FTMI to feature guest articles on new, fair-trade initiatives
Perhaps you don’t need to go viral to go direct? All over the world today, music creators are finding it increasingly difficult to earn an equitable livelihood from the use of their work. Whilst the cost of living continues to…
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Indie music creators led by SGA, SCL and MCNA demand fairness in generative AI industry negotiations
Music week in NYC kicks off with a bang. The Songwriters Guild of America, the Society of Composers & Lyricists, and Music Creators North America (led respectively by music creators Rick Carnes, Ashley Irwin and Eddie Schwartz), have released a…
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New U.S. Chamber Report Reveals IP Boosts U.S. Economy, Drives Job Growth
It’s popular amongst some champions of the often misinterpreted “fair use” doctrine to refer to copyright as some type of tax. An outdated system that stifles creation. We should remember however that copyright was developed specifically to drive innovation, creativity…
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Portuguese translation of FTMI Generative AI white paper now available
A Portuguese language translation of the Gen AI white paper written by Prof. Daniel J. Gervais and published by FTMI together with CIAM, is now available to download . Titled “The Remuneration of Music Creators for the Use of Their…
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Op-ed: What could the Bern Convention’s “Three-Step Test” mean for GenAI music?
The three-step test is an important legal doctrine established in 1967 under the Bern Convention. It helps the 181 parties to this treaty to standardise any copyright limitations or exceptions that they wish to add to their respective national copyright…
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FTMI Generative AI white paper now available in Spanish
A Spanish language translation of the Gen AI white paper written by Prof. Daniel J. Gervais and published by FTMI together with CIAM, is now available to download . Titled “The Remuneration of Music Creators for the Use of Their…
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Op-ed: My favourite album now costs me half a penny and that’s a problem
Like many music lovers, I also enjoy learning about the equipment we use to listen to it. John Darko is perhaps my favourite voice in this space and regularly produces excellent opinion pieces. Below, he works out the cost of…
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FTMI Generative AI white paper and campaign notes now available in French language
The Gen AI white paper written by Prof. Daniel J. Gervais and published by FTMI together with CIAM, is now available to download in French language translation. Titled “The Remuneration of Music Creators for the Use of Their Works by…
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Global economic study shows human creators’ future at risk from generative AI
CISAC has released the first global study measuring the economic impact of Generative AI in the music and audiovisual sectors. The report details how GenAI will enrich tech companies while substantially jeopardising the income of human creators in the next…
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