Protect Human Musicians in the Age of AI-Generated Music

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The Issue

Summary

AI music tools like Suno are rapidly changing how music is created. While technology can be useful, we need protections that ensure human musicians, songwriters, and performers are not replaced, exploited, or erased without consent or compensation.

 

In Detail

AI tools are becoming capable of generating full songs, lyrics, vocals, and styles that closely resemble human-created work. While innovation is not inherently harmful, the current system raises serious questions about consent, credit, and fair compensation for artists whose work may have been used—directly or indirectly—to train these systems. Music is not just data. It is lived experience, emotion, culture, and identity. Human musicians deserve protection in a world where their creative work can be imitated or replaced by automated systems. This petition calls for fair, transparent, and ethical standards for AI-generated music.

 

 

We are asking for:
1. Clear labeling of AI-generated music
All AI-generated songs should be clearly labeled on streaming platforms and commercial releases so listeners know what they are hearing.

 

2. Consent-based training standards
AI music systems should not be trained on artists’ voices, lyrics, or compositions without permission.

 

3. Protection against voice and style imitation
Artists should have rights over the use of their voice, likeness, and recognizable musical identity.

 

4. Fair compensation systems
If AI systems are trained on or derive value from human-created music, artists should be included in compensation structures.

 

5. Support for human musicians
Streaming platforms, labels, and institutions should actively support human-created music and independent artists.

 

Why this matters
This is not about stopping technology. It is about making sure technology does not erase the people who built the music industry in the first place. We can support innovation while still protecting human creativity, artistic labor, and cultural expression.

 

Call to action
Sign this petition if you believe:

• Music should remain a human-centered art form
• Artists deserve consent and credit
• Creativity should be protected, not replaced

 

What happens next
Once this petition reaches a meaningful number of signatures, we will:

• Submit it to major music streaming platforms and industry organizations
• Share it with policymakers and representatives involved in digital media and copyright law
• Publicly highlight the support from artists and listeners advocating for ethical AI music standards
• Continue growing awareness through social media, local music communities, and press outreach


This is an ongoing effort to encourage real policy and industry change—not just awareness.

 

Music should be created with humanity—not without it.

The Decision Makers

Lina Khan
Lina Khan
former Chair, FTC
Dick Durbin
Dick Durbin
Chair, Senate Judiciary Committee
U.S. House of Representatives
2 Members
Jim Jordan
U.S. House of Representatives - Ohio 4th Congressional District
Jamie Raskin
U.S. House of Representatives - Maryland 8th Congressional District
Charles Schumer
U.S. Senate - New York
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee

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