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GEMA on AI: Output Remuneration Priority
GEMA demands output remuneration for AI music creators to prevent revenue loss.
In brief
GEMA demands output remuneration for AI music creators to prevent revenue loss. GEMA says AI music use without licensing harms authors, needing output payments to compensate. Originally reported by Musically.
GEMA's AI Music Strategy
GEMA, a German music collecting society, is considering legal and policy actions against AI music platforms after winning an initial ruling against Suno in Germany.
“The most important thing is that we get an output remuneration for the authors and for the publishers”
Output Remuneration Need
GEMA's general counsel Dr Kai Welp states AI music use as background without licensing fees risks revenue loss for authors, requiring output-based compensation.
“The reason for that is that we believe that the real threat to authors is the substitution effect of ai”
EU AI Act Concerns
GEMA argues the EU's AI Act is insufficient for AI music licensing and lacks clarity for collecting societies in major label deals.
“the eu's ai act is really not sufficient in its current form”
The bottom line
GEMA says AI music use without licensing harms authors, needing output payments to compensate.
