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Generative AI is “generating” existing pop songs: industry lawsuit
This week, the RIAA is suing the generative AI music startups behind Suno and Udio, claiming they’ve illegally trained their models on copyrighted music. The lawsuit reveals that you can enter simple prompts and get near-perfect clones of existing songs, down to the melody, harmony, lyrics, and arrangements. And you can hear those results for yourself.
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Roland and Universal Music Group partner on “AI for Music”
The world’s biggest music company has now teamed up with one of the world’s leading instrument and music creation tech makers to weigh in on the growing AI boom. Mostly what we get is a set of general principles – but talking about who made music for the data sets is central, and it could be an indication of musician/instrument/music industry partnerships to come.
Peter Kirn - March 21, 2024
Music tech Software Stories Tech
Roland has registered the 303, 808 designs as trademarks
Roland has quietly filed for trademark protection (Unionsmarkenanmeldung) in Germany for the designs of the TB-303 and TR-808.
Peter Kirn - February 6, 2019
Gear Music tech Tech
Behringer responds to reports, defends reverse engineering
Peter Kirn - June 20, 2018
Gear Music tech Stories
Behringer threatens legal action against a site that called it a copycat
Peter Kirn - June 13, 2018
Gear Music tech Stories Tech
Robin Thicke Judgment: The Day Copyright Law Died, Again [Opinion]
Peter Kirn - March 11, 2015
Music Music tech
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