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 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/south-africa-ai-music-rules-samro-copyright-bill South Africa's AI music rulebook is one disclosure box, and it doesn't decide who gets paid https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/south-africa-ai-music-rules-samro-copyright-bill SAMRO now asks members to say how much AI went into a song when they register it, but it sets no minimum human contribution and says disclosure decides nothing about royalties. The Copyright Amendment Bill is back in Parliament without a word on AI, and the national AI policy was withdrawn. For South African songwriters, the royalty pool is open to AI works by default. Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT We are the music makers ai-musicartist-rightscopyrightindustrysouth-africasamro