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12M people use AI to make music—some mute, some viral, some sued. Suno & Sora show how AI blurs lines between creator, consumer, and copyright. 

The Machines That Make Music: Inside the Global Boom of AI-Generated Songs

Roman Ponomarenko, a composer with 20+ years of experience, explores the transformative potential of AI in sound design and what it means for future music.

Artificial Intelligence in Sound Design: A Revolution or a Threat?

How a new trend is unveiling the future of music

Welcome to the Era of AI-Generated Music

Explore insights from Meta's Chief AI Scientist on why AI is not a threat to humanity. Get the inside scoop on Square's latest AI features for merchant payments

One More Thing in AI: Meta's AI Paradox, Music Copyright Battles, 3D Printing Revolution, and More

How soon will music written by people fall out of favor? It's already happening as people become more comfortable vibing to machines. 

How Soon Will AI Kill Authentic Music?

Monitoring recognizable brands as they move into web3

Weekly Web3 Tracker: Virtual Bands, Web3 FIFA Games, and More

What happened at the first-ever Dogecoin-themed charity music festival Dogepalooza? Hear it from the perspective of one of the performers there, Rito Rhymes.

Who Showed Up to Dogepalooza and Who Cares? (Much Surprise)

NFTs have typically been valued largely on a trait-rarity basis. However, Bored Ape Yacht Club is on the verge of revolutionizing NFT valuations.

Bored Ape Yacht Club Set to Transcend Rarity-Based Valuations

In December 2019 a web-series dedicated to debunking copyright and 
copying myths was hit with four copyright complaints over the alleged 
illegal use of tracks from Robin Thicke, Marvin Gate, Bee Gees and Michael Jackson. However, the makers of The Creativity Delusion: Geniuses Steal, decided to fight back and have now defeated every single claim against their video. Fair use, they say, is worth fighting for.

YouTube Fair Use: Documentary Makers Defeat Gaye, Thicke, Bee Gees & Jackson

Reaching new heights has never been a problem during SXSW®’s Hackathons, especially after hosting it for the sixth time in a row. The event, which ran for 24 hours from March 12 to the 13, brought in a multitude of creative and innovative ideas on stage with no project being short of impressive.

A Tableau of Talent at the 2019 SXSW Hackathon — Where Collaboration & Artistry Meet

Austin, Texas — It’s going to be a packed and exciting week for hackers in Austin! South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals (March 8–17, 2019) have announced that the <a href="https://www.sxsw.com/conference/sxsw-hackathon/" target="_blank">SXSW Hackathon</a> is coming back. With an exhilarating 24-hour marathon on March 12–13 at the <a href="https://bit.ly/2Iravfc" target="_blank">Omni Austin Hotel Downtown</a>, developers, coders, and tech creatives will collaborate in teams to build technology focused on topics covered at the conference— including Music, VR, AR, AI, and Blockchain.

Creativity, Innovation & Thinking — SXSW Announces 2019 Hackathon

<a href="https://medium.com/the-mission/making-music-social-what-drives-streaming-revenues-4a41f665d6e8" target="_blank">The convergence of music and social media</a> is profound, which is the reason that user-generated content (UGC) has become such a vital component of the modern music business. Individual contributors are responsible for a rapidly increasing percentage of the content being consumed, from videos and photos to reviews, blogs, and social media posts. Unlike traditional broadcasting and publishing, UGC exists as a peer-to-peer relationship, as social media and other internet platforms create an unprecedented media world where virtually anyone can run their own show.

Do You Speak DDEX? How To Manage Music Rights in User-Generated Content

What can you innovate in just 24 hours? A whole lot, in fact. This past Tuesday, I had the utmost pleasure to cover the Canadian Music Association’s very first Hackathon! The event, lasting from Tuesday afternoon till Wednesday evening, was filled with pressure, excitement, and fun.

Canadian Music Week Introduces their Very First Hackathon!

The SXSW Hackathon has a very special place in my heart for being one of the most creative and innovative events I’ve had the opportunity to attend. It’s an intense 24-hour race to inspire, build and push the boundaries of tech across entertainment media.

I ❤️ SXSW Hackathon

How would your life change if you could freely create anything you wanted, share it with the world, get paid instantly, and know it can never be stolen? Sounds like a pipe dream; a utopia where humans are no longer greedy and have full creative freedom. For the past week, I have been living in the glorious turmoil that is SXSW, the global convergence of the music, film, gaming, and tech industries. With all of the social and technological revolutions I see around me, why can’t this be a reality?

Disrupting the music industry at SXSW 2018 hackathon

The beginning of a new year is a good time to talk about the future trends of native advertising that big brands and startup marketers will try to embrace.

Future: 5 Native Ad Trends in 2018

As many of my friends and family know by now, a few months ago I was blessed to receive an opportunity to work with the iconic American brand Chevy. So fast forward to last night I went to hang out with a few old friends in town for Father’s day. They shared with me an article written about me by a very angry and rather funny man named Jason Torchinsky, aka Torch. The article is titled “Guy Calling Chevy Equinox a ‘Bad Mamma Jamma’ in that ‘Real People’ Commercial is Everything Wrong with Everything.”

A Response to Jalopnik from ‘The Bad Mamma Jamma Guy’ in the Chevy Ad

In their lawsuit against Verizon, plaintiffs including UMG, Warner, and Sony outline their extensive catalog of copyrighted sound recordings. 

Universal Music, Warner, Sony Among Plaintiffs in Verizon Copyright Suit

Learn everything you need to know about Censorship via these 30 free HackerNoon stories.

30 Stories To Learn About Censorship

As someone who’s flirted with technology reporting for years, it was only a matter of time before I went from covering sterile ‘digital transformation!’ events hosted by middle-aged Corporation Men in grey suits to wacky ‘hackathons’ hosted by a <a href="https://preview.ibb.co/cNyygJ/Travis.jpg" target="_blank">man with a white afro wearing a Pac-Man suit</a>.

Witnessing Gen Z-style innovation at the Canadian Music Week 2018 Hackathon

<a href="https://medium.com/@DavidSmooke" data-anchor-type="2" data-user-id="7f91547ce9c9" data-action-value="7f91547ce9c9" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-type="hover" target="_blank">David Smooke</a>, founder of HackerNoon.com, invited me down to check out the Hackathon this year. I have always been too busy to attend this kind of stuff, but decided to make it happen. I am very happy I did as it was a really cool experience. I showed up on the last day for the presentations and watched each team do their thing. I was thoroughly impressed with the caliber of competition and the fact that people traveled from all over the world to attend.

Nerds Converge At 2018 SXSW 24 Hour Hackathon Photo Feature

From Tuesday March 13 through Wednesday March 14, the 5th annual <a href="https://goo.gl/QhEHLh" target="_blank">SXSW 24 Hour Hackathon</a> will bring together hackers, creators, makers, and coders to converge to solve problems, create new tools, and push the boundaries of existing tech across entertainment media.

About Next Week’s SXSW Hackathon

From culture to tech <a href="https://goo.gl/k9oXRU" target="_blank">South By Southwest</a> is the event of the year. This year, we’ll be serving as media partners for <a href="https://goo.gl/8kyZ8V" target="_blank">SXSW’s 24 Hour Hackathon</a>. From Tuesday, March 13 through Wednesday, March 14, hackers will collaborate and compete in three media categories that span the rich universe of <a href="https://goo.gl/k9oXRU" target="_blank">SXSW:</a> Music, Film, and VR/AR. <a href="https://www.sxsw.com/conference/sxsw-hackathon/?ref=hackernoon#apply" target="_blank">APPLY TO PARTICIPATE TODAY.</a>

Join Us at The SXSW 24 Hour Hackathon

UMG, Warner, and Sony Music have filed a lawsuit against Verizon Communications Inc., alleging the ISP knowingly facilitated widespread copyright infringement. 

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