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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 89477, member: 27"] A new policy paper argues AI training on public web data should stay legal under fair use, stirring fresh pushback from the music industry. Google's fair use argument [LIST] [*]The paper says training models on public data counts as transformative use. [*]It compares the practice to an art student learning from a gallery. [*]Copyright concerns should focus on outputs, not on training inputs. [*]Kent Walker published the 21-page paper on Thursday, June 25. [/LIST] Data control and payments [LIST] [*]Google offers machine-readable tags letting sites block AI training. [*]The company says it is exploring new partnerships and value-exchange models. [*]Google has paid for access to specialized, non-public content. [/LIST] Enforcement stance [LIST] [*]Google wants enforcement to target copied outputs, not training methods. [*]It opposes automated filters that judge content as too similar. [*]The company favors standard notice-and-takedown systems for infringement. [*]Google backs the NO FAKES Act, which protects voices and likenesses. [/LIST] Music industry lawsuits [LIST] [*]The RIAA sued Suno and Udio for mass copyright infringement in 2024. [*]Udio later signed licensing deals with Universal, Warner, Merlin, and Kobalt. [*]Sony Music's case against Udio remains active in court. [*]Music publishers sued Anthropic over Claude's use of song lyrics. [/LIST] Anthropic lawsuit and licensing deals [LIST] [*]Publishers filed a bigger suit, seeking over $3 billion in damages. [*]The RIAA and NMPA urged courts to reject Anthropic's fair-use defense. [*]NMPA struck an industry-wide licensing deal with Udio in June. [*]David Israelite called it the first deal with a major AI music company. [/LIST] Google's own copyright fight [LIST] [*]Independent artists sued Google in March over its Lyria 3 model. [*]They allege Google used YouTube recordings without permission for training. [*]Google says artists licensed their music through YouTube's terms of service. [/LIST] FARO regulatory proposal [LIST] [*]Google proposes an industry-funded body called FARO to police frontier models. [*]The group would set safety standards and verify audits for developers. [*]Google compares the idea to regulators like FINRA and NERC. [*]Every day AI uses should follow existing laws, the paper argues. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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