SoundCloud partners with Pex to ensure ethical AI music creation

WRITTEN BY Pex Team
Nov 19, 2024

We’re pleased to announce SoundCloud has named Pex a preferred vendor for its AI music creation partners. With Pex’s industry-leading content identification solutions, this ensures rightsholders receive proper credit and compensation as SoundCloud democratizes music creation with their new AI tools.

The partnership reinforces SoundCloud’s commitment to responsible, innovative and ethical use of creative AI. Pex’s identification technology will be made available to SoundCloud AI partners, making it easier for millions of creators worldwide to express their creativity while respecting copyright. 

“We applaud SoundCloud’s continued efforts to create ethical AI music practices within the industry,” said Larry, SVP of Sales at Pex. “The Pex vision has always been to create a world where people and technology are able to innovate while bringing everyone together without fear of litigation and we’re proud to provide support to SoundCloud’s growing list of partners.”

With technology that can identify content down to a second, Pex provides copyright compliance for platforms and music tools while enabling rightsholders to monitor and capitalize on the content they own. Our technology ensures that inputs and outputs used and developed by AI companies protects copyright while providing space for innovation and the future of music.

This partnership reinforces SoundCloud’s pledge to responsible music creation as it continues to democratize music-making for all.

 

About Pex

Pex is the trusted global leader in content identification technology and UGC data, powering copyright compliance at the speed and scale of the Internet. With Pex’s advanced identification technology, rightsholders can monitor and capitalize on the content they own, social media and gen AI platforms can manage copyright compliance, and brands can reduce infringement risk. Pex believes in attribution for all and is on a mission to enable the fair and transparent use of copyrighted works online. For more information, please visit http://www.pex.com.

 

About SoundCloud

SoundCloud empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is an artist-first platform empowering artists to build and grow their careers by providing them with the most progressive tools, services, and resources. With over 400+ million tracks from 40+ million artists, the future of music is SoundCloud.

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