Universal music group was able to go and issue takedowns to YouTube and TikTok. But what they were able to claim in order to get the song taken down was a sample of another song that they own. So for all we know, this is some kid who does a great Drake impression. Does that make this song legal or in some murky gray area?
The Verge’s Nilay Patel explains how a spurious collaboration between Drake and The Weeknd started a copyright fight over generative AI. Holly Herndon introduces her AI alterego, Holly+.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Avishay Artsy, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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