The court ruled on Tuesday (November 11) that OpenAI should have acquired licenses for German song lyrics in GEMA’s repertoire before using them to train and operate ChatGPT. The verdict marks the first time a European court has legally examined and ruled in favor of creators whose works have been used by generative AI systems. According to the ruling, ChatGPT’s systems contain copies of original works that are reproduced and made available in response to user prompts.
Source: GEMA wins landmark ruling against OpenAI over ChatGPT’s use of song lyrics
It’s been a big, big year for the music industry, with roughly $4 billion plowed into catalogs and white-hot startups in the last quarter alone. But who’s gonna thread the disparate pieces of this industry together and unlock all that value? Among those looking to supercharge the industry’s future growth is Songtradr, a company rooted in sync that now touches diverse disciplines like superfandom, catalog licensing, indie music development, and music strategies for major brands.
One of the key issues that the story of man versus machine misses: Technology is not fate. Just as people make technology, people decide how it is used and what interests it serves. These decisions are made over and over again as AI is developed and deployed. AI is, furthermore, ultimately not that complicated. How AI works can be understood by anyone. The real conflict is not between a human and a machine but between the different members of society.
