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BandLab launches sync licensing program for its 60m+ registered users

January 17, 2024By rightstech

The service is called ‘BandLab Licensing‘ and the company claims that it’s a “first-of-its-kind offering for a music creation platform”. BandLab Licensing is described by BandLab as “a turnkey solution for one-stop licensing” that will offer synchronization opportunities for film, TV, games, and advertising. Additionally, BandLab says that it extends streaming licenses to platforms “seeking fresh and distinctive rights-cleared content”.

Source: Music-making platform BandLab launches sync licensing program for its 60m+ registered users

Music streaming platforms must pay artists more, says EU

January 17, 2024By rightstech

The EU has proposed sweeping changes within the music streaming industry to promote smaller artists and make sure underpaid performers are being fairly compensated. A resolution to address concerns regarding inadequate streaming royalties for artists and biased recommendation algorithms was adopted by members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Wednesday, highlighting that no existing EU rules currently apply to music streaming services.

Source: Music streaming platforms must pay artists more, says EU

Web3 Streaming Platform Tune.fm Announces $20 Million Raise

January 16, 2024By rightstech

Web3 streaming and superfan-monetization platform Tune.fm has announced a $20 million raise and plans to score major label licensing deals. Founded in 2011 by brothers Andrew and Brian Antar, Tune.fm says its Hedera Hashgraph-built JAM token and adjacent “micropayments technology” afford artists “instant royalties” for on-platform streaming. The overarching model also enables creators to pull in between 10 and 100 times more royalties than they would on traditional services like Apple Music and Spotify, according to Tune.fm.

Source: Web3 Streaming Platform Tune.fm Announces $20 Million Raise

Meta Admits Use of ‘Pirated’ Book Dataset to Train AI

January 12, 2024By rightstech

With AI initiatives developing at a rapid pace, copyright holders are on high alert. In addition to legislation, several currently ongoing lawsuits will help to define what’s allowed and what isn’t. Responding to a lawsuit from several authors, Meta now admits that it used portions of the Books3 dataset to train its Llama models. This dataset includes many pirated books.

Source: Meta Admits Use of ‘Pirated’ Book Dataset to Train AI * TorrentFreak

Studios’ Now-or-Never Choice: Sue AI Companies or Score a Major IP Deal

January 12, 2024By rightstech

As use of the human-mimicking chatbots evolved into a sticking point in the Hollywood strikes, creators took to the courts, accusing AI firms of mass-scale copyright infringement after their works were allegedly used as training materials. In the backdrop of these legal volleys, a question stands out: Why haven’t any major studios sued to protect their intellectual property like other rights holders?

Source: Studios’ Now-or-Never Choice: Sue AI Companies or Score a Major IP Deal

Authors Guild Exploring Blanket License For Artificial Intelligence Companies

January 12, 2024By rightstech

Early discussions involve a fee to use works as training materials and a prohibition on outputs that borrow too much from existing material. Under the model, there’d be a fee for the ingestion of works and another for outputs that reference content. Talks include restrictions on prompting the chatbots to produce material “in the style of” authors, using characters from other works and producing summaries of books.

Source: Authors Guild Exploring Blanket License For Artificial Intelligence Companies

Music industry applauds introduction of ‘No AI FRAUD Act’ in US Congress

January 12, 2024By rightstech

The No Artificial Intelligence Fake Replicas And Unauthorized Duplications (No AI FRAUD) Act was brought forward on Wednesday (January 10) by a bipartisan group of House Representatives led by Democrat Rep. Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania and Republican Rep. Maria Salazar of Florida. The bill goes a long way to establishing a “right of publicity” at the federal level in the United States.

Source: Music industry applauds introduction of ‘No AI FRAUD Act’ in US Congress

Tennessee’s ‘ELVIS Act’ is Quickly Gaining Music Industry Support

January 12, 2024By rightstech

The Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act, Tennessee’s proposed legislature to update the state’s Protection of Personal Rights law, is rapidly garnering support throughout the music industry. Introduced today in the heart of Nashville, the bill was presented by Governor Bill Lee, alongside Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, and House Majority Leader William Lamberth.

Source: Tennessee’s ‘ELVIS Act’ is Quickly Gaining Music Industry Support

At Senate AI hearing, news executives fight against ‘fair use’ claims for AI training data

January 12, 2024By rightstech

On Wednesday, news industry executives urged Congress for legal clarification that using journalism to train AI assistants like ChatGPT is not fair use, as claimed by companies such as OpenAI. Instead, they would prefer a licensing regime for AI training content that would force Big Tech companies to pay for content in a method similar to rights clearinghouses for music.

Source: At Senate AI hearing, news executives fight against “fair use” claims for AI training data

House Lawmakers Unveil No AI FRAUD Act

January 10, 2024By rightstech

A bipartisan group of U.S. House lawmakers announced a new bill on Wednesday (Jan. 10) that regulates the use of AI for cloning voices and likenesses. Called the No Artificial Intelligence Fake Replicas And Unauthorized Duplications Act of 2023 (“No AI FRAUD” Act), the bill aims to establish a federal framework for protecting one’s voice and likeness and lays out First Amendment protections.

Source: House Lawmakers Unveil No AI FRAUD Act in Push for Federal Protections for Voice, Likeness