IMRO 360 Series: AI, Copyright and The Future of Music

In this episode we have a live recording from the inaugural IMRO 360 Series – a new annual event discussing issues and topics of importance to the Irish music industry. The title of the inaugural discussion was ‘AI, Copyright and the future of music’.

Hosted by Jess Kelly (technology correspondent with Newstalk), the event featured a panel of industry experts providing insights and opinions on the development of AI generated music, the copyright issues faced by the music industry and what the future may look like as we adapt to these changes in technology.

Featured on the panel are:

• Adriana Pérez-Gill, Senior Legal Advisor, International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP)
• Barry Scannell, Legal Director, William Fry LLP & Member of the Government of Ireland’s AI Advisory Council
• Eleanor McEvoy, Singer, Songwriter, Musician & Chair of IMRO
• Jackie Alway, OBE, Int'l Legal & Industry Affairs Universal Music Publishing International & MPAI Board Member          
• Adriana Moscoso de Prado, General Manager, European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers (GESAC)
• Dan Archer, CEO and co-founder of Copyright Delta, which specializes in safeguarding copyrighted material.

The panel was introduced by the CEO of IMRO, Victor Finn.