FIR #509: Does Corporate Content Need Copyright Protection?
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of AI cloning on musicians' copyright and creative identity.
When bad actors use AI tools to clone a musician’s voice and upload synthetic versions of their songs, they can then file copyright claims against the original artist’s content — and win, at least initially. That’s because the systems platforms used to validate copyright claims are automated and configured to treat whoever files first as the rightful holder. The result: musicians like Murphy Campbell, a folk artist from North Carolina, lose both revenue and control of their own creative identity. The same mechanism works just as well against any organization that publishes audio or video content online. In this midweek episode, Shel Holtz and Neville Hobson break down how the scam works, why it matters to communicators, and what you should be doing right now — before an incident forces your hand. Links from this episode: AI Cloned Her Voice, Then Claimed Her Songs ‘This Is Not Me’: Inside the AI Scams Driving Musicians Crazy A Folk Musician Became a Target for AI Fakes and a Copyright Troll A traditional musician became a victim of AI imitations and a copyright aggressor ‘AI slop’: Emily Portman and musicians on the mystery of fraudsters…
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