IFPI launched the Streaming Integrity Initiative (SII) on September 14, 2026, establishing voluntary baseline practices to prevent, detect and respond to streaming fraud, including schemes involving AI-generated music. The commitments include verifying customer identities and rights ownership, checking content for infringement and fraud risks, taking action against repeat offenders and sharing information. Announced participants include Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, HYBE, Merlin, IMPALA, The Orchard, Virgin Music Group, ADA, AWAL, CD Baby, FUGA, Ditto Music, Symphonic Distribution, IDOL, Revelator, RouteNote, Redeye, Secretly Distribution, Too Lost, Absolute Label Services, CmdShft, GoDigital and InnerCat Music Group. These are the participants identified in IFPI’s launch announcement, rather than a claim that no others have subsequently joined. IFPI announcement

For the emerging AI music market, the initiative signals greater scrutiny of how recordings enter streaming platforms and generate revenue. Generative tools can make large catalogs inexpensive to produce; pairing those recordings with artificial listening can turn that scale into fraudulent royalty claims. Stronger checks at the distribution stage could help prevent abuse before tracks reach listeners, complementing streaming services’ detection systems. The practical test will be whether participants enforce the commitments consistently and prevent offenders from moving between distributors. SII is an industry initiative, not a new copyright law or a blanket prohibition on AI music: AI generation alone does not establish fraud. Financial Times; ERA response