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Music publishers sue AI company Anthropic over song lyrics
Economic Times
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1y ago
Medial
Universal Music, ABKCO, and Concord Publishing have sued Anthropic, an AI company, in Tennessee federal court, alleging the unauthorized use of copyrighted song lyrics to train its chatbot, Claude, violating copyright laws. Anthropic allegedly scraped lyrics from over 500 songs, including hits by artists like the Beach Boys and Beyonce. The publishers seek damages and an injunction to stop the alleged infringement. This case marks the first lawsuit involving song lyrics in AI training and the first against Anthropic, which is financially backed by Google, Amazon, and Sam Bankman-Fried.
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Music Labels demand halt on Anthrophic's use of Music lyrics
Economic Times
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1y ago
Medial
Music publishers Concord Music Group and ABKCO Music have requested a federal court to issue a preliminary injunction against AI company Anthropic. The motion aims to prevent Anthropic from reproducing or distributing copyrighted song lyrics without permission. The publishers accuse Anthropic of widespread infringement by using the lyrics in training its AI assistant and generating copies when prompted by users. They seek monetary damages and an order to halt the alleged infringement.
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Anthropic fires back at music publishers' AI copyright lawsuit
Economic Times
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1y ago
Medial
Artificial intelligence company, Anthropic, has responded to a lawsuit filed by three music publishers, Universal Music, ABKCO, and Concord Music Group, who accused Anthropic of infringing their copyrights in song lyrics. Anthropic argued that the publishers failed to prove irreparable harm and filed the lawsuit in the wrong court. The publishers requested a preliminary injunction to block the use of their copyrighted material in training Anthropic's chatbot, Claude. Anthropic claims it already has measures in place to prevent Claude from generating copyrighted material and believes its AI training makes fair use of the content.
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TikTok is letting users create tracks with AI — and some are hilariously awful
Business Insider
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1y ago
Medial
TikTok is testing a new feature called "AI Song" that allows users to create their own backing tracks for videos. Users can generate lyrics and adjust the genres of their AI-generated songs. However, the results have been mixed, with many featuring out-of-tune vocals and bizarre lyrics. This is not the first time TikTok has faced controversy over AI-generated music, as previous tracks have been taken down due to copyright claims. Other tech companies are also grappling with how to handle AI-generated content.
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Song stuck in your head? YouTube music can now help you find it just by humming
Livemint
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1y ago
Medial
YouTube Music has introduced a new AI-powered feature that allows users to find songs by humming or singing, even if they don't know the lyrics. The feature, already available on the Google app for Android, can now be found on the YouTube Music app for Android (version 7.02 or higher). By clicking on the search icon and then on the new wave-like icon, users can access the song search feature. The AI algorithm should be able to accurately identify the song based on the provided audio.
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Google releases GenAI tools for music creation
Startup News FYI
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1y ago
Medial
Google has released MusicFX, an AI-powered tool that can generate new songs and lyrics. The tool, available in Google's AI Test Kitchen, allows users to enter text prompts to describe the desired song and generates tracks of up to 70 seconds in length. The upgraded version includes suggestions for alternative descriptor words and a word cloud of recommendations for relevant descriptions. Google has also released TextFX, a lyrics generation tool, meant to aid in the lyrics-writing process. However, questions remain about the legal and ethical implications of using AI-generated music in the industry.
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SoundCloud's TikTok-styled discovery feed is rolling out to everyone
TechCrunch
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1y ago
Medial
SoundCloud is launching a TikTok-style discovery feed featuring vertical scrolling and short song clips. The feed lets users listen to a 30-second preview of a song before deciding to listen to the full track. Artists can choose highlights, but SoundCloud's AI, powered by Musiio, can also automatically select the best 30 seconds of a song. The update includes shortcut buttons for playlist management and liking tracks. This move follows similar features introduced by Spotify and TikTok Music, enhancing music discovery on the platform, which hosts over 320 million tracks from 40 million creators.
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Elon Musk's X escapes most of lawsuit over copyrighted songs
Economic Times
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1y ago
Medial
Elon Musk's social media platform, X, has successfully had most of a copyright infringement lawsuit dismissed. The lawsuit was brought by 17 music publishers who claimed that X allowed users to post copyrighted music without permission. However, a U.S. District Judge ruled that the publishers could not pursue a theory of comprehensive liability against X. While two infringement claims were dismissed, the judge allowed accusations that X did not properly police verified users and failed to act on takedown notices promptly. The music publishers sought over $250 million in damages.
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Meta mocked for raising “Bob Dylan defense” of torrenting in AI copyright fight
Arstechnica
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4m ago
Medial
Meta is being scrutinized in court for allegedly using pirated books to train its AI models. Authors claim Meta illegally torrented large volumes of pirated data to expedite its AI training processes, violating their copyrights. Meta raised a defense likened to Bob Dylan’s song lyrics about theft. Amidst arguments on legality and fair use, authors seek a summary judgment, urging that such practices by Meta, including file sharing via torrents, constitute clear copyright infringement.
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YouTube adds song play counts, AI playlist art creator in Music app
Economic Times
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1y ago
Medial
YouTube has introduced play counts for every song in its Music app and expanded the availability of the generative AI creator for playlist art. In addition to the artist name and song length, users can now see the play count for each track when browsing albums or public playlists. The AI-driven playlist artwork creator offers various themes for users to personalize their playlist covers, with options including colors, travel, nature, animals, landscapes, food and drinks, or fantasy. YouTube Music will generate a series of AI images from the chosen theme, allowing users to select and save their desired playlist art.
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TikTok adds YouTube Music as an option to save songs playing in videos | TechCrunch
TechCrunch
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10d ago
Medial
TikTok has enhanced its music-saving feature by adding YouTube Music as an option, alongside Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music. Initially launched in the U.S. and U.K. in November 2023, the feature now spans over 160 countries, including support for Deezer and SoundCloud. Users can save songs heard in videos to their preferred platform via the "Add Song" button, automatically updating their TikTok Songs playlist on YouTube Music.
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