New Artist-Owned Music Company Fights Back to Protect Artists From AI-Music Theft. – PRWire
Major Labl Artist Club has announced a ground-breaking partnership with French tech firm Ircam Amplify. This innovative collaboration enables us to become the first company to block AI music from distribution.
AI-Music is a hot topic, in recent weeks the story has moved from the tech pages to the front pages with the announcement that Universal Music, Sony Music and Warner Music are suing two AI music start-ups in a potentially landmark case.
The record labels claim Suno and Udio have committed copyright infringement on an “almost unimaginable scale” using AI software trained on their music catalogues to create new tracks without seeking prior permission.
The ability to create music in minutes without talent has led to a proliferation of music-flooding streaming services. In 2023, an estimated 170 million tracks created by AI were uploaded to Apple Music, Spotify, and Amazon Music. (Ircam Amplify).
Stopping the illegal production of AI music is one step, but equally important is being able to stop its distribution. Right now, a staggering 120,000 new tracks are being added to Spotify every day, up from 55,000 in 2020 with AI partly responsible for this growth.
In response, Major Labl Artist Club, (MLAC) a company owned by independent artists has partnered with French audio technology company Ircam Amplify. Using their technology MLAC will be able to scan up to 5,000 music tracks in under a minute, detecting and blocking AI music from distribution with an accuracy rate of 98.5%.
“We exist to ensure independent artists always get paid their fair share of music royalties from streams, sales and live, so we can’t just sit back and watch as their music is being
stolen to train AI music tools. We are proud to be the first company to offer a real-world solution. Unlike the artists signed to Universal, Sony and Warner nobody is standing up for the independent artists.” explains Major Labl Artist Club, Co-Founder Mark Knight.
Nathalie Birocheau, CEO and Co-Founder of Ircam Amplify added. “We are thrilled to partner with Major Labl to integrate our AI-Generated Detector into their ingestion process. This collaboration comes at a crucial time when AI-generated music is flooding digital platforms. Our easy and accurate API will help Major Labl distinguish between human-created and AI-generated music, ensuring transparency and supporting human artists whose work might otherwise be overshadowed.”
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Major Labl Artist Club provides everything you need to run your music career online, in one place. We are backed by the Government’s SEIS (Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme) scheme and part of Microsoft for Start-ups, with over 3,000 independent artists on our waitlist. We’re currently raising and accepting minimum investments of £1,000 which becomes £500 with a 50% SEIS tax rebate for UK investors. For more information or to book a demo contact: Mark Knight: mark@majorlabl.com // www.majorlabl.com
Ircam Amplify is a Tech enabler, attached to IRCAM-Centre Pompidou, France’s foremost audio research institute and a major centre of music creation, to connect technology and emotion. With their audio-as-a-Service platform they empower creative industries to harness the power of audio editing and processing AI, automating pristine quality and impactful content delivery across multiple channels without upfront costs. For more information reach out to Elias Karam: elias.karam@ircamamplify.com
