The three major record labels, Universal Music Group (UMG), Warner Music Group (WMG), and Sony Music, are in talks with the big music streaming services to find a way to quickly and easily remove recordings with AI-generated vocals made to sound like popular artists.
The idea currently under discussion would operate similarly to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) but would cite violations of publicity rights rather than copyright. Publicity rights are the right of a person to control the commercial use of their name, likeness, and voice.
The DMCA provides online services with a safe harbor from copyright infringement…
