Delia's "Analog" music video cloned and altered with AI without consent
Romanian artist Delia Matache's official music video for "Analog," performed with conductor Andrei Tudor and the Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra, reportedly had its footage extracted and reused in an AI-generated music video published online without the creators' consent. The artist and conductor accused the unauthorized use of their work and likeness in what they stated violated copyright and artists' rights.
What happened
Artist Delia Matache released a symphonic version of her song "Analog" performed with the Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Andrei Tudor.
Footage from the official music video was subsequently taken and used in another online video where the audio was replaced with a song generated by artificial intelligence and performed by a virtual character, and this modified video was published on social media.
Reported impact
Delia Matache stated the situation violates copyright and the use of creators' content without permission, saying "Aia e munca noastră" (that is our work).
Conductor Andrei Tudor stated he never consented to the use of his name, image, or supposed contributions to the production, and raised concerns about respect for artists' rights and the use of identity without consent.
Index analysis
Delia questioned why footage from her video was extracted and reused: "Generează ce vrei, dar de why iei videoclipurile oamenilor?" (Generate what you want, but why do you take people's videos?).
Andrei Tudor noted that the material appeared to be generated entirely with artificial intelligence, and expressed concern about who created and decided to associate his name and image with the content.
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Sources and evidence
This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.