AI Music Copyright Tracing Platform TuneGuard Launches: Every AI-Generated Track Traceable to Training Data Sources

Sony Music and Spotify jointly launched the AI music copyright tracing platform TuneGuard on December 4. The platform uses a technology called "audio DNA fingerprinting" that can decompose AI-generated music into contribution ratios from underlying training data, pinpointing specific tracks and artists. Over 12,000 AI-generated music pieces have completed copyright traceability registration in the initial batch.

Sony Music's CEO said TuneGuard's goal is to protect the rights of original creators while providing a legally compliant commercialization path for AI music creation. After the platform launches, AI music creators automatically receive copyright allocation reports when generating works, and rights holders can monitor in real-time whether their works are being used for AI training.