Musician's Guide to Music Copyright Law

Generative AI concerns focus on Copyright, but critical legal questions linger

AI, whether used to create songs with limited human intervention or as an aid to songwriting, is a cause of great concern for many in the music industry. Beyond the. Continue reading

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Human Artistry Campaign offers a positive roadmap for AI development

An unusual coalition of 40 organizations ranging from the AFL-CIO and A2IM to Major League Baseball, the RIAA, and SoundExchange, all of whom broadly represent creatives, have come together as. Continue reading

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Publishing vs. Master Rights

U.S. Copyright Office says AI songs can be copyrighted (sometimes)

One of the few calming thoughts for songwriters regarding AI compositions is that at least AI doesn’t have IP rights. But that may be changing… by Bobby Owsinski of Music. Continue reading

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40 trade groups form Human Artistry Campaign to shape AI for creatives

A broad coalition has come together to launch the Human Artistry Campaign with the goal of ensuring that artificial intelligence (AI) is developed and used to support human culture and artistry and. Continue reading

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AI and how it will affect musicians, songwriters, authors, and creators

Is artificial intelligence (AI) a giant step forward or a threat to artistic creativity? And what about the potential for a copyright infringement nightmare? Wallace Collins explains. by Wallace Collins. Continue reading

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How music AI isn’t used will have more impact than how it is used

There will soon come a time when everyone can access the same AI-driven tools to make music. When that happens, how artists are NOT using AI will differentiate them from. Continue reading

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Michael Brandvold on Spotify DJ: It ‘needs to do more’

Last week Spotify launched DJ, an AI-voiced personalized stream, and we asked some industry veterans to share their initial impressions. Your Morning Coffee’s Jay Gilbert said that it “accurately curated. Continue reading

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Emily White on Spotify’s AI DJ: ‘this is cool technology – in theory’

We asked some smart industry insiders to share their first impressions of Spotify’s new AI-powered DJ and what it might mean for the future. Yesterday NUE’s Jesse Kirshbaum shared his. Continue reading

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Your Morning Coffee Podcast

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Live Nation’s Fair Ticketing Act • AI + Copyrights • Real cost of Spotify Discovery & more

Episode 133 of the Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is live. Episode 133 Listen on your favorite podcast platform.. Continue reading

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generative AI music

10 AI tools for music production

Artificial Intelligence technology has already massively disrupted the way musicians create and consume music. AI music tools are helping artists build base melodies as well as building out fully composed AI-generated tracks. Continue reading

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