UMG urges streaming sites to block AI-generated music copying.
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Universal Music Group has asked streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple to block artificial intelligence services from scraping melodies and lyrics from their copyrighted songs. The company is concerned about AI bots using their songs to train themselves to churn out music that sounds like popular artists. UMG has been sending takedown requests to streaming services and is asking them to cut off access to their music catalog for developers using it to train AI technology.
- UMG tells Apple and Spotify to block AI lyric, melody scraping Ars Technica
- Streaming sites told not to let AI use music for copycat tracks The Guardian
- AI-generated songs on Apple Music and Spotify breach copyright, says music label UMG 9to5Mac
- Report: UMG wants DSPs to block unlicensed AI-training scraping Music Ally
- Q&A: UT lecturer shares how students are preparing for art careers with AI KXAN.com
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