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Copyright Report Says AI-Generated Songs Aren’t Protected, But That AI Tools Can Still Be Fair Game
AI-generated songs can't be copyrighted, but AI tools used by creators are fair game, according to a new U.S. Copyright Office report.
A new federal report on artificial intelligence says that merely prompting a computer to write a song isn’t enough to secure a copyright on the resulting track — but that using AI as a “brainstorming tool” or to assist in a recording studio would be fair game. The report directly quoted from a comment submitted by Universal Music Group, which likened that scenario to “someone who tells a musician friend to ‘write me a pretty love song in a major key’ and then falsely claims co-ownership.” To make that point, the report cited specific examples that would likely be fair game, including Hollywood studios using AI-powered tech to “de-age” actors in movies.
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