After Udio-Universal Settlement, AI Music Lawsuits Aren’t Over: What Happens Now?
Universal Music Group (UMG) and Udio have settled their lawsuit, but litigation involving Suno, Sony Music, and Warner Music will continue.
Litigation involving Suno, Sony Music, and Warner Music is still pending. The UMG-Udio deal may impact the case.
UMG and Udio struck a deal for a fully-licensed artificial intelligence music platform, ending UMG’s allegations that Udio broke the law by training its AI models on copyrighted songs.
Under the agreement, Udio will pay a “compensatory” settlement and the two will partner on a new subscription AI service that pays fees to UMG and its artists.
- The new service allows artists to opt-in to different aspects.
- Litigation involving Suno, Sony Music, and Warner Music is still very much alive.
Author's summary: AI music lawsuits continue despite UMG-Udio settlement.