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Symphonic Opens Up Catalog to Train AI Models Through Musical AI Partnership
Symphonic Distribution partners with Musical AI to allow its catalog to be used for AI training.
Joining the dataset is a choice that Symphonic users must opt-in to and participating artists can earn additional income for their contribution. A similar argument was made in a 2023 lawsuit filed by UMG, Concord, and ABKCO against Anthropic for allegedly using their copyrighted lyrics in training without proper licenses. “Symphonic’s catalog has clear value to AI companies who need both excellent music by passionate artists and a broad representation of genres and sounds,” says Adell.
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