ICMP is no longer active on X. Music is a cultural activity & economic industry based on freedom of expression. It's also based on copyright - basic property rights which X and Elon Musk demand for themselves, but deny to millions of creators and others. X continues to breach the rights of music creators worldwide. If inclined and not already doing so, follow us via any of the below: 🔗linktr.ee/icmpmusic 🖥️ ICMPmusic.com 🤝 linkedin.com/company/icmp 📸 instagram.com/icmp_music 🆕bsky.app/profile/icmpmusic.b…

Hey @grok, what's worse - the executive decision within many #tech & #AI companies to take as much of the 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥'𝘴 existing music, photography, literature, journalism, film, poetry, TV, sports, books, brands, logos, datasets, personal data, personal messages, individual profiles, emails etc. for commercial profit all in full knowledge of breaching basic laws, or is it the hypocrisy that they aggressively assert their own copyrights? 👇👀 Elon & X are just one of many. This is why we need AI & copyright laws to ensure the same rules for all. #ArtificalIntelligenceRealRights

The success of the British creative industries is due in part to the country’s strong copyright regime. Weakening these protections will cause irreconcilable damage to a £124bn industry. We encourage all MPs to participate in this crucial and timely debate.

ICMP announced a new strand of its Partnership Programme: Collective Management Organisation (CMO) Friends of ICMP. CMOs are important partners of music publishing companies worldwide, in managing rights then collecting and distributing royalties for licensed use of our member companies’ music. These Friends of ICMP are the world’s leading organisations in this space and close partners in our work worldwide to defend the work of songwriters and composers. Today we announce SESAC Music Group from the US. We will be announcing others from around the world each week. 🗣️ Below, company quote from Alexander Wolf, President, International at SESAC Music Group 🎵 🌎

We’re calling on @SunoMusic to pull its ReMi AI lyrics tool. Reporting by @CMU shows it can generate copies of entire lyrics from iconic songs like American Pie and Take It Easy using basic prompts – without permission. @RobertoNeri47 our CEO, says: “This is the latest example of unethical AI firms stealing the work, art and livelihoods of lyricists, songwriters and composers.” We’re demanding action to protect music creators and calling for stronger copyright law.

ICMP announced a new strand of its Partnership Programme: Collective Management Organisation (CMO) Friends of ICMP. CMOs are important partners of music publishing companies worldwide, in managing rights then collecting and distributing royalties for licensed use of our member companies’ music. These Friends of ICMP are the world’s leading organisations in this space and close partners in our work worldwide to defend the work of songwriters and composers. Today we announce @sacem from France. We will be announcing others from around the world each week. 🗣️ Below, company quote from Cecile Rap-Veber CEO at SACEM 🎵 🌎

Félicitations à tous les lauréats du 14ème "Prix de la création musicale" organisé par le groupe national CSDEM de @_ICMP à @ParisHDV 🇫🇷🎶 Une soirée spéciale pour célébrer les auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs français. 👏 👏 ---- Congratulations to all the winners at the 14th 'Prix de la création musicale' hosted by @_ICMP national group CSDEM at @ParisHDV 🇫🇷🎶 A special evening celebrating amazing French songwriters, composers & publishers. 👏 👏

ICMP announced a new strand of its Partnership Programme: Collective Management Organisation (CMO) Friends of ICMP. CMOs are important partners of music publishing companies worldwide, in managing rights then collecting and distributing royalties for licensed use of our member companies’ music. These Friends of ICMP are the world’s leading organisations in this space and close partners in our work worldwide to defend the work of songwriters and composers. Today we announce STIM from Sweden. We will be announcing others from around the world each week. 🗣️ Below, company quote from Casper Bjørner CEO of STIM 🎵 🌎

ICMP announced a new strand of its Partnership Programme: Collective Management Organisation (CMO) Friends of ICMP. CMOs are important partners of music publishing companies worldwide, in managing rights then collecting and distributing royalties for licensed use of our member companies’ music. These Friends of ICMP are the world’s leading organisations in this space and close partners in our work worldwide to defend the work of songwriters and composers. Today we announce Koda from the Denmark. We will be announcing others from around the world each week. 🗣️ Below, company quote from Gorm Arildsen CEO of KODA Photo credits: Koda/Maria Louise Reichardt 🎵 🌎

2️⃣ days. 2️⃣ very different political perspectives. 1️⃣ issue (#AI - specifically how the basics of copyright laws prevent illegal activities and grow revenues between tech sector & creative industries). 🔹 '𝗘𝗨 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 ‘𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀’ 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀' ft.com/content/9051af42-ce3f… @AxelVossMdEP @Kimvsparrentak @HennaVirkkunen All across our European & global industry strongly support the full implementation of the EU AI Act. 🔹 '𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗞’𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 ‘𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲’, 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿' ft.com/content/7366eef2-8ae4… @peterkyle @Keir_Starmer @the_MPA As emphatically, our UK & global industry views draft proposals in the UK to reduce property rights as hugely harmful to UK businesses. ICMP continues to collate wholescale, daily & deliberate breaches of laws by a number of AI and tech companies who commercially profit from use of the world's digital music without licenses or remuneration to its creators. We must not be afraid to tackle such illegality. Doing so will also enable licensed and ethical AI markets, based on creators' consent, to thrive. There is nothing economically uncompetitive or commercially burdensome by ensuring AI & tech companies observe the same basics of digital, contract & copyright laws as all other digital companies. Exceptions cut growth. Licensing grows revenue. Transparency protects property rights. Business rules ensure fair markets. Consent must be a cornerstone. ft.com/content/9051af42-ce3f… #ArtificialIntelligence

This Runway? We look forward to the company fully complying with the below & all other legal & commercial obligations: 🔹Copyright laws, in every jurisdiction worldwide in which Runway operates; 🔹Demonstrating full compliance with The EU AI Act - including but not limited to respect for copyright (i.e. prior authorisation from all rightholders before using copyright protected data); 🔹 Respecting rights reservations issued by our industry against unauthorised training (incl. RightsAndAI.com; 🔹 Transparency obligations on AI training data (including but not limited to the US, China & EU); 🔹Not engaging in the removal of metadata in digital music. Runway is among the many companies ICMP has examined the detail in their AI Terms of Services. On behalf of the songwriters & composers our companies represent worldwide, @_ICMP will continue to convey detail to governments & industry regulators about those companies who prohibit any use of 'their' content using automated or AI related means, while at the same time scraping the internet of music without a license - thereby breaching copyright, contract, AI and potentially competition laws.

Artists in silent protest at proposed AI copyright law bbc.in/41uYZpL

ft.com/content/38585a82-cffd… If protests are about ensuring respect for #rights, then fair comment. @_ICMP stands square in support of our UK industry association @the_MPA & countless UK songwriters & composers who want no erosion of their legal rights & revenue streams for their precious music. On behalf of our international industry, we made a detailed submission to government supporting @the_MPA, setting out evidence & realities in the world of #DigitalMusic, #copyright laws & #AI. Were the UK government to proceed with a new exception to copyright laws it would be the equivalent of holing the boat you're aboard in the name of more ventilation. It was an unjustified idea in March 2023 when shelved previously, it remains an unjustified idea today. It would be devastating to a multi-billion pound, world-class industry, handing Tech & GenAI companies vast amounts of high-value IP for free, no reason & no upswing. Opt out is a cop out. What do we have in common? They are IP-intense industries too. Let's all maintain the same rights - if you want to use UK and the world's music, it's not a problem, take a license like anyone else. #ArtificialIntelligenceRealRights @SciTechgovuk @DCMS @Keir_Starmer @peterkyle @lisanandy @The_IPO @UKMisBrussels @the_MPA @UK_Music

ICMP announced a new strand of its Partnership Programme: Collective Management Organisation (CMO) Friends of ICMP. CMOs are important partners of music publishing companies worldwide, in managing rights then collecting and distributing royalties for licensed use of our member companies’ music. These Friends of ICMP are the world’s leading organisations in this space and close partners in our work worldwide to defend the work of songwriters and composers. Today we announce PRS for Music from the UK. We will be announcing others from around the world each week. 🗣️ Below, quote from @PRSforMusic Chief Executive Officer, Andrea Czapary Martin. 🎵 🌎

We stand right behind our French industry colleagues in their call for copyright and creators' rights to be at the centre of AI discussions. As a global trade body we endorse their statement. As industry and political leaders convene on Paris, we must recall that creative media industries and AI markets are both built on crucial norms of copyright and property rights. Artificial Intelligence companies must respect Real Rights. See full statement here: bit.ly/4jMOpkS @snep CSDEM @IFPI_org 🌎 🎵 ⚖️

ICMP announced a new strand of its Partnership Programme: Collective Management Organisation (CMO) Friends of ICMP. CMOs are important partners of music publishing companies worldwide, in managing rights then collecting and distributing royalties for licensed use of our member companies’ music. These Friends of ICMP are the world’s leading organisations in this space and close partners in our work worldwide to defend the work of songwriters and composers. Following @bmi and GEMA , today we announce @SOCANmusic from Canada. We will be announcing others from around the world each week. Below, quote from @SOCANmusique 's Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer Brown 🎶 🌍