There is NO Ethical Use of Suno. The Case Against Generative AI in Music

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In this video, I breakdown why I think there is absolutely NO ethical way to use Suno or other generative AI tools for music production. If you like this video, subscribe and hit like! If you don't, let me know why in the comments! I discuss: 0:00 - 0:46 | Common arguments in support of AI 0:47 - 1:25 | Three reasons why I disagree 1:26 - 2:01 | The ethics of Suno as a company 2:01 - 2:16 | Some major artists that are supporting AI (Timbaland) 2:17 - 2:36 | What is Fair Use, and how do we know what constitutes fair use (4 Factors)? 2:37 - 2:45 | Factor 1 2:46 - 3:02 | Factor 2 3:03 - 3:25 | Factor 3 3:26 - 4:22 | Factor 4 4:23 - 5:01 | How the Pro-Rata Royalty Distribution makes this even worse... 5:02 - 5:24 | Suno Admitted It, Settled, but that doesn't go far enough to help indie artists 5:25 - 6:31 | The class-action lawsuit by Top Music Attorney 6:32 - 7:52 | What does this mean, and what if you've used Suno? 7:52 - 8:54 | How is using Suno any different from using other unethical platforms? 8:55 - 9:16 | How AI Tools can harm the brain vs The Benefits of Learning Music 9:17 - 9:45 | MIT Study on the Effects of AI Use on Cognition (Link Below) 9:46 - 10:37 | Using Suno does not come with the same brain benefits that learning music does 10:38 - 11:34 | It's okay to suck at things, here's me sucking in 2010. 11:35 - 13:03 | Using AI sacrifices the human interaction that used to be inherent in production 13:04 - 13:43 | The Unprecedented amount of FREE resources available to learn music 13:44 - 14:36 | You are not entitled to capitalize on other artists' effort 14:37 - 15:02 | Famous artists who overcame poverty (pre-internet and AI) 15:03 - 16:05 | The insane amount of FREE knowledge on YouTube (and channel recommendations) 16:06 - 16:40 | Free Software Resources 16:41 - 16:57 | You have the resources, but you might not have... 16:58 - 18:45 | Conclusion and my recommended solution 18:46 - 19:20 | Thanks for Watching, Stream my latest release and SUBSCRIBE! Videos referenced: Top Music Attorney Interview with Fantano: https://youtu.be/3kSPWb15u2Q?si=xgnWpM9ca9K_EF3H MIT Study on ChatGPT: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08872v1 YouTube Channels Referenced: Rick Beato: @RickBeato Tom Bukovac @501chorusecho Guthrie Trapp: @guthrietrappmusic Rhett Shull: @RhettShull Adam Neely: @AdamNeely Pensado's Place: @Pensadosplace UAD Office Hours: @UniversalAudio Michael Keithson: @michaelkeithson Nicky V: @NickyV Jeff Schneider: @JeffSchneiderMusic Venus Theory: @VenusTheory Colt Capperune: @ColtCapperrune Free Software Referenced: BandLab: https://www.bandlab.com/?lang=en Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/ GarageBand (for Mac): https://www.apple.com/mac/garageband/ Cakewalk: https://www.cakewalk.com/ Pro Tools Intro: https://www.avid.com/pro-tools/intro Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/tdavisofficial BandCamp Link to my new single "US Highway 50": https://tdavisofficial.bandcamp.com/track/us-highway-50 Stream "US Highway 50" on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1Hj4DGSOL4XottiLN0lJaW?si=270fb0cd758a47e6 _______________________________ Follow me here: https://www.tdavisofficial.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/TDavisOfficial TikTok: tdavisofficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/t.davisofficial Check out my podcast: https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-good-the-bad-the-music Listen to my music here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0iJQOwknFF9VzBr0YrJKXQ?si=EFEpKv2XRiyAPEFM17A0lQ