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UMG Recordings seeks leave to amend complaint v. Udio (under seal) after doing so v. Suno
Read more: UMG Recordings seeks leave to amend complaint v. Udio (under seal) after doing so v. SunoUMG Recordings is seeking leave to amend their complaint against the music generator company Uncharted Labs d/b/a Udio. It’s probably similar to their addition of a DMCA anti-circumvention claim against Suno for alleged “stream ripping” of YouTube videos. But, for some reason, UMG has filed a motion to keep this motion under seal.
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UMG Recordings asks to amend complaint v. Suno to add DMCA anti-circumvention claim: Suno allegedly “stream ripped” music from YouTube videos, bypassing encryption
Read more: UMG Recordings asks to amend complaint v. Suno to add DMCA anti-circumvention claim: Suno allegedly “stream ripped” music from YouTube videos, bypassing encryptionUMG Recordings is asking Judge Saylor for leave to file a (First) Amended Complaint to add new allegations against Suno for allegedly “stream ripping” music files from YouTube videos, circumventing their encryption. The Complaint cited a report by Billboard “that revealed the existence of private datasets demonstrating how both Suno and Udio scraped music from…
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UMG Recordings v. Suno file joint motion to amend scheduling order. Also allow UMG to add DMCA CMI claim.
Read more: UMG Recordings v. Suno file joint motion to amend scheduling order. Also allow UMG to add DMCA CMI claim.It looks like the schedules are moving later in ways that will delay the next chance for any federal district court to rule on fair use in AI training. The parties in the UMG Recordings v. Anthropic case have just filed a joint motion allowing a change to the scheduling order in part to accommodate…
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Chief Judge Saylor gets Justice v. Suno. Judge Garnett gets Justice v. Udio.
Read more: Chief Judge Saylor gets Justice v. Suno. Judge Garnett gets Justice v. Udio.The initial assignments have been made. Chief Judge Saylor was assigned Justice v. Suno; he already presides over UMG Recordings v. Suno in Boston. Judge Garnett was assigned Justice v. Uncharted Labs dba Udio in the Southern District of New York. There’s another suit against Udio in the same district, UMG Recordings v. Uncharted Labs,…
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Udio, Suno in talks to license music from labels. Settlement of copyright lawsuits now in play.
Read more: Udio, Suno in talks to license music from labels. Settlement of copyright lawsuits now in play.The Wall Street Journal reports that the AI music generator companies, Udio and Suno, are negotiating possible licenses separately with Universal Music Group, Warner, and Sony, respectively. If they reach a deal, the copyright lawsuits against Udio and Suno will likely be settled as a part of the deal. Related stories
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Parties in Suno v. UMG Recordings agree to digital copies of sound recordings deposited in Copyright Office
Read more: Parties in Suno v. UMG Recordings agree to digital copies of sound recordings deposited in Copyright OfficeMeanwhile, Suno appears to be fine with the digital copies of the deposit copies in the Copyright Office for UMG Recordings’ deposit copies.
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UMG Recordings seeks clarification from court re: producting “deposit copies” of their works
Read more: UMG Recordings seeks clarification from court re: producting “deposit copies” of their worksUMG Recordings, after losing to defendant’s motion to compel, is asking Judge Hellerstein to clarify if his order means it must produce the actual “deposit copies” with the Library of Congress or, instead, copies of those deposit copies with a declaration they are the same as what was deposited. UMG Recordings pointed to the proposed…
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UMG Recordings offers digital copies, instead of physical deposit copies, in response to Suno’s motion to compel.
Read more: UMG Recordings offers digital copies, instead of physical deposit copies, in response to Suno’s motion to compel.Still reeling from losing on the same issue in the lawsuit it filed against Udio, UMG Recordings is trying to avoid the same result on the defendant’s motion to compel in the lawsuit it filed against Suno. UMG Recordings argues that it has already offered digital copies of the recordings relevant to its copyright claim–and…
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Suno seeks same discovery from music labels as Udio: artist-label WMFH agreements and deposit copies of sound recordings. Music labels can’t be happy
Read more: Suno seeks same discovery from music labels as Udio: artist-label WMFH agreements and deposit copies of sound recordings. Music labels can’t be happyUdio just scored a major discovery victory in the case against it filed by UMG Recordings. Judge Hellerstein granted Udio’s motion to compel UMG Recordings’ deposit copies of their sound recordings that underlie their copyright infringement claims against Udio. But, what’s even worse for the music labels, is that the order also grants Udio’s motion…