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 ongoing. The UMG and 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.
- Udio will pay a compensatory settlement.
- The two will partner on a new subscription AI service that pays fees to UMG and its artists.
- Artists can opt-in to different aspects of the new service.
The deal will end UMG’s allegations that Udio broke the law by training its AI models on vast troves of copyrighted songs.
Author's summary: AI music lawsuits continue despite Udio-Universal settlement.