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New business model: have an AI generate every chord progression in every tempo, release the "songs" on your own label, and sue everyone who releases a song after you.
I've always wondered if someone could copyright strike most of YouTube by having a channel filled with permutations of various sorts of ambient background noise.
I could be wrong but I vaguely remember something along those lines
The problem is using juries for this. Music copyrights should be adjudicated by a panel of professional musicologists, funded by a cut of the awards. That way there’s at least some consistency. The concept would extend to other disciplines. Of course a purely functional improvement to governance is a political nonstarter in today’s environment.
It was the opinion of a professional musicologist, presented to a jury, that resulted in the lawsuit being successful. At least with a jury there's a chance of calling bullshit, even though it did not occur in this case.
Loads of professionals think that this (and similar suits) are not only bogus but dangerous.
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New business model: have an AI generate every chord progression in every tempo, release the "songs" on your own label, and sue everyone who releases a song after you.
Is there a legal counter to this? Frivolous copyrighting?
But patent trolls are smart enough to have blazed a trail where you sue small time record labels that can't afford to fight you in court and are willing to settle. Any fight that goes to court, you just dismiss the suit to avoid losing and setting a precedent.
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New business model: have an AI generate every chord progression in every tempo, release the "songs" on your own label, and sue everyone who releases a song after you.
Is there a legal counter to this? Frivolous copyrighting?
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This sort of feels like the start of the music business's version of patent trolls. I think this verdict devalues music and hampers creativity.
New business model: have an AI generate every chord progression in every tempo, release the "songs" on your own label, and sue everyone who releases a song after you.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've always wondered if someone could copyright strike most of YouTube by having a channel filled with permutations of various sorts of ambient background noise.
I think this is already happening. I could be wrong but I vaguely remember something along those lines
I posted this the other day. Absolutely terrible, IMO. A minor artist can take millions from an artist who releases a song with a passing resemblance. You can hear similarities in SO many songs. And SO many songs are inspired by others - great art is full of inspiration. I dread where this ends up.
This sort of feels like the start of the music business's version of patent trolls. I think this verdict devalues music and hampers creativity.