Sony Music Warns Companies Against Unauthorized AI Use of its Copyrighted Content
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Sony Music has warned over 700 companies against the unauthorized use of its copyrighted music for any artificial intelligence-related activities, including developing, training, or commercializing AI systems. The prohibited use extends to text and data mining. Sony represents top-tier artists like Beyoncé, Adele and Harry Styles, and the letter was addressed to tech giants such as OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Spotify, and Apple Music. Sony urges companies to adopt best practices to safeguard artists and has asked developers to provide details of all used content in training their models.
Song Music has initiated a cautionary move against firms over the unauthorized utilization of its copyright-protected content for any artificial intelligence (AI) related activities. On the 16th of May, a letter emerged that Sony dispatch to over 700 firms, warning them against the use of its music for the creation, training or marketing of any AI technologies. Sony was clear in its decision to refrain from any text and data mining of its owned materials. The letter underlined that the misuse of their copyrighted resources is strictly prohibited. Sony further acknowledged the significance of AI advancements but emphasized that unauthorized usage for the development or commercialization of AI technology denies them rightful control and appropriate compensation. Sony represents numerous high-profile music artists including Beyoncé, Adele, and Harry Styles. Developers of AI technology like OpenAI, Microsoft, Google and music streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music were among the companies addressed in the letter. Sony recommended these organizations to adopt "best practices" to ensure the protection of their associated artists and songwriters. It discouraged AI developers from engaging in unauthorized data mining and implored streaming service providers to revise their terms of service to ban the mining and training of their content. Referring to the AI developers, Sony cited their operational mechanisms and disclosed details about their AI systems claiming that they may have potentially utilized Sony's content without permission for the development or sale of AI technologies. Sony strictly forbids the use of any "automated analysis methods geared to decipher text and data digitally in order to generate insights, including patterns, trends, and correlations". By the subsequent week, the developers were asked to furnish details of all the content used while training their models. Reports suggest that Sony executives are alarmed that large volumes of their music might have been illegally copied and are intent on establishing the initial legal recourse. The music industry has been resolute in its struggle against AI technologies that capitalize on or misuse copyrighted content, a tussle that extends beyond the confines of the music industry. Other creators, including authors, actors who regularly publish their work have already started lawsuits or formed alliances against major AI developers to gain the upper hand against unauthorized use of their content.
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5/17/2024 4:04:23 PM
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