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Artificial Intelligence

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Artificial Intelligence
As majors sign more and more AI deals, creator organisations come together to demand artist and songwriter consent, fair compensation and deal transparency public
Artificial Intelligence • 4 min read

As majors sign more and more AI deals, creator organisations come together to demand artist and songwriter consent, fair compensation and deal transparency

31 organisations representing artists, songwriters and managers have called on labels and publishers to commit to creator consent, fair compensation and transparency as they sign up to AI deals. The call comes amid concerns over the “misappropriation of artist and songwriter rights” in the AI domain…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
APRA AMCOS says Atlantic investigation proves AI companies have plundered the “life’s work of Australian and New Zealand songwriters” public
APRA AMCOS • 3 min read

APRA AMCOS says Atlantic investigation proves AI companies have plundered the “life’s work of Australian and New Zealand songwriters”

APRA AMCOS has utilised an investigation by The Atlantic to identify the many Australian artists whose work has been used for AI training without licence. It comes as the tech sector lobbies Australian lawmakers for new copyright loopholes, something the music industry continues to strongly oppose…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
227 collecting societies call on French lawmakers to “lead the way” in protecting creators in the AI era by passing the Darcos Bill public
Music industry legal news coverage • 3 min read

227 collecting societies call on French lawmakers to “lead the way” in protecting creators in the AI era by passing the Darcos Bill

French politicians are considering a change to the law that would mean it’s assumed a generative AI company has made use of any one existing work when training its model unless it can be demonstrated otherwise. 227 creator collecting societies around the world have now backed that proposed new law…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
US musicians’ union sues Universal and Warner over AI deals, claims breach of ‘new use’ clause in record industry’s performer agreement public
American Federation Of Musicians • 3 min read

US musicians’ union sues Universal and Warner over AI deals, claims breach of ‘new use’ clause in record industry’s performer agreement

As the majors start to do deals with AI companies, artists are increasingly concerned about how those deals work and how the money will be shared. Now the American Federation Of Musicians has gone legal, claiming Universal and Warner have breached a ‘new use’ provision in their musicians’ agreement…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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