Introduction Generative AI is the latest wave to hit music. And unlike its predecessors, it doesn't just change the distribution of music. It changes the creation of it. A person with no musical training can now type a sentence and receive a professionally-produced full song in seconds. That capability is already on streaming platforms. Whether it's legal, ethical, or both is being answered in real time in courtrooms, boardrooms, and the streets. The Legal Landscape Universal

Introduction In February 2026, diplomats, defense officials, and technology leaders gathered in A Coruña, Spain, for the third international summit on Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain — a process known as REAIM. These summits have been, since their inception in 2023, one of the few serious multilateral efforts to establish guardrails on how governments use artificial intelligence in warfare. The outcome was sobering. Only 35 nations signed the summit