Irving Azoff’s Music Artists Coalition has joined a proposed amicus brief alongside actor Cate Blanchett and talent agency CAA in support of the New York Times’ copyright lawsuit against OpenAI. The filing argues for stronger AI licensing protections for creators whose work may be used to train generative AI systems without permission or compensation.
Separately, a coalition of music industry bodies including the RIAA, NMPA, ASCAP and BMI, along with five other organizations, filed their own proposed brief backing the Times’ position. The parallel filings signal broad alignment across music publishing, performing rights and talent representation sectors on the need for licensing frameworks governing AI training data.
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