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Sony Puts Over 700 AI Firms on Blast Over Music Copyright Violations
The post Sony Puts Over 700 AI Firms on Blast Over Music Copyright Violations appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Sony Music Group has made a broad preemptive strike against artificial intelligence, putting AI companies on notice that it will not allow its music to be used for model training. In its “Declaration of AI Training Opt Out,” the multinational media giant’s New York-based music division said on Thursday that AI developers are prohibited from using SMG’s vast catalog of musical content. In addition to publishing the declaration, Sony Music Group sent letters directly to OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google, the BBC reported—major players among more than 700 additiona unnamed AI companies—demanding they keep their hands off Sony content. “We support artists and songwriters taking the lead in embracing new technologies in support of their art,” Sony Music Group acknowledged. “Evolutions in technology have frequently shifted the course of creative industries. AI will likely continue that long-standing trend.” “However, that innovation must ensure that songwriters’ and recording artists’ rights, including copyrights, are respected,” it continued. The firm’s declaration also asked AI developers to disclose whether they previously used the work of Sony artists in model training, how they were accessed, and the number of copies made of each copyrighted track. Sony Music Group entities included in the declaration were Sony Music Publishing (SMP), Sony Music Entertainment (SME), and their subsidiaries. All entities “expressly prohibits and opts out of any text or data mining, web scraping or similar reproductions, extractions or uses” of “musical compositions, lyrics, audio recordings, audiovisual recordings, artwork, images, [and] data… for any purposes, including in relation to training, developing or commercializing any AI system.” Sony, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft did not immediately respond to Decrypt’s request for comment. Sony artists are popular targets of AI music enthusiasts who use their work—ingested by AI—to create similar-sounding songs, including AC/DC, Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, Adele, and Travis Scott. AI-generated knockoffs…
The post Sony Puts Over 700 AI Firms on Blast Over Music Copyright Violations appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Sony Music Group has made a broad preemptive strike against artificial intelligence, putting AI companies on notice that it will not allow its music to be used for model training. In its “Declaration of AI Training Opt Out,” the multinational media giant’s New York-based music division said on Thursday that AI developers are prohibited from using SMG’s vast catalog of musical content. In addition to publishing the declaration, Sony Music Group sent letters directly to OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google, the BBC reported—major players among more than 700 additiona unnamed AI companies—demanding they keep their hands off Sony content. “We support artists and songwriters taking the lead in embracing new technologies in support of their art,” Sony Music Group acknowledged. “Evolutions in technology have frequently shifted the course of creative industries. AI will likely continue that long-standing trend.” “However, that innovation must ensure that songwriters’ and recording artists’ rights, including copyrights, are respected,” it continued. The firm’s declaration also asked AI developers to disclose whether they previously used the work of Sony artists in model training, how they were accessed, and the number of copies made of each copyrighted track. Sony Music Group entities included in the declaration were Sony Music Publishing (SMP), Sony Music Entertainment (SME), and their subsidiaries. All entities “expressly prohibits and opts out of any text or data mining, web scraping or similar reproductions, extractions or uses” of “musical compositions, lyrics, audio recordings, audiovisual recordings, artwork, images, [and] data… for any purposes, including in relation to training, developing or commercializing any AI system.” Sony, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft did not immediately respond to Decrypt’s request for comment. Sony artists are popular targets of AI music enthusiasts who use their work—ingested by AI—to create similar-sounding songs, including AC/DC, Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, Adele, and Travis Scott. AI-generated knockoffs…
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