In new AI comments submitted to the Copyright Office, ASCAP doubled down on its support for direct licensing and likeness protections. “[A]rmchair speculations about the efficiency of licensing do not justify a rampant disregard for creators’ rights,” the PRO said. “As they have done countless times in the past, licensing models will adapt to the evolving technical environment to ensure that creators are compensated for the use of their intellectual property.”
Source: ASCAP Calls for AI Licensing, Likeness Protections in USCO Filing