Sony 700 AI devs, music streaming companies warn against misuse of content

Song Music has taken steps to warn against the misuse of copyrighted material for any artificial intelligence-related purposes.

On May 16, Sony released a letter to more than 700 companies banning them from using the music to train, develop or market any AI system. Sony has opted out of any text and content information.

“This letter serves to inform you directly and to reiterate [Sony’s labels] It expressly prohibits any use [their] Content”

The letter states that Sony and the artists it represents “recognize the tremendous potential and development of artificial intelligence.” However, “unauthorized use . . . It prohibits the training, development or commercialization of AI systems [Sony] Control and appropriate compensation.

Sony represents today's biggest music artists, Beyoncé, Adele and Harry Styles and many more.

The letter was sent to developers of AI technology, including prominent developers such as OpenAI, Microsoft and Google, and music streaming service providers such as Spotify and Apple Music.

Sony called on the companies to follow “best practices” to protect artists and songwriters and warned against unauthorized data scraping and extraction, asking streaming services to update their terms of service and emphasizing that data mining and training on content is prohibited. .

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Due to the nature of their work and the published information about their AI systems, the letter says, “We have reason to believe that you and/or your partners may be making unauthorized use. [of Sony content] In relation to the training, development or commercialization of AI systems.

Sony has made it clear that it prohibits the use of any “automated analytical techniques aimed at analyzing text and data in digital form to generate data, including patterns, trends and correlations.”

He then gave developers until next week to provide a list of all the content used to make their models.

According to reports, Sony executives are concerned that a large amount of the company's music has been “rip-off” and want to clarify the first step of legal action.

Although this is not limited to the music industry, the music industry has been active in combating AI technologies that exploit artists or misuse their copyrighted content.

Writers, actors, and other creatives who regularly publish work have filed lawsuits or formed coalitions against major AI developers to prevent their content from being used in unauthorized ways.

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