Sony Music sues Udio again, claiming infringement of 30,000 tracks to train AI
Sony alleges that the AI start-up copied thousands of songs without its permission Continue reading...
Sony Music has filed another lawsuit against AI music start-up Udio, this time claiming the infringement of more than 30,000 tracks to train its AI models, Music Business Worldwide ( MBW ) reports.
Now, Sony, alongside nine affiliated labels, claim in a new lawsuit filed on Monday, July 20, that it has inspected Udio’s training data to discover that some 30,117 audio recordings have been illegally copied.
Music from artists including Michael Jackson, Harry Styles, Britney Spears and Beyoncé was allegedly copied by Udio, though the labels claim that the 30,000+ works used are just a "small portion" of the recordings it has allegedly infringed.
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It follows a ruling in June by the same court, which saw a judge deny Sony’s efforts to add the thousands of tracks it claims were infringed into its existing case filed back in 2024.
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