Lawyer Li Weixiang of Zhiheng was invited to visit Shenzhen Satellite TV to discuss the legal issues of AI music creation with teachers Lin Zhixuan, Li Xinhui and Liu Yingying
On the evening of July 25, 2024, Li Weixiang, founding partner and director of the board of supervisors of
, was invited to appear on the "Frontier of Science and Technology Innovation" column of Shenzhen TV Station, together with famous singer Lin Zhixuan, founder and CEO of KUMI Music Li Xinhui, and teacher Liu Yingying, to express their views on the copyright issue of AI-generated music.
Director Li Weixiang analyzed the issue of music copyright from the perspective of the use of AI-generated music. Director Li mentioned that the music materials used in the creative process of AI-generated music should be licensed by the relevant rights holders. If they are used commercially without permission, they are suspected of infringement. If they are used for non-commercial purposes such as research, learning, and personal entertainment, they are legitimate uses.
Regarding the copyright ownership of AI-generated works, if the work is automatically generated by AI, it is generally not regarded as a work that can constitute the meaning of copyright law; if the work is formed by someone using AI tools to input materials, designs, and ideas, the user enjoys the relevant copyright. Subsequently, Director Li Weixiang shared the issues that need to be paid attention to when using AI to generate music. For example, copyright protection requires both original thinking and evidence collection. The use of AI tools should also be based on human intelligence to create, fully demonstrate original thinking and original design, and cannot be simply copied and copied. During the creative process, attention should also be paid to timely evidence collection.
Mr. Lin Zhixuan analyzed the problems that will be encountered in the copyright of AI-generated music works in the future. He said that there may be problems such as the proliferation of similar works in the future. In a large number of similar works, it may also lead to problems such as difficulty in evaluating the pros and cons and difficulty in defining plagiarism. Mr. Lin Zhixuan suggested that under the AI ecosystem, AI-generated music should be clearly identified, which will help the healthy development of the music industry.
Ms. Li Xinhui believes that music creators can use technology to enhance copyright protection, and KUMI Music combines blockchain technology to help authors achieve immutable and irreducible permanent storage on the chain, thus assisting copyright protection.
Artificial intelligence has developed at an unprecedented speed and scale, changing our lives, work and even the whole society. The emergence of AI has brought new creative methods, but also brought new challenges to copyright ownership. Zhiheng lawyers will always pay attention to hot topics, keep up with cutting-edge trends, and safeguard the rights and interests of clients with professional, comprehensive and efficient legal services.
Lawyer Profile
Lawyer Li Weixiang
Founding partner and director of the board of supervisors of
Director of Zhiheng Intellectual Property Center
Founding partner of
, graduate student of civil and commercial law at Heilongjiang University Law School, member of the Information Network and High-tech Legal Professional Committee of the All-China Lawyers Association, and director of the Eighth Intellectual Property Law Business Committee of the Shenzhen Lawyers Association.
Lawyer Li Weixiang specializes in intellectual property, information network, high-tech, trade secret protection and other professional legal services. He has participated in a large number of intellectual property cases and projects with great influence, and many cases have become national, provincial and municipal guidance cases or typical cases. Lawyer Li Weixiang has published or participated in the publication of intellectual property-related monographs "Zhiying", "Information Network and High-tech Legal Frontiers", etc., and published dozens of papers on intellectual property and information network law.