Music Industry AI Licensing Principles: Equal Value for Songs and Recordings
As the music industry enters into ever more deals with AI platforms, the indie publisher community has again insisted that - with AI - song rights and recording rights must be valued equally, unlike i
The indie music publisher community, represented by IMPF and IMPEL, has established a new AI framework emphasizing the non-negotiable principle that songs and recordings must be valued equally in deals with AI platforms. This stance aims to ensure parity, unlike the current model in music streaming.
This framework addresses the growing number of agreements between the music industry and artificial intelligence companies. It specifically targets the valuation of intellectual property in the context of AI, asserting that both songwriting and recording rights should hold equivalent worth.