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I don't think something being hard, should mean it just doesn't have to happen. "It's too hard to figure out whose work we used, so we just won't?" I also think

I don't think something being hard, should mean it just doesn't have to happen. "It's too hard to figure out whose work we used, so we just won't?" I also think it's unfortunate that writers, bloggers, photographers, etc. who have seen no financial compensation for their work will watch it go on to enrich a company with a billion dollar valuation. It costs $0.091 per copy to "cover" a song in the USA, you get this by securing a "mechanical license" and that rate is set by the Copyright Royalty Board[1]. I don't see why there can't be a similar way forward here. [1] https://www.crb.gov/rate/ https://www.crb.gov/rate/

mminer237 3y ago
Hmm, I hadn't considered that, but I suppose Congress could enact a similar compulsory licensing procedure for AI. The hardest part will be identifying authors though. I can certainly appreciate adherence to the law despite difficulty, but I think once it crosses impossibility, you have to reconsider the public policy benefits. Even if you could force someone to license you their work for a statutory fee, something like Wikipedia would still be off-limits since you could never contact all the anonymous Wikipedia users to send each of them his 4¢ royalty.
jasrys 3y ago
Royalty rate increased to $0.12/copy as of January 1, 2023 for songs under five minutes in length (the rate increases from there for longer songs). [1][2] [1] Case docs for CRB Phonorecords IV (see subpart B): https://app.crb.gov/case/detail/21-CRB-0001-PR%20%282023-2027%29 https://app.crb.gov/case/detail/21-CRB-0001-PR%20%282023-202... [2] Summarizing article: https://variety.com/2022/music/news/songwriters-win-copyright-royalty-board-mechanical-royalties-1235259518/ https://variety.com/2022/music/news/songwriters-win-copyrigh...