Excellent article! Remains interesting how this evolves in the future especially on the copyright part. I remember sampling in hip hop beats introduced many copyright issues in the past and I guess some companies will closely monitor the whole topic to detect infringements.
A 10 million dollar investment… There is the answer. Of course, it will catch on. Of course, it will disrupt the music landscape. We live in capitalism and this is just another reincarnation of its survival mechanisms.
In my industry - film, we are always looking for music for smaller scale projects like BTS for films or music for a 3 minute PSA. Budgets rarely allow to create original music or license a song. The Creators of tomorrow will not think twice before using this new technology. Just like most Gen Z will be at odds trying to imagine a world without a smart phone.
These companies are off to the races. It is doubtful there is a force just enough to stop them except perhaps the moral compass of individual consumers.
All I can think about is the hard work of the millions of musicians providing the training material, and how they with neither see any licensing income or future royalties from the emulation. It reminds me of early hip hop, when sampling gained popularity and was quickly regulated. I'd argue the rules around sampling would apply to the training and re-selling of copyright materials. If they followed the rules, all the music would sound like muzak.
Excellent article! Remains interesting how this evolves in the future especially on the copyright part. I remember sampling in hip hop beats introduced many copyright issues in the past and I guess some companies will closely monitor the whole topic to detect infringements.
A 10 million dollar investment… There is the answer. Of course, it will catch on. Of course, it will disrupt the music landscape. We live in capitalism and this is just another reincarnation of its survival mechanisms.
In my industry - film, we are always looking for music for smaller scale projects like BTS for films or music for a 3 minute PSA. Budgets rarely allow to create original music or license a song. The Creators of tomorrow will not think twice before using this new technology. Just like most Gen Z will be at odds trying to imagine a world without a smart phone.
These companies are off to the races. It is doubtful there is a force just enough to stop them except perhaps the moral compass of individual consumers.
Another excellent article that I’ll definitely be referencing in our Part 3 on ethics of generative AI for music!
All I can think about is the hard work of the millions of musicians providing the training material, and how they with neither see any licensing income or future royalties from the emulation. It reminds me of early hip hop, when sampling gained popularity and was quickly regulated. I'd argue the rules around sampling would apply to the training and re-selling of copyright materials. If they followed the rules, all the music would sound like muzak.
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