RIAA Urges US Government to Include AI Voice Cloning in Piracy Watchdog List
- The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has expressed concerns about AI voice cloning being a potential copyright infringement threat.
- The RIAA has submitted a request to the US Trade Representative (USTR) asking for AI voice cloning to be included in the government’s annual list of entities that promote piracy or counterfeiting.
- The RIAA specifically called out Voicify.AI, a company in the AI voice cloning space, for allegedly contributing to copyright infringement.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is known for its efforts to combat piracy and protect copyright in the music industry. Recently, the RIAA has turned its attention to AI voice cloning as a potential threat to copyright infringement. In a submission to the US Trade Representative (USTR), the RIAA has requested that AI voice cloning be included in the government’s annual list of entities that promote piracy or counterfeiting.
The RIAA’s annual list, known as the Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy, serves as a warning to users about entities that may facilitate copyright infringement. This list often includes specific companies, websites, or territories that are known for their involvement in piracy or counterfeiting. Some well-known examples that have been on the list for years include AliExpress, WeChat, and The Pirate Bay.
In its submission to the USTR, the RIAA called out one company in the AI voice cloning space: Voicify.AI. The RIAA accuses Voicify.AI of contributing to copyright infringement by providing services that enable AI voice cloning. While the RIAA’s concerns are specific to Voicify.AI, its request to include AI voice cloning as a category in the annual piracy watchdog list suggests that it sees this technology as a potential threat
