1.0RouteNote Bloghttps://routenote.com/blogJohanna Campbellhttps://routenote.com/blog/author/johanna-synchedin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://routenote.com/blog/ai-should-artists-get-paid/">Should artists get paid if AI uses their work?</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://routenote.com/blog/ai-should-artists-get-paid/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Should artists get paid if AI uses their work?” — RouteNote Blog" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://routenote.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/pexels-zamanisahudi-101764.jpg48963264We agree that artists should get paid if another artist uses their work, so why should it be any different when it comes to AI? AI is reshaping the music industry, and independent artists are beginning to wonder how their intellectual property is being treated. A whitepaper by Professor Daniel Gervais, an intellectual property law expert, seeks to address a key question: should artists be compensated when their work is used to train AI systems? This idea, if implemented, could bring about a significant change in how musicians, particularly independent ones, are rewarded in the age of burgeoning AI. It...