Good luck with that. A musician copies the sound of their favorite artist and then uses it in a different harmony and rhythm to get a unique song. Why couldn't an AI model do the same and what would they owe the artist when nothing was directly copied?

Universal Music and Warner Music are about to sign the first major licensing agreements with AI companies. Essentially, they intend to set new rules for how AI developers will pay for music use.

ElevenLabs, Stability AI, Suno, Udio, Google, and Spotify are participating in the negotiations. The labels want to introduce a micropayment system similar to streaming: every time a track is used in an AI model, copyright holders receive money. To achieve this, AI companies will have to implement a music recognition system similar to YouTube's Content ID.

Future deals are expected to cover both the generation of new AI tracks and the training of models using songs. The labels hope that these agreements will become a benchmark for the entire music industry.