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An AI-Generated Country Song Is Topping A Billboard Chart, And That Should Infuriate Us All
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this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2025
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Odd that it's on top of a sales chart when AI music can't be copyrighted, so anyone could just get it for free. It makes me suspect it's presence there might be inauthentic.
That's true (though it may depend on which country you are in). But if "a human contributes creatively to an AI-generated work, such as by writing lyrics or modifying melodies, that work may be eligible for copyright".
You can guarantee that labels/authors will do enough to make sure they can get copyright.