The Problems No One Is Solving
Beyond payment inequity, fundamental questions remain unanswered.
What Is Original in the Age of AI?
When is something original? When is it derivative? When is it a version? AI generates millions of tracks daily that sound "inspired by" existing works.
Traditional copyright has no systematic way to answer these questions at scale.
The Reality Today
Who Decides What's Too Similar?
Currently: judges with no musical training, platform algorithms optimized for engagement not fairness, collecting societies overwhelmed by volume.
Subjective
Different answers from different people
Inconsistent
No standard across jurisdictions
Slow
Years to resolve a single case
Outdated
Designed for human-paced creation
How Do You Manage All Rights in One Place?
A single song has multiple rights types, each handled by different organizations.
Composition
Melody, harmony, lyrics
Sound Recording
Master, performance
Performance
Live, broadcast, streaming
Mechanical
Reproduction, distribution
Synchronization
Audiovisual usage
Editorial
Publishing, licensing
Traditional systems fragment these across different organizations. Publishers handle some. Labels handle others. Collecting societies handle more. Each operates independently.
"There's no infrastructure for determining originality that operates at the speed of digital creation."
How does IP-GLOBAL solve these problems?
Discover the technology that makes it possible.
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