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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 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

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 🌎🎶

As widely covered in the media last week, our trade group the RIAA has announced legal action on behalf of members against generative AI companies Suno and Udio for infringement of US federal copyright law by each company on a massive scale. Suno and Udio allow users to generate digital music files that mimic genuine human created sound recordings in response to basic prompts, but as the cases make clear, these products can only work the way they do by copying vast quantities of sound recordings from artists across every genre, style, and era. At Sony Music, we are embracing AI and working with innovative start-ups that use AI ethically and responsibly. Like previous waves of new tech, innovation in AI should be based on business partnership between the creative and tech sectors that respects the value of artists and keep humans at the center of creativity.

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

Universal Music, Sony Music and others are suing AI developers Suno and Udio for copyright infringement. They were accused of using content to train models without permission. ➡️Startups are developing generative neural networks that allow you to create tracks using text prompts. 🔺The plaintiffs claim that the companies violated copyrights by using the work of artists without permission to train AI. They are seeking damages of up to $150,000 per work. ➡️As Reuters clarifies, Suno was accused of “copying” 662 songs, and Udio – 1670. The Verge recalls that in May 2024, Sony Music sent letters to more than 700 AI companies warning against using its content to train models without permission. 🔺For example, in 2023, the American Guild of Authors and 17 writers filed a lawsuit against OpenAI because it allegedly used their books to train its language models. Does it mean that all Sony Music should be band from every Music school as this violent permission to train humans using it Music?

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

Major music companies are suing generative AI startups Suno and Udio, alleging their AI models that create music infringe on copyrights. The lawsuit highlights the debate around training data. Plenty of high-quality, uncopyrighted text can be used for training. But that isn’t the case for music. This is a classic case of data moat competitive advantages. https://lnkd.in/eZxQD3jq #ai #music #copyright  #datamoat

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

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