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RIAA welcomes US government's latest piracy reports, but urges a "close look" at voice cloning sites

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Piracy • 2 min read

RIAA welcomes US government's latest piracy reports, but urges a "close look" at voice cloning sites

The office of the US Trade Representative has published its annual ‘Notorious Markets Report’ that lists online platforms that concern American copyright owners - the record industry has welcomed the report even though its request that unofficial voice cloning sites be included was ignored…

Chris Cooke • 01 Feb 2024

The year ahead: Mitch Glazier, CEO and Michele Ballantyne, COO of RIAA

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RIAA • 2 min read

The year ahead: Mitch Glazier, CEO and Michele Ballantyne, COO of RIAA

RIAA CEO Mitch Glazier and COO Michele Ballantyne look ahead to 2024 in the latest of our series of interviews with the music industry’s trade bodies. They discuss the organisation’s work around AI, including co-founding the Human Artistry Campaign, plus the recent Gold and Platinum Class Of 2023…

CMU • 22 Jan 2024

Record industry tells US Copyright Office training AI with existing music is "rarely, if ever, fair use"

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AI • 2 min read

Record industry tells US Copyright Office training AI with existing music is "rarely, if ever, fair use"

The American record industry has submitted a ‘reply comment’ to the US Copyright Office’s AI inquiry, again hitting out at the suggestion that using existing music to train a generative AI model constitutes ‘fair use’…

Chris Cooke • 07 Dec 2023

US senators propose new law to ban unauthorised AI voice clone

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NO FAKES Act • 2 min read

US senators propose new law to ban unauthorised AI voice clone

Four US senators have released a discussion draft of what they are calling the NO FAKES Act, which would make it illegal to use generative AI to generate content that imitates the voice or likeness of actors and artists without their permission…

Chris Cooke • 13 Oct 2023

US record industry adds voice cloning sites to its official piracy gripe list

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RIAA • 2 min read

US record industry adds voice cloning sites to its official piracy gripe list

The RIAA has included voice cloning services - in particular UK-based Voicify - in its latest submission to the US government as it works on its next Notorious Markets report that lists piracy operations of concern…

Chris Cooke • 12 Oct 2023

Setlist Podcast: Musicians and songwriters draw AI red lines

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Setlist • 20 min read

Setlist Podcast: Musicians and songwriters draw AI red lines

CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke discuss the call for "consent, respect and remuneration" to be central to the development of music AI platforms and tools, and the RIAA’s latest stats on US recorded music revenues…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 25 Sep 2023

Premium streaming and vinyl continue to power growth in US recorded music market

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RIAA • 2 min read

Premium streaming and vinyl continue to power growth in US recorded music market

The RIAA has published stats for the US recorded music market in the first half of 2023 - retail revenues grew 9.3% to $8.4 billion, in no small part powered by ongoing growth in premium streaming and vinyl…

Chris Cooke • 19 Sep 2023

Stream-ripper Yout circumvents YouTube’s technical protection measures, court concludes

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Yout • 4 min read

Stream-ripper Yout circumvents YouTube’s technical protection measures, court concludes

The US record industry has scored a win in its ongoing battle against stream-ripping – and, in particular, against the most…

Chris Cooke • 04 Oct 2022

Cox Communications • 3 min read

Music industry wins billion dollar damages as jury rules in Cox case

In August 2018 the major record companies sued US ISP Cox Communications for copyright infringement, following previous legal action by BMG. The jury is now back - and has decided against Cox, meaning they are now on the hook for a billion dollars in damages.…

Chris Cooke • 20 Dec 2019

Piracy • 1 min read

Audio Galaxy Settles Copyright Case

Audiogalaxy, the music-swapping website offering unreleased Eminem and Oasis tracks has been forced to settle with the major labels in…

CMU Editorial & CMU Daily • 21 Jun 2002