Tidal won’t pay royalties on AI-generated music but isn’t banning it outright

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Tidal shared its new policies regarding AI-generated music today and how the platform plans to “protect artists” and “inform listeners.” Instead of banning it outright, starting on July 15th Tidal will label tracks it has identified as being 100 percent AI-generated with an icon. But starting today those tracks will no longer be monetizable. “Tidal’s priority is ensuring royalties go to original works directly produced, written, and performed by people. We will therefore not knowingly attribute royalties to music we identify as wholly AI-generated,” the company’s announcement reads.

The platform didn’t specify what tools it’s using to identify AI-generated music, but the new policy says that as tools improve and become more reliable it eventually plans to also add the label...

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