Should AI-Generated Tracks Even Be Yours to Sell?

The Copyright Question Nobody Wants to Answer Yet

Here's the thing — if you type some words into an AI tool and it spits out a song, a movie scene, or a whole beat, do you actually own that? The Motion Picture Sound Editors president just said hell no, and they're calling on lawmakers to make it official law.

The argument is straightforward: generative AI is trained on human-created work. Real artists built the foundation. So when someone just prompts ChatGPT or Midjourney or whatever and claims copyright on the output, that's basically profiting off the actual creators' backs without permission or credit. The whole system breaks.

This isn't about banning AI — it's about drawing a line. Use it for reference, for inspiration, for tools. But don't let people copyright the machine's output and get paid like they made something from scratch. That's the hill they're dying on, and honestly? In a music and film industry already squeezed by streaming and corporate consolidation, the argument lands.

The real question is whether Congress cares enough to act before the money starts flowing.

Read the full story at The Hollywood Reporter → https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/ai-movies-prompts-songs-legislation-1236680256/