3 Count: Elvis Impersonator

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1: Elvis and Eminem Rights Holders are Suing Suno

First off, today, Terrence O’Brien at The Verge reports that the rights holders of Elvis Presley’s music and the publisher of much of Eminem’s music have filed lawsuits against Suno, an AI music generator.

In addition to filing a copyright infringement claim, the Elvis Presley rights holders are also claiming that Suno has violated the ELVIS Act, a Tennessee law that protects musicians from unauthorized cloning of their voices.

These lawsuits are the latest in a series of similar cases filed against Suno, including lawsuits filed by Sony, UM, Isbell, and Reservoir Media. Suno has long denied any wrongdoing and has said that its service is for creating new music, not misusing pre-existing work.

2: Mexico’s Senate Approves ISP Rules to Disconnect Persistent Online Pirates

Next up today, Ernesto Van der Sar at TorrentFreak writes that Mexico’s Senate has approved amendments to the country’s Copyright Act that would require internet service providers to terminate the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe on copyright.

According to supporters of the new bill, the law would help clarify internet service providers’ obligations under the law. It would mean that, in order to enjoy safe harbor protection, internet service providers would have to have a policy that would allow them to terminate internet access to alleged repeat infringers. However, the law does not specify what constitutes a “repeat infringer.”

The move comes after a recent Supreme Court ruling in the United States found that internet service providers are not liable for infringement of their users.

3: Weakening AI Copyright Law Will Spell ‘Disaster for Creativity’, Global Music Body Warns Albanese

Finally today, Josh Butler at The Guardian reports that Victoria Oakley, the chief executive of IFPI has warned Australia’s government that weakening copyright protections to favor AI companies is “ridiculous and dangerous.”

The move comes as the ruling Labour government appears to be set to introduce new copyright rules that would grant AI companies broad access to publicly available content. This move is seen as an attempt to placate the tech industry, which has said that it needs more copyright certainty before it can invest in the country.

Though Oakley said that she is concerned about the direction things are heading in multiple countries, she is particularly concerned with Australia, where she feels the government is going beyond what is being discussed elsewhere.

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