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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Some Hawaii recording artists claim artificial intelligence websites worth billions of dollars have been stealing their music, as a legal battle is underway to get the song-generating platforms to compensate musicians.<\/p>\n

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There are nearly 10 million music tracks from around the world listed in The Atlantic magazine\u2019s AI Watchdog database that were allegedly taken without the artists\u2019 permission to create music. <\/p>\n

Hundreds of the songs in the inventory come from Hawaii artists spanning decades, from classics like Israel Kamakawiwo\u2019ole\u2019s \u201cWhite Sandy Beach,\u201d to numbers from newer recording artists, such as Anuhea and Kolohe Kai. <\/p>\n

Na Hoku Hanohano award-winning rapper Thomas Iannucci is also in the mix. <\/p>\n

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\u201cThey took these songs without our consent, without asking, without paying, no compensation, and for free, basically, or in other words, stealing,\u201d Iannucci said. <\/p>\n

The Kauai-based recording artist found out just days ago that his music is in the AI Watchdog from a friend in the industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt very predatory. It felt very annoying more than anything else,\u201d Iannucci added. <\/p>\n

The Atlantic created the Watchdog dataset as it investigates tech companies such as Suno and Udio. The AI music generators are facing class-action lawsuits for alleged copyright infringement. <\/p>\n

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\u201cThey\u2019re not just going after big-time artists, right? They\u2019re going after smaller regional local acts, people like myself. We don\u2019t have the means or ability to defend ourselves legally,\u201d Iannucci said. <\/p>\n

Professional songwriter Chaz Umamoto added, \u201cSuno has a $5 billion value…and I know so many artists here that couldn\u2019t survive during the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Umamoto and Iannucci are considering joining the lawsuit. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere have been some big cases that have given us some guidance, but because it\u2019s so complicated, a lot of people just don\u2019t even touch it. A lot of those cases settle. Because of that, there\u2019s actually not a ton of case law to make it really clear,\u201d Hawaii entertainment lawyer Julia Brotman said. <\/p>\n

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One thing is clear: Iannucci and Umamoto are asking others to beware and not buy into the AI music makers. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not artificial creativity, it\u2019s artificial intelligence, and where that intelligence is being derived from, none of us agreed to that usage,\u201d Umamoto argued. <\/p>\n

HNN reached out to Suno and Udio\u2019s attorney for comment, and we\u2019re waiting to hear back. <\/p>\n

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