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Tidal to withhold royalties for AI-generated music

Tidal, a music streaming service, has announced that it will not pay royalties for music generated by artificial intelligence. The company stated that its priority is to ensure that royalties are distributed to original works created, written, and performed by human artists. This decision was communicated to users via email and a website announcement. AI

IMPACT Sets a precedent for how AI-generated content will be monetized and compensated within the music industry.

RANK_REASON Policy decision by a music streaming service regarding AI-generated content.

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Tidal to withhold royalties for AI-generated music

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "Music streaming service Tidal announced it won’t pay royalties for AI-generated music in an email to users and an announcement on its website published Monday.

    "Music streaming service Tidal announced it won’t pay royalties for AI-generated music in an email to users and an announcement on its website published Monday. “Tidal’s priority is ensuring royalties go to original works directly produced, written, and performed by people,” the …