Warner Music has settled a lawsuit with the artificial intelligence startup Udio and entered into a licensing agreement, according to people familiar with the matter. This deal allows Udio to use music from Warner’s extensive catalog, which includes artists like Ed Sheeran and Madonna. Anna Nicolaou reports for the Financial Times that the agreement paves …
Major players in the music and gaming industries are moving from legal disputes over copyright to strategic collaborations with generative AI companies. This shift focuses on creating licensed AI tools that ensure artists and rights holders are compensated and maintain control over their work. A key example is the recent settlement between Universal Music Group …
The major music labels Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Records have sued the AI companies Suno and Udio. They accuse them of having used copyrighted works on a massive scale for their AI music generators without permission. The lawsuits were filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in Boston and …