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AI Music Licence Launched to Protect Songwriters 🎶

Sweden's music rights organisation has introduced an Al Music Licence that allows artificial intelligence companies to legally use copyrighted songs for training their models, while ensuring that songwriters and composers are paid.

The move announced by rights group STIM on Tuesday responds to a surge in generative Al usage across creative industries that has prompted lawsuits from artists, authors, and rights holders. The creators allege Al firms use copyrighted material without consent or compensation to train their models.

The licence developed by STIM, which represents more than 100,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers, allows Al systems to train on copyrighted works while paying royalties to creators.

According to the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), Al could reduce music creators' income by up to 24% by 2028.

"We show that it is possible to embrace disruption without undermining human creativity. This is not just a commercial initiative but a blueprint for fair compensation and legal certainty for Al firms," Lina Heyman, STIM's acting CEO, said i a statement.

By 2028, generative Al outputs in music could approach $17 billion annually, according to CISAC.

Sweden has previously set industry standards for platforms such as Spotify and TikTok, and the new licence includes mandatory technology to track Al-generated outputs, ensuring transparency and payments for creators.

Songfox, a Stockholm-based startup, is the first company to operate under the licence, allowing users to create legal Al-generated songs and covers.

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