AI, Originality, and Creativity: Copyrighting All the Melodies to Avoid Accidental Infringement,

Authors

Damien Riehl, vLex

Abstract

If you think of the 'Live Your Life' song, who thinks that 'Levitating' by Dua Lipa sounds like—or is substantially similar to—'Live Your Life,' by Artikal Sound System? Who does not think they sound substantially similar?

It’s a trap. That’s the wrong question to even ask. Really, the question of substantial similarity is number three in this. Really, the order of questions we should be asking is the following: is this melody even copyrightable in the first place? That’s the first question. And that’s what we are going to be talking about today. In 2019, I said to my colleague, Noah Rubin, 'Should we break music?' And he said, 'Heck ya, let’s break music.' And that’s how the All the Music Project came about."

Recommended Citation

Damien Riehl, AI, Originality, and Creativity: Copyrighting All the Melodies to Avoid Accidental Infringement,, 27 Chap. L. Rev. 289 (2024).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/chapman-law-review/vol27/iss2/1