AI incident #1656 ·
Udio Allegedly Copied Copyrighted Sound Recordings Without Permission to Train Its Generative AI Models
What happened
Record labels and independent artists alleged that Udio copied copyrighted recordings without permission and used them to train its generative music models. Udio acknowledged that its training data presumably included recordings owned by the plaintiffs but argued the copying was fair use. Plaintiffs alleged losses of licensing control and compensation and competition from AI-generated music.
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Who was involved
- Alleged developer
- Uncharted Labs, Synthetic Media Generation Technology Developers, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology Developers, Ai Music Generation System Developers
- Alleged harmed party
- Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Songwriters, Record Labels, Musicians, Intellectual Property Rights Holders, Independent Artists, Copyright Holders, Tony Justice, David Woulard, Stan Burjek, James Burjek, Berk Ergoz, Hamza Jilani, Maatkara Wilson, Arjun Singh, Magnus Fiennes, Michael Mell
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