If you're in New York and join the SGA, your membership counts twice. For the payment of single SGA membership, New Yorkers can also join the New York Songwriters Collective at no extra cost.
SGA board member, singer, songwriter, teacher, author and actress Harriet Schock has recorded seven albums and scored gold and platinum awards for her Grammy-nominated song "Aint No Way to Treat a Lady." This incredible lady recently sat down for an interview with CanvasRebel.
SGA President Rick Carnes (double-diamond songwriter) speaks out on creators' chances of negotiating their own prices with streaming services.
The Songwriters Guild of America thanks Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) for introducing the, “No Section 230 Immunity for AI Act.” The bill would clarify that Section 230 immunity will not apply to claims based on generative AI. This will ensure that consumers have the tools and freedom they need to individually protect themselves and their children from harmful content produced by the latest advancements in AI technology. The bill would also allow authors and other creators to sue companies in federal or state court for harm by generative AI models.
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The Songwriters Guild of America, the Society of Composers & Lyricists and Music Creators North America applaud Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) for introducing legislation to provide independent songwriters, composers, lyricists, and other music creators the power to collectively negotiate with both streaming platforms and generative artificial intelligence (AI) developers for fair compensation.
Late last week, Representative Kevin Kiley (R-CA) introduced the “Ensuring Safe and Ethical AI Development Through Safe AI Research Grants Act” which will direct the National Academy of Sciences to establish a grant program to encourage the development of safe AI models and safe AI research.
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