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Re:Spotify shuts down direct music uploading for independent... by eternalban on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @07:49AM (#20343413)
This makes sense up to the point about 'the human version of the "contentid" algorithm'.

The record label arrangement makes the record labels the only valid source of original music.

The government issues copyrights. Looks like "human" governance needs to catch up, and issuing agencies need to provide "algorithmic" means to verify the copyright status of any content.

[without wasting too much energy ..]

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Re:Spotify shuts down direct music uploading for independent... by zxcb1 on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @10:17AM (#20344462)
If it is possible to generate music with machine learning, it should be possible to decompose a track for comparison with others, melody, arrangement etc.

The dynamics of this would be interesting, when uploading you will be told that your track is infringing, it is too similar to the following tracks by x, y and z :)

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