Ed Newton-Rex
@ednewtonrex.bsky.social
CEO of Fairly Trained / Composer. Working towards fairer training data practices in generative AI.
Insane new stats on AI music:
- 50,000 AI songs are uploaded every day
- 34% of songs uploaded are AI-generated
Massive respect to Deezer for being open about this - and being the only streaming platform to try to fight it.
This can't become the new normal.
- 50,000 AI songs are uploaded every day
- 34% of songs uploaded are AI-generated
Massive respect to Deezer for being open about this - and being the only streaming platform to try to fight it.
This can't become the new normal.
November 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Insane new stats on AI music:
- 50,000 AI songs are uploaded every day
- 34% of songs uploaded are AI-generated
Massive respect to Deezer for being open about this - and being the only streaming platform to try to fight it.
This can't become the new normal.
- 50,000 AI songs are uploaded every day
- 34% of songs uploaded are AI-generated
Massive respect to Deezer for being open about this - and being the only streaming platform to try to fight it.
This can't become the new normal.
Big win for creatives today in the battle against exploitation by AI companies ⬇️
German court rules OpenAI infringed copyright when it trained on copyrighted song lyrics
www.reuters.com/world/german...
German court rules OpenAI infringed copyright when it trained on copyrighted song lyrics
www.reuters.com/world/german...
November 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Big win for creatives today in the battle against exploitation by AI companies ⬇️
German court rules OpenAI infringed copyright when it trained on copyrighted song lyrics
www.reuters.com/world/german...
German court rules OpenAI infringed copyright when it trained on copyrighted song lyrics
www.reuters.com/world/german...
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Continually baffled that I was subject to far stricter ethics rules around investments as a junior lawyer than government members / advisors are. Avoiding the actuality (and appearance) of conflicts of interest is good, actually
There’s a good chance the British Prime Minister’s main adviser on AI is an OpenAI shareholder - but the government refuses to say whether she is.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Continually baffled that I was subject to far stricter ethics rules around investments as a junior lawyer than government members / advisors are. Avoiding the actuality (and appearance) of conflicts of interest is good, actually
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This... just seems mad. The whole point of a register of interests is to allow it to be judged whether there are conflicts. If the information is hidden, the register has no value.
I put in a freedom of information request for her register of interests, which would reveal if she owns OpenAI shares. The government refused to share it, claiming it contains ‘personal information’.
For context, the PM’s previous AI Adviser’s register of interests *was* published.
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For context, the PM’s previous AI Adviser’s register of interests *was* published.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This... just seems mad. The whole point of a register of interests is to allow it to be judged whether there are conflicts. If the information is hidden, the register has no value.
There’s a good chance the British Prime Minister’s main adviser on AI is an OpenAI shareholder - but the government refuses to say whether she is.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:25 AM
There’s a good chance the British Prime Minister’s main adviser on AI is an OpenAI shareholder - but the government refuses to say whether she is.
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The Coca-Cola Christmas ad, made with AI, used at least eight AI models known to be trained on copyrighted work without permission.
This is a huge middle finger to the artists whose work these models exploit, at scale, for huge commercial gain.
This is a huge middle finger to the artists whose work these models exploit, at scale, for huge commercial gain.
November 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The Coca-Cola Christmas ad, made with AI, used at least eight AI models known to be trained on copyrighted work without permission.
This is a huge middle finger to the artists whose work these models exploit, at scale, for huge commercial gain.
This is a huge middle finger to the artists whose work these models exploit, at scale, for huge commercial gain.
New AI copyright lawsuit just landed - Danish music rights org Koda sues Suno for what it calls “the biggest theft in music history”.
Danish rights holders, it seems - like many others around the world - have had enough.
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Danish rights holders, it seems - like many others around the world - have had enough.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
New AI copyright lawsuit just landed - Danish music rights org Koda sues Suno for what it calls “the biggest theft in music history”.
Danish rights holders, it seems - like many others around the world - have had enough.
x.com/ednewtonrex/...
Danish rights holders, it seems - like many others around the world - have had enough.
x.com/ednewtonrex/...
Universal Music have settled their lawsuit with Udio.
From the little that is known about the settlement, this looks like a big win for creatives:
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From the little that is known about the settlement, this looks like a big win for creatives:
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October 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Universal Music have settled their lawsuit with Udio.
From the little that is known about the settlement, this looks like a big win for creatives:
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From the little that is known about the settlement, this looks like a big win for creatives:
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A big tech lobbying group has asked Trump to issue an Executive Order telling the DOJ to intervene in AI copyright lawsuits in favor of AI companies.
Astonishingly brazen request.
Though IMO suggests AI companies are v worried they will lose in court.
progresschamber.org/resources/wh...
Astonishingly brazen request.
Though IMO suggests AI companies are v worried they will lose in court.
progresschamber.org/resources/wh...
October 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A big tech lobbying group has asked Trump to issue an Executive Order telling the DOJ to intervene in AI copyright lawsuits in favor of AI companies.
Astonishingly brazen request.
Though IMO suggests AI companies are v worried they will lose in court.
progresschamber.org/resources/wh...
Astonishingly brazen request.
Though IMO suggests AI companies are v worried they will lose in court.
progresschamber.org/resources/wh...
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That thing where you read a headline with hope and optimism that Starmer’s government has made a good policy decision only to learn that the headline is about the Australian Labour party instead.
In huge positive news, the Australian government just ruled out handing the work of their country’s creatives to AI companies for free 🙌
They resisted the well-funded tech lobby & shut down proposals to upend copyright law.
Other governments should do the same!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
They resisted the well-funded tech lobby & shut down proposals to upend copyright law.
Other governments should do the same!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
October 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
That thing where you read a headline with hope and optimism that Starmer’s government has made a good policy decision only to learn that the headline is about the Australian Labour party instead.
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If only this were @teamlabouruk.bsky.social …
In huge positive news, the Australian government just ruled out handing the work of their country’s creatives to AI companies for free 🙌
They resisted the well-funded tech lobby & shut down proposals to upend copyright law.
Other governments should do the same!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
They resisted the well-funded tech lobby & shut down proposals to upend copyright law.
Other governments should do the same!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
October 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
If only this were @teamlabouruk.bsky.social …
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Looking at you, UK government...
In huge positive news, the Australian government just ruled out handing the work of their country’s creatives to AI companies for free 🙌
They resisted the well-funded tech lobby & shut down proposals to upend copyright law.
Other governments should do the same!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
They resisted the well-funded tech lobby & shut down proposals to upend copyright law.
Other governments should do the same!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
October 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Looking at you, UK government...
In huge positive news, the Australian government just ruled out handing the work of their country’s creatives to AI companies for free 🙌
They resisted the well-funded tech lobby & shut down proposals to upend copyright law.
Other governments should do the same!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
They resisted the well-funded tech lobby & shut down proposals to upend copyright law.
Other governments should do the same!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
October 27, 2025 at 6:35 AM
In huge positive news, the Australian government just ruled out handing the work of their country’s creatives to AI companies for free 🙌
They resisted the well-funded tech lobby & shut down proposals to upend copyright law.
Other governments should do the same!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
They resisted the well-funded tech lobby & shut down proposals to upend copyright law.
Other governments should do the same!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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This Machines Like Us episode with @taylorowen.bsky.social and @ednewtonrex.bsky.social is excellent.
The public, once again, is correct and ahead of the Carney government: According to a new poll by Leger, 85% of Canadians want government regulation for “AI”, not its rapid acceleration.
The public, once again, is correct and ahead of the Carney government: According to a new poll by Leger, 85% of Canadians want government regulation for “AI”, not its rapid acceleration.
AI Music is Everywhere. Is it Legal?
Podcast Episode · Machines Like Us · 2025-10-21 · 1h 3m
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October 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This Machines Like Us episode with @taylorowen.bsky.social and @ednewtonrex.bsky.social is excellent.
The public, once again, is correct and ahead of the Carney government: According to a new poll by Leger, 85% of Canadians want government regulation for “AI”, not its rapid acceleration.
The public, once again, is correct and ahead of the Carney government: According to a new poll by Leger, 85% of Canadians want government regulation for “AI”, not its rapid acceleration.
The UK government hasn't ruled out weakening copyright law in low-regulation zones to benefit AI companies.
They say they "intend" IP rights to be a red line for these zones. But they are "seeking views" on this.
Please make your views known!
www.gov.uk/government/c...
They say they "intend" IP rights to be a red line for these zones. But they are "seeking views" on this.
Please make your views known!
www.gov.uk/government/c...
October 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The UK government hasn't ruled out weakening copyright law in low-regulation zones to benefit AI companies.
They say they "intend" IP rights to be a red line for these zones. But they are "seeking views" on this.
Please make your views known!
www.gov.uk/government/c...
They say they "intend" IP rights to be a red line for these zones. But they are "seeking views" on this.
Please make your views known!
www.gov.uk/government/c...
New lawsuit against AI music company Suno just landed - brought by a group of independent musicians.
The same group of musicians who also sued Udio this week.
www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/...
The same group of musicians who also sued Udio this week.
www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/...
October 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
New lawsuit against AI music company Suno just landed - brought by a group of independent musicians.
The same group of musicians who also sued Udio this week.
www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/...
The same group of musicians who also sued Udio this week.
www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/...
💥 Independent musicians just filed another copyright lawsuit against AI music company Udio.
It's notable that, while Udio says its mission is "to empower artists of all kinds to create extraordinary music", many of those artists are suing them.
chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/wp-content/u...
It's notable that, while Udio says its mission is "to empower artists of all kinds to create extraordinary music", many of those artists are suing them.
chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/wp-content/u...
October 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
💥 Independent musicians just filed another copyright lawsuit against AI music company Udio.
It's notable that, while Udio says its mission is "to empower artists of all kinds to create extraordinary music", many of those artists are suing them.
chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/wp-content/u...
It's notable that, while Udio says its mission is "to empower artists of all kinds to create extraordinary music", many of those artists are suing them.
chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/wp-content/u...
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Someone should probably inform the White House's "AI & Crypto Czar" that no one is forcing AI companies to train their models on Wikipedia
September 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Someone should probably inform the White House's "AI & Crypto Czar" that no one is forcing AI companies to train their models on Wikipedia
More good news on AI & copyright:
OpenAI reportedly on track to lose in German copyright case over song lyrics.
aifray.com/breaking-ope...
OpenAI reportedly on track to lose in German copyright case over song lyrics.
aifray.com/breaking-ope...
September 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
More good news on AI & copyright:
OpenAI reportedly on track to lose in German copyright case over song lyrics.
aifray.com/breaking-ope...
OpenAI reportedly on track to lose in German copyright case over song lyrics.
aifray.com/breaking-ope...
Genuinely emotional reading this. $1.5 billion to authors, in the biggest copyright settlement in history.
Big tech is not above the law. This is just the start.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...
Big tech is not above the law. This is just the start.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...
September 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Genuinely emotional reading this. $1.5 billion to authors, in the biggest copyright settlement in history.
Big tech is not above the law. This is just the start.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...
Big tech is not above the law. This is just the start.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...
When you run a poll and find that the public is concerned about AI, it takes crazy levels of AI boosterism to conclude that the public is wrong and the govt must educate them.
Perhaps… the public is right.
Politicians should listen to the public, not the Larry Ellison-funded Tony Blair Institute.
Perhaps… the public is right.
Politicians should listen to the public, not the Larry Ellison-funded Tony Blair Institute.
September 29, 2025 at 8:40 AM
When you run a poll and find that the public is concerned about AI, it takes crazy levels of AI boosterism to conclude that the public is wrong and the govt must educate them.
Perhaps… the public is right.
Politicians should listen to the public, not the Larry Ellison-funded Tony Blair Institute.
Perhaps… the public is right.
Politicians should listen to the public, not the Larry Ellison-funded Tony Blair Institute.
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Adviser to UK minister claimed AI firms would never have to compensate creatives
Adviser to UK minister claimed AI firms would never have to compensate creatives
Exclusive: Kirsty Innes made statement in now-deleted post on X seven months before taking up role as Liz Kendall aide
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A senior ministerial aide said AI companies will never have to compensate creatives for using their content to train their systems, in a statement that has alarmed campaigners demanding Labour delivers a fairer deal for musicians, artists and writers from the tech industry.
Kirsty Innes, recently appointed as a special adviser to Liz Kendall, the secretary of state for science, innovation and technology, said “whether or not you philosophically believe the big AI firms should compensate content creators, they in practice will never legally have to”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Adviser to UK minister claimed AI firms would never have to compensate creatives
It is very worrying that Kendall is bringing in an adviser who has
- said AI companies will never compensate creatives
- echoed big tech’s calls for copyright reform
Why is this government so set on throwing creatives under the bus to benefit AI companies?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
- said AI companies will never compensate creatives
- echoed big tech’s calls for copyright reform
Why is this government so set on throwing creatives under the bus to benefit AI companies?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
September 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It is very worrying that Kendall is bringing in an adviser who has
- said AI companies will never compensate creatives
- echoed big tech’s calls for copyright reform
Why is this government so set on throwing creatives under the bus to benefit AI companies?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
- said AI companies will never compensate creatives
- echoed big tech’s calls for copyright reform
Why is this government so set on throwing creatives under the bus to benefit AI companies?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The UK government’s new tech adviser has endorsed changing copyright law to give AI companies free access to copyrighted work, with no opt-out for creators.
Labour is the party of big tech.
Labour is the party of big tech.
September 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The UK government’s new tech adviser has endorsed changing copyright law to give AI companies free access to copyrighted work, with no opt-out for creators.
Labour is the party of big tech.
Labour is the party of big tech.
It is concerning to hear that Kirsty Innes has been brought in as a special adviser at DSIT, given her previous comments on AI & copyright.
(Her February thread on AI & copyright, and my response, in screenshots ⬇️)
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(Her February thread on AI & copyright, and my response, in screenshots ⬇️)
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September 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
It is concerning to hear that Kirsty Innes has been brought in as a special adviser at DSIT, given her previous comments on AI & copyright.
(Her February thread on AI & copyright, and my response, in screenshots ⬇️)
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(Her February thread on AI & copyright, and my response, in screenshots ⬇️)
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