Canadian News Media Outlets Take On Open AI – SOCAN

Canadian News Media Outlets Take On Open AI

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

SOCAN applauds the initiative by Canadian news media outlets to pursue legal action against OpenAI. This represents another important shift in advocacy around the value of human creation.  

Copyrighted works are driving enormous economic value for generative AI companies, but music creators and authors are being left out of the current AI economy. 

SOCAN has been advocating on behalf of its members to the Canadian government to ensure that generative AI regulations include transparency and record keeping requirements, so their work is protected, and they are compensated for it.  

On December 4, 2024, CISAC released a study indicating that songwriters and composers could see income decreases as high as 24% and 21% respectively by 2028.  Read about the study 

A clear legal framework for generative AI is essential to ensure copyright is respected and creators are compensated. Transparency obligations on generative AI companies are crucial to enable creators and organizations like SOCAN to monitor and enforce their rights effectively. 

SOCAN stands with ALL human content creators and firmly upholds the principles that using the fruits of their skill to train without credit, consent, or compensation is unacceptable.  

Read SOCAN principles 

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7396940