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by jasrys 1y ago
NASA tested one at Marshall about a year ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UShD03eG9IU
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USCO: Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Part 2 Copyrightability Report [pdf](copyright.gov)
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by jasrys 2y ago
No one. At least in the US, copyright requires human authorship.[1] There are several ongoing cases, probably most prominently the Thaler v. Perlmutter case. [2] [1] https://www.copyright.gov/ai/ai_policy_guidance.pdf
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by jasrys 2y ago
AI generated music is not protected by copyright, at least in the US, since copyright can only affix to works created by humans (the "human authorship requirement").[1][2] Without copyright protection, there is no "economic v
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by jasrys 2y ago
You can read more about what that deal covered — and didn’t cover — here on NMPA’s site: https://www.nmpa.org/twitch-makes-deal-with-nmpa-but-streame...
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by jasrys 2y ago
They haven't licensed publishing (at least not yet). Source: am publisher
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by jasrys 3y ago
1. lots of established law and case law (at least in the US), this is already a well-settled problem and folks have the tools and proper venue to bring infringement claims. Yes, federal copyright infringement litigation is prohibitively exp
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by jasrys 3y ago
This is probably a somewhat unpopular opinion on HN, but it is where many of the artists I work with are generally trying to get to. Consent, compensation, and credit.
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by jasrys 3y ago
Couldn't go to a better home. Thanks for making this field approachable.
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by jasrys 3y ago
It depends, but yes, usually. Post-1978, the author of a work is also the copyright owner as soon as the work is fixed in a "tangible medium of expression" (written down, recorded, dictated, etc.). The exception to this is when th
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by jasrys 3y ago
Royalty rate increased to $0.12/copy as of January 1, 2023 for songs under five minutes in length (the rate increases from there for longer songs). [1][2] [1] Case docs for CRB Phonorecords IV (see subpart B): https://app.cr
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by jasrys 3y ago
further discussion/illustration https://ciechanow.ski/naval-architecture/#free-surface
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by jasrys 3y ago
Subscriber here. Just a note to say this is a beautiful, helpful, and well thought out in-depth tool for planning (particularly love the scenario modeling). While my financial updates tend to only be on a ~monthly schedule, I often pop in m
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by jasrys 3y ago
> Spotify also does nothing to promote and pay independent artists, they actually charge most independent musicians (even the ones not making profit) to be displayed on their platform rather than paying royalties, which is a pretty much
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by jasrys 3y ago
Sure. In an infringement lawsuit involving a fair use defense, courts will apply the "four prong" test [1] to determine whether or not such use is indeed fair use under copyright law. The first of the four prongs, the "purpos
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by jasrys 3y ago
I testified to the US Copyright Office this morning on AI in their roundtable session on AI and music[1]. A good portion of the focus of this panel was on whether copyrighted inputs (in this case, sound recordings and musical compositions)
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by jasrys 3y ago
Already a thing: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56992086
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by jasrys 4y ago
In addition to the new registration guidelines, the USCO announced a new AI initiative and series of public hearings https://copyright.gov/ai/
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by jasrys 4y ago
Other way around. UMG: Bieber's recordings. Hipgnosis: publishing copyrights (music and lyrics), neighbouring rights (public performances of Bieber's recordings, mostly outside the US), and Hipgnosis bought Bieber's downstrea
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by jasrys 4y ago
Most of these types of catalog sales are back catalog only. Bieber's is too: "In any event, the far-reaching buyout encompasses a “100% interest” in London, Ontario-born Bieber’s publishing (“including the writer’s share of perfor
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by jasrys 4y ago
There is a conference in Nashville next week (Music Biz 2022) discussing opportunities/challenges at the intersection of music/tech/data. You may discover some interesting music-adjacent industries and companies by attending
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by jasrys 5y ago
Wixen Music | Full Stack Developer | Full time | Onsite | wixenmusic.com Wixen Music Publishing, Inc. is a music publishing administration company providing royalty collection and licensing services for many of the world’s most iconic songw