"Two weeks ago, record company Hallwood Media signed a deal with Telisha "Nikki" Jones after negotiations that purportedly included an offer of $3 million, Billboard reported. Jones is a Mississippi-based lyricist behind the R&B artist "Xania Monet" whose most popular song on Spotify racked up over 1 million listens, and whose Reels regularly top 100,000 views on Instagram - despite her likeness, vocals, and music being AI-generated."
"Multiple copyright experts speaking with The Verge have been quite clear: the law is not at all settled but generally one cannot copyright AI-generated works by themselves without human intervention, but you may be able to secure copyright where there are human-made expressive elements, which in this case are the lyrics. So, what exactly is Hallwood Media buying? What can they license?"
Hallwood Media signed a record deal with Telisha "Nikki" Jones after negotiations that reportedly included an offer of $3 million. Jones wrote the lyrics for R&B artist Xania Monet, whose Spotify hit surpassed one million plays and whose Instagram Reels top 100,000 views, while Monet's likeness, vocals, and music are AI-generated. Copyright law remains unsettled, generally barring copyright for purely AI-generated works but allowing protection for human-made expressive elements such as lyrics. The deal raises questions about what rights and licenses are transferable for AI-created performers. The law and industry practices are scrambling to adapt to this cultural shift.
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