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AI Companies Are Raising Millions From Music They Took Without Permission (Guest Post)
Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, OBE, previously served as CEO of U.K. Music and Director of Strategy to the U.K. Prime Minister at No. 10 Downing Street. Variety welcomes responsible commentary, please direct inquiries to music@variety.com. In early 2023, I warned that failing to robustly enforce copyright could result in an epidemic of “music laundering.” As the then-Chief
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The first buzz on this hive takes the crown. Off the board. One buzz puts it on at the next redraw.
This hive has sealed.
You buzzed this
Claimed Somebody said it and nobody has confirmed it. A tier is not a verdict.
Nobody has backed it yet. Submitted September 30, 2026 at 10:01 AM EDT. Placed September 30, 2026 at 10:01 AM EDT.
Earned a place and found no room on the hive. In the feed.
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Source 1: variety.com
AI Companies Are Raising Millions From Music They Took Without Permission (Guest Post)
Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, OBE, previously served as CEO of U.K. Music and Director of Strategy to the U.K. Prime Minister at No. 10 Downing Street. Variety welcomes responsible commentary, please direct inquiries to music@variety.com. In early 2023, I warned that failing to robustly enforce copyright could result in an epidemic of “music laundering.” As the then-Chief
Marked as found on the page, exactly, October 1, 2026 at 11:30 PM EDT. The check history below is the evidence.
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A run of checks that came out the same way is one line, with every check in it folded underneath. Any check that came out differently is its own line.
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| September 30, 2026 at 10:01 AM EDT to October 1, 2026 at 11:16 AM EDT | Link resolves | Passed | 200 | 2 checks over about 25 hours, the same result every time. 200, text/html, 581622 characters, landed on https://variety.com/2026/music/opinion/ai-companies-raising-millions-from-music-without-permission-1236878697/ The wording varied; every check is below.Every one of the 2
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| September 30, 2026 at 10:01 AM EDT to October 1, 2026 at 11:16 AM EDT | Page contains the quotation | Passed | 200 | 2 checks over about 25 hours, the same result every time. the page contains the quotation, exactlyEvery one of the 2
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