Sweden's music rights organization creates AI music license to pay songwriters

Sweden's music rights organization, STIM, has launched an AI music license for companies to legally train models on copyrighted songs. This ensures songwriters and composers are paid royalties for their work. The new license addresses concerns over AI companies using copyrighted material without consent or compensation. STIM, representing over 100,000 creators, aims to provide fair compensation and legal certainty amidst rising generative AI use. This initiative follows Sweden's history of setting industry standards. The license includes technology to track AI outputs, ensuring transparency and creator payments, with Songfox being the first company to adopt it.