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Spotify’s move to fully licensed AI tools turned compliance into the new baseline for everyone. The AI music industry just crossed a line it can’t walk back. In my interview with Music AI, I shared why licensed data is becoming the real competitive moat and why startups now face a decisive strategic choice. You either build inside an incumbent’s ecosystem or go vertical with focused, licensed datasets. Once models cross the baseline quality standard, it’s no longer about who has the best model. It’s about who is compliant enough to serve enterprise clients. Music is always the first battleground for copyright. What starts there spreads everywhere. Images, video and every other format will follow quickly. How does everyone see AI and copyright evolving across music, images and video as these shifts accelerate? Thanks to Music AI and Mariah Brooks for the opportunity to contribute to this conversation. Full article in the comments.👇