AI-generated Drake song has sparked a debate about copyright and the future of music. The song "Heart on My Sleeve" features the voice of Drake rapping over a beat by Metro Boomin. It was uploaded to TikTok by an unknown user, @ghostwriter977, and quickly went viral. The song's origins are shrouded in mystery. Some speculate that it is Drake's publicity stunt, while others believe it is the work of a crypto-adjacent startup. Universal Music Group, Drake's record label, denied involvement but sent takedown notices to streaming services. As AI technology develops, creating realistic forgeries of popular artists will become increasingly easy. This raises several copyright questions. - Who owns the rights to an AI-generated song? - Should artists be compensated for using their voice and likeness in AI creations? The legal battle over "Heart on My Sleeve" is just beginning, but it could have far-reaching implications for the future of music. https://lnkd.in/g8kbfYCY

Today on IPWatchdog, Lewis Sorokin wrote: "The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in the music industry has brought about a complex and contentious landscape where innovation intersects with intellectual property rights. Recently, two leading text-to-music AI tools, Suno and Udio, have found themselves at the center of this debate, facing lawsuits for copyright infringement filed by the three major record labels, and led by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The record labels allege that Suno and Udio used their recordings without a license to train Suno’s and Udio’s respective AI models. These claims bring to light broader issues regarding the ethical and legal implications of AI-generated content, the need for regulatory clarity, and the evolving relationship between technology and creativity."

what is the future of AI in the music industry? Company’s like Suno, which are based on AI, keep getting sued due to copyright infringement. Will the industry ever be able to get to a point where AI is actually used as an enhancement tool? Or will it continue to build controversies? Check out more on this from this article! https://lnkd.in/etBp8eyv #fsbmt #ai

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in the music industry has brought about a complex and contentious landscape where innovation intersects with intellectual property rights. Recently, two leading text-to-music AI tools, Suno and Udio, have found themselves at the center of this debate, facing lawsuits for copyright infringement filed by the three major record labels, and led by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The record labels allege that Suno and Udio used their recordings without a license to train Suno’s and Udio’s respective AI models. These claims bring to light broader issues regarding the ethical and legal implications of AI-generated content, the need for regulatory clarity, and the evolving relationship between technology and creativity.

We are watching the unfolding of a landmark case in the development of AI. The world’s biggest record labels Sony Music, Universal Music Group, and Warner Records are suing two AI startups Suno AI and Udio AI for training AI Models on their songs. The record labels allege that AI companies have engaged in copyright infringement on an "unprecedented scale." They claim that the software developed by these companies replicates music to produce similar works and are seeking compensation of $150,000 (£118,200) per infringed piece, which could result in damages amounting to billions. This was bound to happen someday. As the scale grows, the perceived threat of AI replacing musicians will only grow. A viable economic model needs to be figured out where the copyright owners, the singers, and the developers each earn their "fair" share.   I am eager to see how this legal battle plays out, as the outcome will impact AI copyright laws, not only in the music industry but also in adjacent domains. #ai

The AI Transparency Act: Who’s Training Who? Should AI developers be required to disclose the materials used to train their models? The music industry thinks so. Backing the proposed TRAIN Act, they’re pushing for transparency to protect creators’ rights and ensure fair use of their work. #AI #Copyright #Transparency #Legaltech

The record industry is suing AI companies over copyright. 🎶🤖 This harks back to the Napster era when they sued against streaming music, which ironically ended up saving the industry (thereby demonstrating a Luddite level of shortsightedness)😀📜 A key argument from AI companies is based on the premise that AI learns from data similarly to how humans do and then transforms the output. Looking forward to the court deciding on the question of “can machines learn similarly to humans?” ⚖️ For corporate leaders: ignore for now. This will take years to resolve and seems aimed at driving settlements and creating a market for AI-generated music. #AI #Copyright #MusicIndustry #ArtificialIntelligence #TechLaw #Innovation #FutureOfMusic #ai #lifesciences #ml

An important precedent may be set here (if it progresses to a hearing) with the main issue revolving around Suno and Udio using copyrighted music to train their AI models without obtaining proper licenses or compensating the artists/rightsholders. The infringement claim is seemingly pretty clear-cut but with AI not going anywhere, let's not go down the Napster path and seek to litigate against what may well be a future revenue stream. Hopefully it can be a more proactive approach in looking at how a licensing (and appropriate compensation) regime can be agreed upon between rightsholders and AI companies

Another important draft law in America to tackle copyright infringement by AI companies. https://lnkd.in/eh-WvW3S "We strongly support the bill which prioritizes creators who continue to be exploited by unjust AI practices.” David Israelite President & CEO of 🇺🇸 group National Music Publishers' Association. There's no legal or moral excuse for AI or Big Tech companies accessing, training or generating #AI using digital music without permission. Doing so is simply ripping off artists & creators. Between the TRAIN Act & the COPIED Act, there is alignment with the infringement prevention & training transparency measures agreed in the EU AI Act - which gives clarity internationally. And as the many recent music industry deals by our member companies have demonstrated, legal #GenAI & #AI training is perfectly possible & there to be done. #ArtificialIntelligence #RealRights 🌎🎶

The next stage of conflict between legacy content owners and upstart generative AI companies began yesterday. In this case the owners of rights to "human musical expression" -- major record labels representing the thousands of musicians and millions of songs -- sued two genAI companies for alleged copyright violations, asserting these companies used copyrighted material without consent to train their AI models, resulting in the unauthorized reproduction of songs. I find genAI-music to be obviously not human and a little off-putting, but it is here to stay; more to come on this subject. https://lnkd.in/dkX7wFnM