SoundPatrol Announces Major Partnership with Universal Music Group and Sony Music
SoundPatrol Announces Major Partnership with Universal Music Group and Sony Music
SoundPatrol Announces Major Partnership with Universal Music Group and Sony Music
SoundPatrol Announces Major Partnership with Universal Music Group and Sony Music
SoundPatrol Announces Major Partnership with Universal Music Group and Sony Music
September 25, 2025 — SoundPatrol Inc., a research lab for large music models, announces a first-of-a-kind collaboration with Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music to protect artists from the unchecked copyright infringement activity coming from AI music generators.
This groundbreaking development is made possible through SoundPatrol’s patent-pending forensic AI model for audio-video fingerprinting, which uses neural embeddings that capture and analyze musical semantics to identify the influence of original human-created music in fully or partly AI-generated music content.
Unlike traditional fingerprinting, Neural Fingerprinting captures semantic relationships in music, identifying transformations like covers, remixes, and generative-AI derivatives. These models enable real-time copyright detection across platforms and streaming environments.
“Generative AI is transforming music in extraordinary ways, but if we abandon copyright, we risk severing artists from ownership of their own work,” said Walter De Brouwer, Co-Founder & CEO of SoundPatrol.
“It is compulsory to proactively feed deep embeddings of these neural signatures into streaming infrastructures so that owners can maintain control, authenticity, and monetization of their intellectual property in the generative AI era.”
Michael Ovitz, Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board, SoundPatrol: “SoundPatrol has answered the long-standing problem of IP theft by creating a frontier lab with neural fingerprinting capabilities…
This is the first-of-its-kind technology implemented to protect all copyright holders and creators of any type of intellectual property.”
Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman and CEO, UMG: “Bringing solutions to the table that support the entire industry is at the heart of our relationship with SoundPatrol, who share our commitment to safeguarding our artists’ creative integrity and work.”
Dennis Kooker, President, Global Digital Business, Sony Music: “Our collaboration with SoundPatrol is about respecting artists’ rights to build a sustainable and equitable ecosystem for everyone.”
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Full press release via BusinessWire: SoundPatrol Collaborates With Universal Music Group and Sony Music
Coverage in The New York Times: Exclusive: Using A.I. to catch A.I. song copyright abuse
Coverage in Music Business Worldwide: Universal and Sony Music partner with new platform to detect AI music copyright theft using ‘groundbreaking neural fingerprinting’ technology
September 25, 2025 — SoundPatrol Inc., a research lab for large music models, announces a first-of-a-kind collaboration with Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music to protect artists from the unchecked copyright infringement activity coming from AI music generators.
This groundbreaking development is made possible through SoundPatrol’s patent-pending forensic AI model for audio-video fingerprinting, which uses neural embeddings that capture and analyze musical semantics to identify the influence of original human-created music in fully or partly AI-generated music content.
“Generative AI is transforming music in extraordinary ways, but if we abandon copyright, we risk severing artists from ownership of their own work,” said Walter De Brouwer, Co-Founder & CEO of SoundPatrol. “It is compulsory to proactively feed deep embeddings of these neural signatures into streaming infrastructures so that owners can maintain control, authenticity, and monetization of their intellectual property in the generative AI era.”
Michael Ovitz, Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board, SoundPatrol: “SoundPatrol has answered the long-standing problem of IP theft by creating a frontier lab with neural fingerprinting capabilities… This is the first-of-its-kind technology implemented to protect all copyright holders and creators of any type of intellectual property.”
Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman and CEO, UMG: “Bringing solutions to the table that support the entire industry is at the heart of our relationship with SoundPatrol, who share our commitment to safeguarding our artists’ creative integrity and work.”
Dennis Kooker, President, Global Digital Business, Sony Music: “Our collaboration with SoundPatrol is about respecting artists’ rights to build a sustainable and equitable ecosystem for everyone.”
Unlike traditional fingerprinting, Neural Fingerprinting captures semantic relationships in music, identifying transformations like covers, remixes, and generative-AI derivatives. These models enable real-time copyright detection across platforms and streaming environments.
Read More
Full press release via BusinessWire: SoundPatrol Collaborates With Universal Music Group and Sony Music
Coverage in The New York Times: Exclusive: Using A.I. to catch A.I. song copyright abuse
Coverage in Music Business Worldwide: Universal and Sony Music partner with new platform to detect AI music copyright theft using ‘groundbreaking neural fingerprinting’ technology
September 25, 2025 — SoundPatrol Inc., a research lab for large music models, announces a first-of-a-kind collaboration with Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music to protect artists from the unchecked copyright infringement activity coming from AI music generators.
This groundbreaking development is made possible through SoundPatrol’s patent-pending forensic AI model for audio-video fingerprinting, which uses neural embeddings that capture and analyze musical semantics to identify the influence of original human-created music in fully or partly AI-generated music content.
Unlike traditional fingerprinting, Neural Fingerprinting captures semantic relationships in music, identifying transformations like covers, remixes, and generative-AI derivatives. These models enable real-time copyright detection across platforms and streaming environments.
“Generative AI is transforming music in extraordinary ways, but if we abandon copyright, we risk severing artists from ownership of their own work,” said Walter De Brouwer, Co-Founder & CEO of SoundPatrol.
“It is compulsory to proactively feed deep embeddings of these neural signatures into streaming infrastructures so that owners can maintain control, authenticity, and monetization of their intellectual property in the generative AI era.”
Michael Ovitz, Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board, SoundPatrol: “SoundPatrol has answered the long-standing problem of IP theft by creating a frontier lab with neural fingerprinting capabilities…
This is the first-of-its-kind technology implemented to protect all copyright holders and creators of any type of intellectual property.”
Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman and CEO, UMG: “Bringing solutions to the table that support the entire industry is at the heart of our relationship with SoundPatrol, who share our commitment to safeguarding our artists’ creative integrity and work.”
Dennis Kooker, President, Global Digital Business, Sony Music: “Our collaboration with SoundPatrol is about respecting artists’ rights to build a sustainable and equitable ecosystem for everyone.”
Read More
Full press release via BusinessWire: SoundPatrol Collaborates With Universal Music Group and Sony Music
Coverage in The New York Times: Exclusive: Using A.I. to catch A.I. song copyright abuse
Coverage in Music Business Worldwide: Universal and Sony Music partner with new platform to detect AI music copyright theft using ‘groundbreaking neural fingerprinting’ technology
September 25, 2025 — SoundPatrol Inc., a research lab for large music models, announces a first-of-a-kind collaboration with Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music to protect artists from the unchecked copyright infringement activity coming from AI music generators.
This groundbreaking development is made possible through SoundPatrol’s patent-pending forensic AI model for audio-video fingerprinting, which uses neural embeddings that capture and analyze musical semantics to identify the influence of original human-created music in fully or partly AI-generated music content.
Unlike traditional fingerprinting, Neural Fingerprinting captures semantic relationships in music, identifying transformations like covers, remixes, and generative-AI derivatives. These models enable real-time copyright detection across platforms and streaming environments.
“Generative AI is transforming music in extraordinary ways, but if we abandon copyright, we risk severing artists from ownership of their own work,” said Walter De Brouwer, Co-Founder & CEO of SoundPatrol.
“It is compulsory to proactively feed deep embeddings of these neural signatures into streaming infrastructures so that owners can maintain control, authenticity, and monetization of their intellectual property in the generative AI era.”
Michael Ovitz, Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board, SoundPatrol: “SoundPatrol has answered the long-standing problem of IP theft by creating a frontier lab with neural fingerprinting capabilities…
This is the first-of-its-kind technology implemented to protect all copyright holders and creators of any type of intellectual property.”
Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman and CEO, UMG: “Bringing solutions to the table that support the entire industry is at the heart of our relationship with SoundPatrol, who share our commitment to safeguarding our artists’ creative integrity and work.”
Dennis Kooker, President, Global Digital Business, Sony Music: “Our collaboration with SoundPatrol is about respecting artists’ rights to build a sustainable and equitable ecosystem for everyone.”
Read More
Full press release via BusinessWire: SoundPatrol Collaborates With Universal Music Group and Sony Music
Coverage in The New York Times: Exclusive: Using A.I. to catch A.I. song copyright abuse
Coverage in Music Business Worldwide: Universal and Sony Music partner with new platform to detect AI music copyright theft using ‘groundbreaking neural fingerprinting’ technology
September 25, 2025 — SoundPatrol Inc., a research lab for large music models, announces a first-of-a-kind collaboration with Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music to protect artists from the unchecked copyright infringement activity coming from AI music generators.
This groundbreaking development is made possible through SoundPatrol’s patent-pending forensic AI model for audio-video fingerprinting, which uses neural embeddings that capture and analyze musical semantics to identify the influence of original human-created music in fully or partly AI-generated music content.
Unlike traditional fingerprinting, Neural Fingerprinting captures semantic relationships in music, identifying transformations like covers, remixes, and generative-AI derivatives. These models enable real-time copyright detection across platforms and streaming environments.
“Generative AI is transforming music in extraordinary ways, but if we abandon copyright, we risk severing artists from ownership of their own work,” said Walter De Brouwer, Co-Founder & CEO of SoundPatrol.
“It is compulsory to proactively feed deep embeddings of these neural signatures into streaming infrastructures so that owners can maintain control, authenticity, and monetization of their intellectual property in the generative AI era.”
Michael Ovitz, Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board, SoundPatrol: “SoundPatrol has answered the long-standing problem of IP theft by creating a frontier lab with neural fingerprinting capabilities…
This is the first-of-its-kind technology implemented to protect all copyright holders and creators of any type of intellectual property.”
Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman and CEO, UMG: “Bringing solutions to the table that support the entire industry is at the heart of our relationship with SoundPatrol, who share our commitment to safeguarding our artists’ creative integrity and work.”
Dennis Kooker, President, Global Digital Business, Sony Music: “Our collaboration with SoundPatrol is about respecting artists’ rights to build a sustainable and equitable ecosystem for everyone.”
Read More
Full press release via BusinessWire: SoundPatrol Collaborates With Universal Music Group and Sony Music
Coverage in The New York Times: Exclusive: Using A.I. to catch A.I. song copyright abuse
Coverage in Music Business Worldwide: Universal and Sony Music partner with new platform to detect AI music copyright theft using ‘groundbreaking neural fingerprinting’ technology
September 25, 2025 — SoundPatrol Inc., a research lab for large music models, announces a first-of-a-kind collaboration with Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music to protect artists from the unchecked copyright infringement activity coming from AI music generators.
This groundbreaking development is made possible through SoundPatrol’s patent-pending forensic AI model for audio-video fingerprinting, which uses neural embeddings that capture and analyze musical semantics to identify the influence of original human-created music in fully or partly AI-generated music content.
Unlike traditional fingerprinting, Neural Fingerprinting captures semantic relationships in music, identifying transformations like covers, remixes, and generative-AI derivatives. These models enable real-time copyright detection across platforms and streaming environments.
“Generative AI is transforming music in extraordinary ways, but if we abandon copyright, we risk severing artists from ownership of their own work,” said Walter De Brouwer, Co-Founder & CEO of SoundPatrol. “It is compulsory to proactively feed deep embeddings of these neural signatures into streaming infrastructures so that owners can maintain control, authenticity, and monetization of their intellectual property in the generative AI era.”
Michael Ovitz, Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board, SoundPatrol: “SoundPatrol has answered the long-standing problem of IP theft by creating a frontier lab with neural fingerprinting capabilities… This is the first-of-its-kind technology implemented to protect all copyright holders and creators of any type of intellectual property.”
Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman and CEO, UMG: “Bringing solutions to the table that support the entire industry is at the heart of our relationship with SoundPatrol, who share our commitment to safeguarding our artists’ creative integrity and work.”
Dennis Kooker, President, Global Digital Business, Sony Music: “Our collaboration with SoundPatrol is about respecting artists’ rights to build a sustainable and equitable ecosystem for everyone.”
Read More
Full press release via BusinessWire: SoundPatrol Collaborates With Universal Music Group and Sony Music
Coverage in The New York Times: Exclusive: Using A.I. to catch A.I. song copyright abuse
Coverage in Music Business Worldwide: Universal and Sony Music partner with new platform to detect AI music copyright theft using ‘groundbreaking neural fingerprinting’ technology