The Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act proposed in US House of Representatives would oblige #AI companies to disclose which #songs have been used for training - both in new models & retroactively for previously released #GenAI systems.
As they should.
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🗞️ICMP in The Times and The Sunday Times
'Music industry is fighting back against the use of artists’ work by tech companies to power AI....website will protect copyright & warn tech businesses trawling their content not to use or distribute their work illegally.'
thetimes.co.uk/article/music-… Katie Prescott🌏

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Spotify will adjust price plans & formats in 5 markets around the world. This is an important strand in all efforts to secure more #value for world's songwriters & composers from digital #music use.
Previous moves in markets have shown negligible 'churn'.

🇺🇸The Mechanical Licensing Collective sorts commercial licenses for world's biggest digital music streaming market on behalf of music publishers, songwriters & composers based there & worldwide.

Has now distributed >$2bn in royalties...commission free✅✅👏
ICMP in MBW
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ICMP Board Chair, Exec Vice President at ICMP member Universal Music Publishing Group, PRS for Music Director & leading light of the music industry Jackie Alway OBE spoke to PRS magazine recently about the changing landscape for women in music. 🗞️
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Another special evening hosted by our 🇫🇷 industry CSDEM, celebrating the best songwriters, composers & #music publishing companies.

🔥performances by Alain Chamfort, jeanne added & Pomme 🏆🎶

Correct.

If it is shown the training content is unlicensed music, 'huge issue' means legal liability to many industry rightholders.

Further, there are specific training transparency obligations, coupled with enforcement tools coming fast down the track in various #AI laws.

The curtain begins to drop in public.

For all #AI sector claims of world-changing tech, OpenAI's most senior execs either don't know scraping world's music off the internet is illegal, don't know that's what happens, or...?
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Industry & EU AI Act to sort.⚖️

26 million useless uploads deleted.
More good industry moves to protect creators.
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'The intention is to declutter the platform, focus on tracks that are valuable to our users & increase the market share for all artists who create this music.'
👏 Deezer

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Following the European Parliament vote yesterday on the #EU #AI Act, our DG spoke to billboard about the implications of these new laws for the music sector.
📰🎧🇪🇺

Today Members of the European Parliament voted on & emphatically endorsed the #EU #AI Act.

This law will have #global impact & brings new tools to enforce creators' #rights . Our sector thanks those MEPs.🤝

ICMP reaction👉bit.ly/3PjfiiJ
Comment from Director General👇

And....

They said yes. Emphatically.

523 in favour out of 618 votes cast. 🇪🇺👏

The EU #AI Act moves a huge step closer to application in a couple of months.

The Copyright Bill in its current form will not protect the creators of work. That's according to the Copyright Coalition of South Africa. #eNCA #QuestionThinkAct #NewsLink

Highly concerning day in South Africa.
Calls from across creative sectors ignored.
Bills would seriously erode many standards & protections for South African creators to be paid for their work & makes business hugely difficult.
Does not address President's consitutional concerns.

Only thing as vital as making & enjoying music, are music rights - so that🎶🌎is sustainable.

See goclip.org - a fresh site spearheaded by @wipo, packed with info. Spread the word!

🗣️👏Promo today in European Parliament with Niclas Molinder, Ibán García 🇪🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦. #GoClipNow

We recently launched our new content protection service: The Anti-Piracy Platform Powered by MUSO.

With MUSO tech, ICMP members worldwide defend songwriters & composers.

>130,000 illegal music works already tackled.

ECSA Songwriters of North America The Ivors Academy Digital EU 🇪🇺

🇪🇺👏 Margrethe Vestager / Digital EU 🇪🇺.

It has always been vital that online platforms prevent spread of illegal content/unlicensed music. Now the #DSA holds them liable to do so, as well as introducing a number of sensible steps to be transparent & report about this illegal content.

#Rights #TradeBody

New tools for music sector won in #DSA are now live.

Platforms e.g. search & app stores must:

▶ Up transparency of online illegal music sources
▶Set 'trusted flagger' systems
▶️Sanctions <6% global annual turnover for breach
▶'Know Your Business Customer'