First AI appeared in artists, then in writers. Now comes the musicians. A new trend has hit his TikTok featuring popular “singers” covering songs by various musicians. Artists such as Drake, Michael Jackson, and Pop Smoke have performed covers of other musicians’ songs. But they don’t actually sing these songs. A musical version of a deep fake video, all generated by AI.
The music industry has removed AI-generated music from various streaming services, claiming copyright infringement. This is not out of character for the industry, which has caused quite a stir due to years of chasing YouTube videos featuring copyrighted songs.
“In a situation like this, it’s easy to use copyright as a stick to pursue new creative content that feels like it’s crossing some sort of boundary, even if there’s no really strong legal basis for it. , said Nick Garcia, policy adviser at Public Knowledge.
But AI-generated music is uncharted territory for both music labels and legal teams. This is because the new creative content that is created is not explicitly protected by copyright law.
AI tools are easy to use and can quickly collect millions of streams. As The Verge reported, his popular AI-generated song “Heart On My Sleeve” featuring a fake Drake has been taken down after being streamed by millions. “Universal Music Group successfully removed the song, claiming it was an unauthorized sample. In this case, the copyright claim worked, but just barely.”
Ed Sheran is currently defending the originality of his song ‘Thinking Out Loud’ in court against the family of the late Marvin Gaye for copying parts of the song to make a hit jam, but the musician finds himself singing a song he’s never recorded.I’m wondering what rights I have to prevent this from happening.
Even musicians who sample other people’s work must obtain permission, and this includes covers and parodies. There are some gray areas left for labels when it comes to AI music. This could divert income from real live musicians to computer-generated versions of them.
Courts, artists, and AI creators have debated the legal status of such cases, but this is an interesting take on what is considered inspiration and what constitutes a form of voice identity theft. It could be an investigation.
