Sony Group Corp's (NYSE:SONY) Sony Music Group, one of the world's largest record labels, has issued a stark warning to artificial intelligence companies and music streaming services.
Sony Music Publishing (SMP) and Sony Music Entertainment (SME), on behalf of themselves and their wholly owned or controlled affiliates, said they prohibit and opt out of any text or data mining, web scraping or similar reproductions, extractions or uses of any SME and SMP content for any purposes, including in relation to training, developing or commercializing any AI system.
The label, representing artists like Lil Nas X and Celine Dion, has directed over 700 companies to refrain from using its content without explicit authorization.
Sony aims to safeguard its intellectual property, including album art, metadata, compositions, and lyrics, from being exploited to train AI models.
Unauthorized usage of their content for AI development denies both the company and its artists control and rightful compensation, reported Bloomberg.
With the rise of generative AI, producing content from text to music has become a contentious issue. Last year, Hollywood faced strikes from actors and writers concerned about AI's impact on their craft.
Now, startups are creating AI-generated music, raising alarms about artist livelihoods and straining relationships with streaming platforms.
Sony, like others in the music industry, is navigating the challenge of embracing new technology while protecting artist rights and profits.
"We support artists and songwriters taking the lead in embracing new technologies in support of their art," Sony stated. "However, that innovation must ensure that songwriters' and recording artists' rights, including copyrights, are respected."
Universal Music Group NV (OTC:UMGNF) has been notably vocal, even threatening to remove its entire catalog from TikTok and suing AI startup Anthropic for using lyrics without permission.
Recently, Universal and TikTok resolved their dispute, agreeing to collaborate on AI development that protects human artistry and ensures fair economics for artists.
Globally, especially in the European Union, copyright owners are encouraged to declare their content off-limits for AI training without proper licenses.
In the U.S., the music industry backs federal legislation to protect artists' voices and images from unauthorized AI use. In April, Warner Music Group Corp (NASDAQ:WMG) CEO Robert Kyncl supported the "NO FAKES" Act, advocating for a robust free-market licensing system and strong legal protections for name, likeness, and voice rights.
Price Action: SONY shares are trading lower by 0.01% at $83.48 at the last check Thursday.
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索尼集團公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：SONY）索尼音樂集團是全球最大的唱片公司之一，已向人工智能公司和音樂流媒體服務發出嚴厲警告。
索尼音樂出版社（SMP）和索尼音樂娛樂（SME）代表自己及其全資或控制的附屬公司表示，他們禁止並選擇不出於任何目的，包括與培訓、開發或商業化任何人工智能系統相關的任何文本或數據挖掘、網絡抓取或類似複製、提取或使用任何中小企業和SMP內容。
該唱片公司代表Lil Nas X和Celine Dion等藝術家，已指示700多家公司在未經明確授權的情況下避免使用其內容。
索尼旨在保護其知識產權，包括專輯封面、元數據、作品和歌詞，防止其被用來訓練人工智能模型。
彭博社報道，未經授權將其內容用於人工智能開發，這剝奪了該公司及其藝術家的控制權和合法補償。
隨着生成式人工智能的興起，從文本到音樂製作內容已成爲一個有爭議的問題。去年，好萊塢遭到了演員和作家的罷工，他們擔心人工智能會對他們的手藝產生影響。
現在，初創公司正在創作人工智能生成的音樂，引發人們對藝術家生計的警惕，並加劇了與流媒體平台的關係。
與音樂行業的其他公司一樣，索尼正在應對在保護藝術家權利和利潤的同時採用新技術的挑戰。
索尼表示：“我們支持藝術家和詞曲作者帶頭採用新技術來支持他們的藝術。”“但是，這種創新必須確保詞曲作者和唱片藝術家的權利，包括版權，得到尊重。”
環球音樂集團內華達州（場外交易代碼：UMGNF）一直非常直言不諱，甚至威脅要將其整個目錄從抖音中刪除，並起訴人工智能初創公司Anthropic未經許可使用歌詞。
最近，環球影業和抖音解決了爭議，同意合作開發人工智能，以保護人類藝術並確保藝術家的公平經濟。
在全球範圍內，尤其是在歐盟，鼓勵版權所有者宣佈其內容未經適當許可不得進行人工智能培訓。
在美國，音樂行業支持聯邦立法，以保護藝術家的聲音和圖像免受未經授權的人工智能使用。4月，華納音樂集團公司（納斯達克股票代碼：WMG）首席執行官羅伯特·金克爾支持 “禁止假貨” 法案，主張建立強大的自由市場許可制度，對姓名、肖像和發言權提供強有力的法律保護。
價格走勢：在週四的最後一次支票中，索尼股價下跌0.01％，至83.48美元。
免責聲明：此內容部分是在人工智能工具的幫助下製作的，並由Benzinga的編輯審閱和發佈。
