SOUNDEXCHANGE DEVELOPING GLOBAL AI REGISTRY

SoundExchange is taking a big step in helping rights owners strengthen their control of recordings in the age of AI by setting up a global registry that will help companies properly handle their training data – and allow creators to “reserve” rights related to their content.

Expected to launch in Q1 of 2025, the registry will use SoundExchange’s International Standard Recording Code database. Companies building AI training models will be able to reference the database of authorization declarations before ingesting recordings, helping to ensure appropriate permissions.

The database will be a voluntary tool, and rights owners will maintain all l egal rights to their recordings regardless of their listing in the registry.

SoundExchange President and CEO Michael Huppe shared the plan at the Fast Company Innovation Festival, saying “The rapid proliferation of companies building and leveraging AI music models demands creators have an ability to declare easily whether they want their work used in that process. We see this as another opportunity to bridge the information gap while keeping control in the hands of the creators and rights owners and providing AI companies with a centralized resource for researching consent.”