Musicians 1,000 plus emitting ‘silent album’ to protest for the copyright of he

More than a thousand musicians – including Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, Imogen Heap, Billy Ocean and Riz Ahmed – have released a “silent album” to protest a proposed copyright regulation of the UK That they are afraid they will make it easier for companies and their work to train illegal models unless they do not proactive.

What is a “silent album”? In this case, it is a series of traces filled with the sounds of the empty studio environment and performance spaces aimed at symbolizing “the impact we expect that government proposals would have on the livelihood of musicians,” it said Promo page for albumwhich is titled “Is this what we want?”

The album, organized by composer and technologist Ed Newton-Rex, falls while artists in disciplines deal with the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, and what it means for their income-and for creativity itself. He has sparked a glowing and sometimes divisive debate among the creators. Some are excited about her potential to run their work in startling directions while others Consider it a direct threat.

At the beginning of this month, when Christie’s announced plans to run her first auction dedicated exclusively to that art, Thousands of artists signed an open letter calling for its cancellation. “Many of the works of art you plan to auction were created using models that are known to be trained for copyright -protected work without a license,” the letter said.

The album “Is this what we want?” echoes similar concerns. Each of its 12 traces has a one -word title, and when combined, the words clearly convey the message of the protest: “The British government should not legalize the theft of music to benefit the companies of it.” The album is Available in SpotifyWith all the income that benefits Help musiciansA charity in the United Kingdom supported by musicians, both working and retired.

Why are copyright changes?

In December, the Secretary of State of the United Kingdom for science, innovation and technology Proposed changes for copyright with the declared intention of stimulating investment, innovation and growth in the sector, and in the wider economy.

“Rights holders find it difficult to control the use of their works in training the models of it and seeking to be rewarded for its use,” reads a preface to the proposed changes. “He’s developers are similarly difficult to navigate the copyright law in the United Kingdom, and this legal uncertainty is undermining investments in and adopting it.”

The planned changes of the United Kingdom Government to the Copyright Law “would hand over the work of the country’s musicians for free companies,” composer Thomas Hewitt Jones, one of the musicians included in the silent album , wrote in X. A public consultation on legal changes closes on Tuesday.

Sir Elton John, Paul McCartney also speak

Jones and other singers, songwriters, composers and manufacturers who support the album join a growing choir of high -profile voices from music, media and film that oppose relaxation of the UK’s copyright law. Among them are Sir Elton John, Paul McCartney and TV personality and census executive Simon Cowell, who wrote part of the thought of him about Daily mail This passed over the weekend.

While Cowell said he is a fan of many aspects of him and sees technology as a player, he also accepted his complex implications for the music industry at a time when the tools to create images, videos and songs that sometimes are practically impossible to distinguish to distinguish human creations.

“Some of the things I have heard of the one who is used recklessly and without regulations are scary,” Cowell wrote. “A great song for me is like a great painting. I really hug the future. However, I also believe you need to be right. And I’m just writing this because I carefully care about people’s personal creativity, and he should not be able to steal the talent of those people who created magic in the first place. “