It’s a sobering reality. But decades since the dawn of digital, the music industry never quite wrapped its arms around problems like metadata mismatches and lagging artist payouts. Billions have been thrown at the problem, laws have been passed, lawsuits have been litigated, and startups have crashed trying to resolve issues with metadata matching, ownership splits, and royalty payments. Sadly, the complexity and enormity of the issue are only growing, especially with AI slop entering the picture.
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