More than 1,000 musicians came together earlier this year to release a silent album protesting against the UK government’s planned changes to copyright law, which would make it easier to train AI models on music without a licence. The silent album from more than 1,000 musicians protesting against the UK government’s proposed changes to copyright law is being released on vinyl, with a bonus track from Paul McCartney. The vinyl release will be available from December 8. In February 2025, more than 1,000 musicians came together to release a silent album protesting against the UK government’s planned changes to copyright law, which would make it easier to train AI models on music without a licence. It coincided with the Make It Fair campaign by the creative industries including the music sector. The album, titled Is This What We Want?, featured recordings of empty studios and performance spaces to represent the potential impact on artists’ and music professionals’ livelihoods. The digital release in February 2025 made the UK Top 40. It is now being released on vinyl, with a bonus track – a recording of an empty studio – from Paul McCartney. The vinyl edition is being released by The state51 Conspiracy. Under the heavily criticised proposals to UK copyright law, AI companies would be free to use an artist’s work to train their AI models without permission or remuneration. The government’s proposed changes would require artists to proactively ‘opt-out’.
More than 1,000 musicians came together to release a silent album protesting the UK government's planned changes to copyright law, which would make it easier to train AI models on music without a licence. The album, titled Is This What We Want?, features recordings of empty studios and performance spaces to represent the impact on artists’ livelihoods. The digital release in February 2025 made the UK Top 40. The vinyl edition includes a bonus track—a recording of an empty studio—from Paul McCartney. The release is by The state51 Conspiracy. The proposals would allow AI companies to use a musician’s work to train models without permission, unless artists opt out.
Author's summary: The silent album Is This What We Want? gathers 1,000+ artists to protest UK copyright changes aimed at AI training, now issued on vinyl with a McCartney bonus, highlighting potential harm to artists and urging opt-out protections.
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