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...
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.
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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...
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...
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...
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.
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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I went to see Michael Trazzi on day 4 of his hunger strike at Google DeepMind
There’s the beginnings of a broad alliance taking shape - different groups, voicing different concerns about AI, but all aligned in a belief that AI companies must stop racing ahead and ignoring the harm they are causing.
There’s the beginnings of a broad alliance taking shape - different groups, voicing different concerns about AI, but all aligned in a belief that AI companies must stop racing ahead and ignoring the harm they are causing.
September 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I went to see Michael Trazzi on day 4 of his hunger strike at Google DeepMind
There’s the beginnings of a broad alliance taking shape - different groups, voicing different concerns about AI, but all aligned in a belief that AI companies must stop racing ahead and ignoring the harm they are causing.
There’s the beginnings of a broad alliance taking shape - different groups, voicing different concerns about AI, but all aligned in a belief that AI companies must stop racing ahead and ignoring the harm they are causing.
I'm very grateful to be included in the TIME100 AI of 2025.
I want to give a shoutout to the many, many people fighting for AI companies to treat creators fairly. It makes a difference, and the public is with you.
Keep up the fight.
time.com/collections/...
I want to give a shoutout to the many, many people fighting for AI companies to treat creators fairly. It makes a difference, and the public is with you.
Keep up the fight.
time.com/collections/...
August 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I'm very grateful to be included in the TIME100 AI of 2025.
I want to give a shoutout to the many, many people fighting for AI companies to treat creators fairly. It makes a difference, and the public is with you.
Keep up the fight.
time.com/collections/...
I want to give a shoutout to the many, many people fighting for AI companies to treat creators fairly. It makes a difference, and the public is with you.
Keep up the fight.
time.com/collections/...
Big news - Anthropic agrees to settle with authors in copyright lawsuit.
As tech bros like to say, ‘we’re only just getting started’.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
As tech bros like to say, ‘we’re only just getting started’.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
August 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Big news - Anthropic agrees to settle with authors in copyright lawsuit.
As tech bros like to say, ‘we’re only just getting started’.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
As tech bros like to say, ‘we’re only just getting started’.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
New research from Stanford shows that generative AI is already making it harder for young people to find jobs.
- In jobs with high exposure to automation by AI, early-career workers have experienced a 13% relative decline in employment. Jobs with lower exposure to automation are unaffected.
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- In jobs with high exposure to automation by AI, early-career workers have experienced a 13% relative decline in employment. Jobs with lower exposure to automation are unaffected.
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August 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
New research from Stanford shows that generative AI is already making it harder for young people to find jobs.
- In jobs with high exposure to automation by AI, early-career workers have experienced a 13% relative decline in employment. Jobs with lower exposure to automation are unaffected.
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- In jobs with high exposure to automation by AI, early-career workers have experienced a 13% relative decline in employment. Jobs with lower exposure to automation are unaffected.
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Huge amounts of money are being spent lobbying to deregulate AI.
This is because AI companies & VCs know the public overwhelmingly supports AI regulation.
Politicians must resist the money and side with the public.
www.wsj.com/politics/sil...
This is because AI companies & VCs know the public overwhelmingly supports AI regulation.
Politicians must resist the money and side with the public.
www.wsj.com/politics/sil...
August 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Huge amounts of money are being spent lobbying to deregulate AI.
This is because AI companies & VCs know the public overwhelmingly supports AI regulation.
Politicians must resist the money and side with the public.
www.wsj.com/politics/sil...
This is because AI companies & VCs know the public overwhelmingly supports AI regulation.
Politicians must resist the money and side with the public.
www.wsj.com/politics/sil...
Deal to get Napster for whole of UK discussed by Napster boss and minister
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
August 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Deal to get Napster for whole of UK discussed by Napster boss and minister
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The UK government's 'Sovereign AI Unit' has partnerships with 4 companies.
All are North American.
All are being sued for alleged copyright infringement.
It is beyond astonishing that this is who the government saw fit to partner with.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
All are North American.
All are being sued for alleged copyright infringement.
It is beyond astonishing that this is who the government saw fit to partner with.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
July 26, 2025 at 5:18 AM
The UK government's 'Sovereign AI Unit' has partnerships with 4 companies.
All are North American.
All are being sued for alleged copyright infringement.
It is beyond astonishing that this is who the government saw fit to partner with.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
All are North American.
All are being sued for alleged copyright infringement.
It is beyond astonishing that this is who the government saw fit to partner with.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Senators Hawley & Blumenthal are introducing a bill that would definitively make it illegal to train AI on copyrighted works without permission.
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July 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Senators Hawley & Blumenthal are introducing a bill that would definitively make it illegal to train AI on copyrighted works without permission.
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www.axios.com/pro/tech-pol...
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www.axios.com/pro/tech-pol...