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Udio admits to using music from YouTube videos as training data
Read more: Udio admits to using music from YouTube videos as training dataOn April 29, 2026, Udio aka Uncharted Labs filed its Answer to Sony Music Entertainment’s First Amended Complaint. Noteworthy is Udio’s admission (long assumed) that it used the music files from YouTube videos to train its AI models: Although this admission received media attention, it was not surprising. Udio is filing its Answer now after…
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Parties in UMG Recordings v. Suno quibble over Judge Helllerstein’s denial of motion to dismiss DMCA claim in suit v. Udio
Read more: Parties in UMG Recordings v. Suno quibble over Judge Helllerstein’s denial of motion to dismiss DMCA claim in suit v. UdioThe parties in UMG Recordings v. Suno filed dueling letters explaining the recent decision by Judge Hellerstein to deny Unhcarted Labs’ claims by Sony Music Entertainment for DMCA anti-circumvention related to YouTube videos. At least on the surface, the decision is helpful to UMG Recordings. Suno, however, takes issue with the court’s analysis in the…
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Judge Hellerstein denies Udio’s motion to dismiss DMCA anti-circumvention claim. Court finds sufficient allegations based on YouTube’s “rolling cipher” TPM
Read more: Judge Hellerstein denies Udio’s motion to dismiss DMCA anti-circumvention claim. Court finds sufficient allegations based on YouTube’s “rolling cipher” TPMIn Sony Music Entertainment v. Uncharted Labs dba Udio, Judge Hellerstein found that the complaint sufficient alleged that YouTube circumvented an access-control to YouTube videos via the much-disputed “rolling cipher” technological protection measure. Udio argued it was a copy-control measure. Sony Music argued it was both copy-control and access-control. Judge Hellerstein ruled that the complaint…
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Sony Music, Uncharted Labs ask for document discovery extension until Jan. 30, 2026
Read more: Sony Music, Uncharted Labs ask for document discovery extension until Jan. 30, 2026With only Sony Music left in the lawsuit after UMG Recordings and Warner Music settled, Sony Music and Uncharted Labs have asked for nearly a 2 month extension for document production, until Jan. 30, 2026. It’s interesting this part of the case hasn’t settled yet. Perhaps Sony Music wants to litigate both this suit and…
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Warner Music lawsuit v. Suno officially over
Read more: Warner Music lawsuit v. Suno officially overOne third of the music labels’ copyright lawsuit against Suno, the AI music generator company, is officially over. The parties settled and struck a licensed partnership. That leaves UMG Recordings and Sony Music still in the suit against Suno. A similar lawsuit against Udio has two thirds of the lawsuit settled, with only Sony Music…
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Warner Music and Udio reach settlement, following similar one by UMG Recordings. Sony Music left in lawsuit.
Read more: Warner Music and Udio reach settlement, following similar one by UMG Recordings. Sony Music left in lawsuit.Warner Music and Udio (Uncharted Labs) announced a settlement of their case and partnership to build a new AI music platform. This follows a similar settlement between UMG Recordings and Udio. That leaves Sony Music left in the case, with a possible settlement highly likely. Press Release by Warner Music: Warner Music Group And Udio…
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UMG Recordings, Udio voluntarily dismiss lawsuit, leaving Sony Music, other labels
Read more: UMG Recordings, Udio voluntarily dismiss lawsuit, leaving Sony Music, other labelsAfter announcing their settlement last week, UMG Recordings, Capitol Records, and Uncharted Labs d/b/a Udio made it official by filing a stipulation voluntarily dismissing their lawsuit without prejudice. That leaves Sony Music, Warner Music, and a number of their affiliated labels in the lawsuit against Udio. Interestingly, the same law firm represents all the labels.…
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Dominoes start to drop: Uncharted Labs d/b/a Udio settles copyright lawsuit filed by UMG Recordings. Announce new AI music platform to launch in 2026.
Read more: Dominoes start to drop: Uncharted Labs d/b/a Udio settles copyright lawsuit filed by UMG Recordings. Announce new AI music platform to launch in 2026.Here’s the press release below. The settlement does not include Sony and Warner Music Group, 2 other plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which apparently will continue on. UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP AND UDIO ANNOUNCE UDIO’S FIRST STRATEGIC AGREEMENTS FOR NEW LICENSED AI MUSIC CREATION PLATFORM Companies settle copyright infringement litigation and collaborate on groundbreaking new creative product…
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Anthony Justice files 1st amended complaint v. Uncharted Labs
Read more: Anthony Justice files 1st amended complaint v. Uncharted LabsAnthony Justice filed the First Amended Complaint against Uncharted Labs d/b/a Udio, the music generator company. The amendment adds a claim for a DMCA anti-circumvention violation for alleged “stream ripping” tracks from YouTube videos. Justice and UMG Recordings added the same claim to their respective lawsuits against Suno.
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OpenAI building a music generator to compete with Suno. Will it prompt licensing or copyright lawsuits?
Read more: OpenAI building a music generator to compete with Suno. Will it prompt licensing or copyright lawsuits?OpenAI is really eating the world. After just launching a TikTok style, AI video generator Sora 2, OpenAI reportedly is building a music generator to compete with Suno (which itself faces 2 copyright lawsuits in the United States, one filed by UMG Recordings and the other by Anthony Justice). This isn’t surprising. Music generation is…