Proposed AI laws “dangerous and damaging”, UK Music warns

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including UK Music's claim that a proposed new copyright exception in the UK that would cover all and any text and data mining is “dangerous and damaging” and would simply allow AI companies to “launder” music in order to generate new content, plus the removal of three Michael Jackson tracks from streaming services that some (although not the Jackson estate and Sony Music) have said were recorded by an impersonator. STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • UK Music calls proposed data mining copyright exception “dangerous and damaging” • Three posthumous Michael Jackson songs removed from streaming services – although not because they’re fakes, estate insists ALSO MENTIONED • US Copyright Royalty Board reconfirms 15.1% streaming rate for songwriters and publishers MORE FROM CMU • Upcoming CMU webinars • Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon • Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin • Listen to the full Setlist theme tune