Originally Posted by bennash
That makes sense , that's why they're being sued and not logic ect ect. So instead of picking up the guitar for a melody and using session players( That You Pay) , You push a button and steal the tracks . Makes sense . Here's how I look at it ( minus the stealing ) How are you going to promote yourself as a artist using a robot ? Its not you . Back to topic . Hit writers have insurance on their hits . So I'm assuming all tracks are covered by that . They'll sue the hell out of them , is my guess .


Being sued is not a verdict. If they win and shut down A.I. from learning because it infringes, the lawyers will start suing every artist who ever listened to any artists who came before them. We have copyright laws and they are still in effect. As long as the A.I. is learning and not copying lyrics or melody or sampling, they have infringed on nothing. In reality, these filed lawsuits are simply big corporations saying "we want our cut" just like they did with Spotify. And guess what? They got "their" backdoor partial ownership, the artists and writers got horrible royalty rates and ZERO cut of the ownership deal and these lawsuits, if successful, will do the exact same thing. A pyric victory in name only for creators, and a back door money/ownership deal for the same scumbag corporations. There is no way to pay "royalties" from a settlement to creators because if A.I. has listened to every single song ever recorded in any database, then you would need to prove exactly what original work of YOURS was actually used in the offending music. Your court case alone would cost so much you couldn't win unless it was so clear cut that existing copyright law would have covered it anyway. So go ahead and root for big corporations to screw everyone once again on the way out the door of relevance, but you or John will never see a benefit from the sham lawsuits that have been filed in an obvious money grab.

P.S. Even if they wanted to pay everyone a share of their income, if a billion songs have been learned from (it may be many billions) then your minimum barrier to get a penny would likely be more songs than anyone has ever written. If you want your 1/10000000 of a penny, good luck cashing the check.
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