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- Sony Music Group joined ARIAM as its first music-company member, joining existing members including Condé Nast, Fox Entertainment, Disney, the New York Times, the Financial Times, ITV, Adobe, and the BBC
- Kevin Kelleher, Sony Music's COO, said the company wants to shape how generative AI fits into creative industries, arguing responsible AI must "put the value of human artistry at its heart"
- Sony Music Entertainment filed its second copyright infringement lawsuit against AI music generator Suno last week over its new label-backed model, following an earlier Anthropic suit filed by Sony Music Publishing last month over song-composition training data
- Sony's competitors have taken the opposite track, striking licensing deals with AI music generation companies such as Suno and Udio rather than suing them
- Sony Music Group joined Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group in a $76 million funding round for James Cameron-backed Stability AI last month
- ARIAM founder Victoria Furniss said music is "an integral part" of the AI conversation and praised Sony Music Group for embodying the coalition's principles
Why it matters: Sony's ARIAM seat gives the label that filed two Suno lawsuits and an Anthropic suit a formal platform to push for rightsholder-led AI licensing — contrasting with the licensing deals competitors have struck with AI music generators, even as Sony itself co-invested $76 million in Stability AI alongside those same competitors.
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