Ep. 158 - Damien Riehl: Copyrighting EVERY Melody Ever...

Damien Riehl (Lawyer / Musician / Technologist) joins Benny, Siobhán, and Cory to discuss what happens when music meets the courtroom. This episode we dive into the legal side of the music business, checking out Damien's background and experience as a lawyer and programmer, as well as a look into his All The Music Project, and how it's using AI to help reshape copyright battles in court. Damien breaks down some of music's most famous copyright cases, checking out how they impacted the court and the music industry, along with a deep-dive into how AI and technology is shaping the future of songwriting. All this and more tune in with us to get 2020'd!

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http://allthemusic.info/
Instagram/Twitter: @damienriehl

Damien's TED Talk: https://youtu.be/sJtm0MoOgiU

00:00 - Intro
03:05 - Damien's Background
05:20 - All The Music Project
07:35 - We're Running out of Melodies
12:25 - The start of All The Music
20:15 - The Blurred Lines Case Changed Everything
22:46 - The Law Behind Sampling
25:09 - I would Love to be an Expert Witness in a Copyright Case
32:10 - Google AI Songwriting
38:50 - Could you use All The Music Creative Tool?
42:00 - I Hope I Get Sued
47:35 - Are we Merging with Technology?
48:20 - who is entitled to claim the song?
56:00 - Songfinch
01:02:00 - Outro

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