Along with 1,000 musicians, today we're releasing a silent album protesting the UK government's plan to upend copyright law to benefit AI companies. Please listen & share! open.spotify.com/album/1yUbRS... 🧵⬇️ - ThreadSky

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ednewtonrex.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Along with 1,000 musicians, today we're releasing a silent album protesting the UK government's plan to upend copyright law to benefit AI companies.

Please listen & share!

https://open.spotify.com/album/1yUbRSEsj5ng38IpHpcLJt?si=D0gNwKtfR0O82RMbeHBrEg

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ednewtonrex.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's an album of recordings of empty studios & performance spaces, representing the effect the govt's plans would have on musicians' livelihoods.

It's called 'Is This What We Want?', and the track list spells out a simple message:

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ednewtonrex.bsky.social•1 day ago

"The British Government Must Not Legalise Music Theft To Benefit AI Companies".

Incredibly grateful to the many, many musicians involved 🙌

All profits are going to Help Musicians.

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ednewtonrex.bsky.social•1 day ago

See the full list of musicians involved here: https://www.isthiswhatwewant.com/

ednewtonrex.bsky.social•1 day ago

Read about it in the Guardian here: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/25/kate-bush-damon-albarn-1000-artists-silent-ai-protest-album-copyright

gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social•22 hours ago

I hear they forgot to uninstall all those AI plugins, like AutoTune and LyricStudio before mixing the album.

sethcooke.bsky.social•18 hours ago

I've written a consultation submission and made it accessible as a template if anyone wants to use it.

https://bsky.app/profile/sethcooke.bsky.social/post/3liugpwxh622l

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