Tidal Sets New Policy For AI Music Will Not Pay Royalties

TIDAL has shared a new policy to crack down on AI-generated music, and confirmed that it will not be paying royalties to any music made entirely by artificial intelligence. Now, streaming service TIDAL has introduced a new policy to combat the influx of AI-generated music on its platform, and vowed to label and withhold royalties from tracks made entirely by artificial intelligence. From July 15, there will be a badge that says “AI” on music that has been found to be artificially generated, any content designed to impersonate an artist will be taken down, and users will have the option to filter all 100 per cent AI-generated content out. The complete list of changes are outlined in a new policy titled “Promoting Fairness and Economic Empowerment in the Era of AI-Generated Music”. In it, TIDAL highlights that while AI is “not new to music creation”, it has become increasingly prominent. Due to this, it will only be revoking royalties and labelling music that is made entirely by “text-prompted AI”. It will still accept AI-generated music as “artists should have the freedom to create with AI tools”, but will allow users to filter it out too as “listeners should have the autonomy to choose the type of content they consume”. The “AI” labels on songs and albums will be introduced in mid-July, and the platform will also be banning any AI music that “exploits an individual’s or group’s music, name or likeness, deceives listeners, or diminishes the quality of our service”.

SOURCE