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‘It is unethical for generative AI companies to make money off the backs of artists and songwriters, without compensation or attribution.’

The following op/ed comes from Tracy Chan, a former SoundCloud, Twitch, and Spotify executive and currently the CEO of Australia-born AI music company Splash

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ChatGPT can write music: Is AI the last hope for songwriters?

MBW Views is a series of exclusive op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following op/ed comes from Ran Geffen Levy

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Why fighting to get artists paid for radio plays is so critical

The following op/ed comes from Michael Huppe, President and CEO of SoundExchange

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‘The integration of AI into the music industry heralds a symphony of transformative possibilities.’

The following op/ed comes from Daouda Leonard, manager of Grimes and founder of Los Angeles-based AI development studio CreateSafe

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‘Culture and Content are two cross-cutting descriptors that can help us signpost the commercial value gap between human-created and AI-generated works.’

This op/ed comes from Sarah Williams, CEO of IMPEL, the international collective licensing agency representing digital music publishing rights

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Music tech entrepreneurship requires more than product-market fit

This op/ed comes from Vickie Nauman, Founder and CEO of LA-based boutique music tech consulting and advisory firm CrossBorderWorks

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Yes… Udio’s output resembles copyrighted music, too.

After playing with Suno, Ed Newton-Rex gets his hands on the next hottest new app in generative music AI, Udio

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What is the potential impact of Getty’s lawsuit against Stability AI on the music industry?

The following op/ed comes from Jonathan Coote, an associate and music lawyer at Bray & Krais Solicitors

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Can the independent music sector unite under a set of global independent values?

The following op/ed comes from Noemí Plenas, CEO of the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN)

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‘The pathway to a robust framework for the safe development of AI is not an aspiration, it is a necessity.’

In the following op/ed, PRS for Music Chief Strategy, Communications & Public Affairs Officer, John Mottram, tackles the most controversial topic of our times, AI…

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‘As qualification changes are proposed in the UK, what direction is best for copyright-holders and performers?’

The following op/ed comes from Camilla Waite, General Counsel of UK music licensing company PPL

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Suno is a music AI company aiming to generate $120 billion per year. But is it trained on copyrighted recordings?

Ed Newton-Rex discovers that Suno produces music with a striking resemblance to classic copyrights

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Putting the ‘vinyl revival’ in proper perspective

The following op/ed comes from long-time music industry journalist, Eamonn Forde

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‘In the absence of robust record-keeping, there is no way of knowing what content has been used and generated by AI.’

A bill was recently introduced in the UK to regulate AI in the market. In the following op/ed, Conservative politician Lord Holmes of Richmond MBE explains what the bill aims to achieve

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How DSPs can bring about a new music altruism

The following op/ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde