Record Labels Sue Two Startups for Training AI Models on Their Songs
Suno, Udio AI accused in twin suits claiming damages up to $150,000 per work infringed
Suno and Udio are among a new crop of startups that use generative AI to automate the music-making process.
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The world’s biggest record labels are suing two artificial intelligence startups, taking an aggressive stance to protect their intellectual property against technology that makes it easy for people to generate music based on existing songs.
The Recording Industry Association of America said it filed twin lawsuits Monday against Suno AI and Uncharted Labs Inc., the developer of Udio AI, on behalf of Universal Music Group NV, Warner Music Group Corp. and Sony Music Entertainment. The complaints allege the companies are unlawfully training their AI models on massive amounts of copyrighted sound recordings.