Sony Music Group (SMG) has written a letter to 700 technology companies developing AI technology and music streaming services warning them not to use its content to train AI models without explicit permission. reportedly sent.
According to a report by Bloomberg, the letter (to which the recipient was not disclosed) was sent to protect intellectual property such as the album's cover art, metadata, songs, and lyrics from being used to train AI models. It is said that
The company claims that the company and its artists (including Lil Nas He said that it would take away the It works.
Comment from Sony Music Group
SMG said it passionately believes in the paramount value of human artistry.
“SMG has embraced the potential for responsibly produced AI to be used as a creative tool to revolutionize the way songwriters and recording artists create music. “We support artists and songwriters who take the initiative to embrace new technology to support them. Advances in technology have frequently changed the direction of creative industries,” the company said in a statement.
According to the company, technological innovations must ensure that the rights of songwriters and recording artists, including copyright, are respected.
Therefore, Sony Music Publishing (SMP) and Sony Music Entertainment (SME), affiliates of SMG, on behalf of themselves and their wholly owned or controlled affiliates, agree to this affirmative action confirming that: Make a public declaration. SME or SMP, as the case may be, expressly prohibits any text or data mining, web scraping, or similar reproduction, extraction, or use of SME and/or SMP Content (“TDM”), including: , opt out. Without limitation, any songs, lyrics, audio recordings, audiovisual recordings, artwork, images, data, etc., by any means, including by bots, for any purpose, including in connection with the training, development, or commercialization of AI systems; scraper or other automatic process. In each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law in all relevant jurisdictions.
The company reportedly asked recipients of the letters to provide details, including which SMG songs were used to train the AI system. The recipient of the letter is given a deadline to respond.
