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We are the music makers https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/opt-out-of-ai-training How to opt your music out of AI training: what EU law asks for, and what each signal actually controls https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/opt-out-of-ai-training EU law lets you reserve your music from commercial text and data mining, but only if you say so in a way a machine can read. Here is what the law says, what robots.txt, TDMRep and written notices each do, where they fall short, and the order we would set them up in. Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT We are the music makers aiai-trainingopt-outcopyrightartist-rights https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/do-not-train-registries-opt-outs-musicians 'Do not train' opt-outs for musicians: what works, what courts have said, and how to set one up https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/do-not-train-registries-opt-outs-musicians EU law lets you reserve your music from commercial AI training, and German courts have now said what a valid reservation looks like. Opt-outs are worth setting up, but treat them as evidence for later rather than a lock. Here is a realistic setup, from robots.txt to your collecting society, and where it stops working. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers aiartist-rightscopyrightai-trainingopt-out