Warner Music Group Partners With Suno To Offer AI Likenesses of Its Artists

https://slashdot.org/story/449531

> Warner Music Group has reached a licensing deal with Suno that will let users create AI-generated music using the voices and likenesses of artists who opt in. WMG says participating artists will have "full control" over how their likeness and music are used. "These will be new creation experiences from artists who do opt in, which will open up new revenue streams for them and allow you to interact with them in new ways," Suno says, adding that users will be able to "build around" an artist's sounds "and ensure they get compensated." WMG is also dropping its previous lawsuit accusing Suno of scraping copyrighted material...

#artistsRights #musicians #musicIndustry #intellectualProperty #steakSauce #grok

More about the KPop Idol Union movement from Kpopmap ..

Can A K-Pop Idols Union Solve Industry Challenges And Protect Artist Rights?
https://trends.kpopmap.com/can-a-kpop-idols-union-solve-industry-challenges-and-protect-artist-rights/

#KPop #ArtistsRights #KPopIdols

Can A K-Pop Idols Union Solve Industry Challenges And Protect Artist Rights?

2024 has been a turbulent year with RIIZE SeungHan scandal and National Assembly's verdict but can a K-Pop idols' union protect artists?

Trends - In-Depth K-Pop & K-Culture Insights | Kpopmap

🎵 Brenda Sauter of The Feelies & Wild Carnation exposes the dark side of online music — where others monetize your songs while the artists earn nothing.

In the full episode, she unpacks piracy, creativity, and how the internet changed music forever.

🎧 Hear the full conversation: https://youtu.be/sXB6AHydexo?si=iNz4aebvDgA5k4j5

#Music #Podcast #TheFeelies #WildCarnation #BrendaSauter #ArtistsRights #MusicIndustry #IndieRock #AI

It was good to see members of the House of Lords calling for a statutory, independent and effective freelance commissioner to protect the interests of all freelancers, including artists and other creatives. Currently, the plan is for a "freelance champion", with little clarity around their role and independence. HoL debate here: bit.ly/473vM8m

#ArtistsRights #Freelance #FreelanceChampion #FreelanceCommissioner #HouseOfLords

Nick Clegg says Meta had “no other way” but to train AI on copyrighted content without consent. If that’s the case, maybe you just… don’t do it? The “do first, ask forgiveness later” logic doesn’t fly anymore. #AI #Meta #AIEthics #Copyright #ArtistsRights #UKPol

Nick Clegg says asking artists...
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This is about as bullshit as it gets. Just having this article up in my news reader makes it stink in here. #ai #capitalism #tech #artistsrights #kleptocracy tech.slashdot.org/story/25/…
Nick Clegg Says Asking Artists For Use Permission Would 'Kill' the AI Industry - Slashdot

As policy makers in the UK weigh how to regulate the AI industry, Nick Clegg, former UK deputy prime minister and former Meta executive, claimed a push for artist consent would "basically kill" the AI industry. From a report: Speaking at an event promoting his new book, Clegg said the creative commu...

Nick Clegg Says Asking Artists For Use Permission Would 'Kill' the AI Industry - Slashdot

As policy makers in the UK weigh how to regulate the AI industry, Nick Clegg, former UK deputy prime minister and former Meta executive, claimed a push for artist consent would "basically kill" the AI industry. From a report: Speaking at an event promoting his new book, Clegg said the creative commu...

How a Photographer Protecting His Most Famous Image Made Him the 'Bad Guy'

Photographer Don Komarechka encounters people stealing his work frequently. A recent theft opened a significant can of worms.

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So hey, #UK this madness is happening to you, but you might have a chance to get out ahead of it..

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/17/uk-proposes-letting-tech-firms-use-copyrighted-work-to-train-ai

If you're a UK creative, you can weigh in and have your voice heard (one hopes) here : https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/copyright-and-artificial-intelligence

#SF #writerscoffeeclub #ArtistsRights

UK proposes letting tech firms use copyrighted work to train AI

Consultation suggests opt-out scheme for creatives who don’t want their work used by Google, OpenAI and others

The Guardian