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This kind of stuff is poised to absolutely takeover for video background music. Dealing with copyright, royalties, licenses, etc. is such a pain in the ass for

This kind of stuff is poised to absolutely takeover for video background music. Dealing with copyright, royalties, licenses, etc. is such a pain in the ass for a lot of small creators, and the ability to just create something totally new is a game changer.

Auracle 3y ago
Yep. Just navigating trying to find music you can use for an Instagram reel advertisement (or the like) is incredibly frustrating or expensive.
raincole 3y ago
It's interesting that you implied if you use AI you are free from "dealing with copyright, royalties, licenses".
- malka 3y ago
  That's the only real use of AI. IP laundering.
- sowbug 3y ago
  The US Copyright Office has repeatedly refused to register copyright for substantially AI-generated works. There is a separate question whether the creation of the model could infringe on rights in the source material, but so far, usage of a model to create a work appears to lead to a different conclusion. Of course, this is a new area and subject to change. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/09/us-rejects-ai-copyright-for-famous-state-fair-winning-midjourney-art/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/09/us-re...
zoogeny 3y ago
Interestingly, a service that made that use-case into a turn-key and repeatable API call would probably be quite profitable. The target market would be web marketers and social media managers who have to pump out content. I'm imagining something like: upload a video without sound and the service would generate the exact amount of music necessary. Bonus points if you can get the music to loop seamlessly. Perhaps upload an image or series of images + text and the video would be ffmpeg'd together at a specified duration along with the generated music. Add some integration to manage the uploading to Instagram/TikTok/Facebook/etc. It reminds me of a business I saw launched here that was an API to remove backgrounds from images. I didn't think such a service would be profitable but apparently there are enough people generating product photos for online stores that will throw money at such a service.
- creaturemachine 3y ago
  Take it one step further and create an audio track tailored each viewer. Simply read the user's tastes and marketing profile and generate something that appeals to them. If they have a preference for rock, add some guitar. Country would get a bit of twang, jazz could add some brass. It's likely no two viewers would get the same audio.
- swingingFlyFish 3y ago
  hahah where is the background removal service. i'm legit looking for something like that.

Auracle 3y ago

Yep. Just navigating trying to find music you can use for an Instagram reel advertisement (or the like) is incredibly frustrating or expensive.

raincole 3y ago

It's interesting that you implied if you use AI you are free from "dealing with copyright, royalties, licenses".

malka 3y ago
That's the only real use of AI. IP laundering.
sowbug 3y ago
The US Copyright Office has repeatedly refused to register copyright for substantially AI-generated works. There is a separate question whether the creation of the model could infringe on rights in the source material, but so far, usage of a model to create a work appears to lead to a different conclusion. Of course, this is a new area and subject to change. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/09/us-rejects-ai-copyright-for-famous-state-fair-winning-midjourney-art/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/09/us-re...

zoogeny 3y ago

Interestingly, a service that made that use-case into a turn-key and repeatable API call would probably be quite profitable. The target market would be web marketers and social media managers who have to pump out content. I'm imagining something like: upload a video without sound and the service would generate the exact amount of music necessary. Bonus points if you can get the music to loop seamlessly. Perhaps upload an image or series of images + text and the video would be ffmpeg'd together at a specified duration along with the generated music. Add some integration to manage the uploading to Instagram/TikTok/Facebook/etc. It reminds me of a business I saw launched here that was an API to remove backgrounds from images. I didn't think such a service would be profitable but apparently there are enough people generating product photos for online stores that will throw money at such a service.

creaturemachine 3y ago
Take it one step further and create an audio track tailored each viewer. Simply read the user's tastes and marketing profile and generate something that appeals to them. If they have a preference for rock, add some guitar. Country would get a bit of twang, jazz could add some brass. It's likely no two viewers would get the same audio.
swingingFlyFish 3y ago
hahah where is the background removal service. i'm legit looking for something like that.