This feels different,  more infringing than generative art as it’s using the artists own voice.  Fair use?  What about for the deceased?  How would you feel about fans or the artists themselves monetizing this with little effort? https://theinformation.the.select/posts/yeyv
#Artificial Intelligence

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This feels different,  more infringing than generative art as it’s using the artists own voice.  Fair use?  What about for the deceased?  How would you feel about fans or the artists themselves monetizing this with little effort? https://theinformation.the.select/posts/yeyv #Artificial Intelligence

Sam Mendoza

but....Soundcloud CEO Eliah Seton admitted its initial changes were too broad and said it was meant to focus on other uses of AI internally, not to allow third parties to scrape artist content. 

https://musically.com/2025/05/14/soundcloud-changes-terms-of-use-to-reflect-its-ai-policies/?ref=platformer.news

but....Soundcloud CEO Eliah Seton admitted its initial changes were too broad and said it was meant to focus on other uses of AI internally, not to allow third parties to scrape artist content.   https://musically.com/2025/05/14/soundcloud-changes-terms-of-use-to-reflect-its-ai-policies/?ref=platformer.news

SoundCloud has been under fire in recent days over a 2024 change to its terms of use that involved AI. Now its CEO has responded.

SoundCloud changes terms of use to reflect its AI policies

Tasia

Soundcloud said it “has never used artist content to train AI models” in an update after artists reported changes to its terms of use could mean it reserves the right to use its content to train AI tools. 

https://www.theverge.com/news/667420/soundcloud-ai-training-copyright-tos?utm_content=buffer5e8fa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Soundcloud said it “has never used artist content to train AI models” in an update after artists reported changes to its terms of use could mean it reserves the right to use its content to train AI tools.   https://www.theverge.com/news/667420/soundcloud-ai-training-copyright-tos?utm_content=buffer5e8fa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Its updated TOS will be rolled out “in the coming weeks.”

SoundCloud changes its TOS again after an AI uproar

From last night. A new album from big-name artists across the spectrum of music protesting the UK's stance on #Artificial Intelligence + copyright. Chilling effect, in more ways than one; and quite a stark example of the U-turn we're seeing on the concept of AI safety.

 #Tunes 

https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/24/1000-artists-release-silent-album-to-protest-uk-copyright-sell-out-to-ai/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter-20250227

Tunes

From last night. A new album from big-name artists across the spectrum of music protesting the UK's stance on #Artificial Intelligence + copyright. Chilling effect, in more ways than one; and quite a stark example of the U-turn we're seeing on the concept of AI safety.   #Tunes   https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/24/1000-artists-release-silent-album-to-protest-uk-copyright-sell-out-to-ai/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter-20250227

The U.K. government is pushing forward with plans to attract more AI companies to the region by changing copyright law. The proposed changes would allow

1,000 artists release 'silent' album to protest UK copyright sell-out to AI | TechCrunch

YouTube is talking to record labels about licensing their music so the platform can train new AI features that generate songs resembling popular musicians
https://www.ft.com/content/e2d9472d-32e0-43f5-8109-efb753fac330?utm_campaign=article_email&utm_content=article-13133&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sg

YouTube is talking to record labels about licensing their music so the platform can train new AI features that generate songs resembling popular musicians https://www.ft.com/content/e2d9472d-32e0-43f5-8109-efb753fac330?utm_campaign=article_email&utm_content=article-13133&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sg

Licensing negotiations come as industry wrestles with legal and creative impact of artificial intelligence

YouTube in talks with record labels over AI music deal

Jerome Cody

AI music companies face lawsuit: The RIAA is challenging two music AI startups, Suno and Udio, alleging “copyright infringement involving unlicensed copying of sound recordings on a massive scale.” The two companies have reportedly been tight-lipped on their training data sources, which we reckon says quite a lot.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/24/24184710/riaa-ai-lawsuit-suno-udio-copyright-umg-sony-warner?utm_source=thisweekinstartups.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=ai-music-faces-legal-threat-as-shein-picks-london-for-its-ipo

AI music companies face lawsuit: The RIAA is challenging two music AI startups, Suno and Udio, alleging “copyright infringement involving unlicensed copying of sound recordings on a massive scale.” The two companies have reportedly been tight-lipped on their training data sources, which we reckon says quite a lot.  https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/24/24184710/riaa-ai-lawsuit-suno-udio-copyright-umg-sony-warner?utm_source=thisweekinstartups.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=ai-music-faces-legal-threat-as-shein-picks-london-for-its-ipo

Two major names in AI music are being sued by the RIAA.

Sam Mendoza

A group of likeminded people in Artificial Intelligence are talking about this.