Overview

• Universal Music Group has sent legal demands for streaming services and AI companies to cease training AIs using UMG's copyrighted music.
• UMG argues that AIs scraping music from streaming platforms pose risks of generating AI-created music that resembles work from popular artists.
• Google has developed an AI that generates music from text descriptions, but has withheld its release in response to copyright concerns.
• UMG's takedown requests are part of an effort by the music industry to establish boundaries around AI applications reliant on copyrighted creative works.
• UMG's roster of artists includes many of the world's most popular musicians, giving the company leverage as the streaming and AI sectors determine how to comply with copyright law.