RIAA Leads Music Community in AI Filing – US Creative Leadership Paves the Way for Innovation

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recently led a coalition of music community leaders in advocating for the Administration’s AI Action Plan to protect intellectual property and promote American leadership in AI development. The coalition emphasized the importance of balancing AI innovation with copyright protection, highlighting the need for proper incentives and safeguards to prevent theft of American content by foreign actors. They called for free market licensing for AI training, requiring human authorship for copyright, and opposing exceptions that enable unauthorized use of copyrighted works. Additionally, they stressed the significance of transparency in AI training materials to build trust among end users. RIAA Chairman & CEO Mitch Glazier underscored the importance of supporting American creators and AI companies to maintain global competitiveness. The coalition’s full filing can be accessed for further details.