Elton John supports and binds to Paul McCartney in the fight against AI and the changes in copyright, facing the British government.
“This will dilute and threaten the profits of young artists,” are the words of Elton John supporting former The Beatles on the proposal for the modification of the British Government Copyright Law.
The United Kingdom Government is considering changing the copyright law to allow IA developers to use internet content to improve their models. This would give artists or creators a “rights reserve” in case they do not want to participate, but criticism comes from the fact that it would be impossible .
In an interview on January 26 with Laura Kuensberg, Paul McCartney He reaffirmed against this proposal by saying that, in this way, the economic incentive of the artists can be eliminated and eliminated creativity. Elton Johnin an interview with Sunday Times, he has joined McCartney In the fight against the British government for this new law, saying that this will reduce the income of young artists.
Last year Billie Eilish, Robert Smith from The Cure, Stevie Wonder and Nicki Minaj They were some artists who signed an open letter warning about AI in music. Other musicians who signed the document are Katy Perry, Sam Smith, Kim Petras, Rem, Jon Bon Jovi, Mumford & Sons, Imagine Dragons, D4VD, Jon Batiste, Finneas, Fletcher, Pearl Jam, J Balvin, Jonas Brothers, Noah Kahan, Norah Jones, Yard Act, The Last Dinner Party, Zayn Malik, Smokey Robinson, Sheryl Crow, Sigrid, BTS and others.
