Sony Music Warns Companies to Stop Training AI on Its Artists’ Content
Unauthorized use deprives Sony Music and its artists of “control and compensation” of their content, according to the company.
Jon Platt, CEO of Sony Music Publishing, left, and Neal Manowitz, president and chief operating officer of North America at Sony Electronics Inc., during the 2024 CES event in Las Vegas.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergSony Music Group, one of the world’s biggest record labels, warned artificial intelligence companies and music streaming platforms not to use the company’s content without explicit permission.
Sony Music, whose artists include Lil Nas X and Celine Dion, sent letters to more than 700 companies in an effort to protect its intellectual property, which includes album cover art, metadata, musical compositions and lyrics, from being used for training AI models.