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 Sun, 31 May 2026 05:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/05/stim-ai-rights-category-opt-in-work-by-work Sweden's STIM makes AI licensing opt-in, one work at a time https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/05/stim-ai-rights-category-opt-in-work-by-work STIM's members have voted to create a separate AI rights category, in force from 1 Jun 2026. No work goes into an AI licence unless its creator switches it on, work by work; everything else stays monitored but excluded. It is the most consent-heavy model we have seen a collecting society adopt, and its weak spot is scale, not principle. Sun, 31 May 2026 05:30:00 GMT We are the music makers ai-musicartist-rightslicensingcollective-managementstimsweden