US Edition‘Stealing Isn’t Innovation’: Cyndi Lauper, Questlove & More Artists Sign on to AI Licensing Campaign
The coalition demands licensing and opt-out rights to protect creator income and preserve AI trustworthiness, with nearly 800 artists backing the campaign.
- On Jan. 22, the Human Artistry Campaign launched the `Stealing Isn't Innovation` campaign with a press release and a New York Times ad to mobilize public pressure.
- Major tech firms, the campaign alleges, copied massive creative content without authorization or payment, and organizers call for licensing agreements and creator opt-out rights to protect American creators' livelihoods.
- Nearly 800 creators, including Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett and R.E.M., signed on, with unions like SAG-AFTRA, The NewsGuild and the NFL Players Association joining the coalition.
- The campaign urges AI companies to strike licensing deals with creators, noting some agreements exist with Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Disney's OpenAI deal, but courts will soon rule on fair use.
- Campaign leaders say responsible licensing can advance AI while protecting U.S. creative sector jobs and cultural exports, warning AI-generated misinformation and deepfakes threaten U.S. competitiveness in AI.
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From Scarlett Johansson to Questlove, to the creator of "Breaking Bad" Vince Gilligan and Cate Blanchett, a campaign launched on Thursday in the United States calls for intellectual property contracts.
The Independent
The Independent (US)Scarlett Johansson joins forces with other stars to accuse AI firms of ‘theft’
The actor is among a number of famous faces to have signed an open letter saying tech companies are stealing copyrighted work to train AI models
More than 700 artists, creators and figures from the cultural industry have joined the new "Robar is not Innovation" campaign, an initiative that seeks to curb the exploitation of copyright-protected works to train artificial intelligence platforms in the United States. Among the signatories are names such as Scarlett Johansson, Chaka Khan and Questlove, who join a long list of film, music and entertainment artists who denounce what they conside…
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