Sweden’s music rights organization STIM has introduced an AI music licence allowing artificial intelligence companies to legally use copyrighted songs for training their models, ensuring songwriters and composers are paid. This initiative directly addresses concerns from artists and rights holders regarding the unauthorized use of copyrighted material by AI firms.

• AI could reduce music creators’ income by up to 24% by 2028, according to the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC).
• The licence was developed by STIM, which represents over 100,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers.
• Songfox, a Stockholm-based startup, is the first company to operate under the new licence, enabling users to create legal AI-generated songs.