[CharlesW]

> I wonder what the music industry is cooking in regards to generative sound.

No need to wonder: "AI-generated songs on Apple Music and Spotify breach copyright, says music label UMG" https://9to5mac.com/2023/04/12/ai-generated-songs/

To be fair to the creators whose IP powers this generative AI, I think it's worth noting that model makers continue to expect to build their wealth on others' IP with no consequences: https://www.billboard.com/pro/universal-music-asks-spotify-a...

[mdp2021]

But this, specifically, seems to be right.

> Some of these songs are AI-generated covers of existing songs [...] Chatbots might use entire phrases, sentences, or more, from human authors. Similarly, music bots might replicate both music and lyrics from human artists

There is "learning" proper, as having assimilated the important elements of the experience (allowing to use those principles for further creation), and there is "copying".

[thewebcount]

And even humans get it wrong:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ronson#Lawsuit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_Sweet_Symphony#Credits_...

[yoyohello13]

> model makers continue to expect to build their wealth on others' IP with no consequences.

Is this not what record labels do?

[CharlesW]

Explicitly not. Labels have a contractual agreement with each creator that specifies every conceivable fine detail of the business arrangement.