UK's Society of Authors: More Clarity in Spotify Terms - Publishing Perspectives

It just keeps spreading.

Today Panzer made a stop at the Publishing Perspectives site. There he found a post about Findaway Voices and Spotify's Terms of Use. Your favorite traveling kitty told you about the Findaway Voices and Spotify Terms of Use (TOU) upset explained in the Writer Beware (R) post on Tuesday.

 

Porter Anderson's Publishing Perspectives post explains the UK's Society of Authors take on that same Terms of Use. Specifically, the Society wants more clarity and assurance about AI training and also that authors' work won't be used without permission. The post includes the Society's itemized list of what needs to be clarified and or agreed to.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty thinks this AI training use of writers work without permission is starting to sound like the Internet Archive lawsuit. You know how that ended."

Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a glass of milk and a piece of apple pie for today's snack.

To read the post tootle over to Spotify Terms of Use

To read Panzer's earlier post tootle over to Findaway Voices

Outrage Over New Terms of Use at Findaway Voices Forces Change - Writer Beware(R)

You need to be very careful now.

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Writer Beware (R) site. With hardly any digging at all in the posts there our diligent kitty boy found one about Findaway Voices and owner Spotify. This is a follow-up post about an earlier problem with writers/creators losing right to stop AI from "learning" their works through Findaway Voices' Terms of Use.

 

In her post Victoria Strauss does a deep dive into the Findaway Voices' Terms of Use (TOU). She explains different sections of TOU which have been changed and why. There are also details about areas which are still a little confusing and could be better clarified. The post includes links to other earlier posts and to information about Findaway Voices.

Panzer says, "This shows two things: 1) If enough people complain and make enough noise, you can get things changed, and, 2) Always read the Terms of Use."

Note: This is a long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to Findaway Voices