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Incident 1656: Udio Allegedly Copied Copyrighted Sound Recordings Without Permission to Train Its Generative AI Models

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Description: 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.
Editor Notes: The 06/24/2024 record-label complaint is available at https://www.riaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Udio-Complaint-6.24.241.pdf. The 06/16/2025 independent-artists complaint in Justice v. Uncharted Labs is available at https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2025/06/JUSTICE-et-al-v.-UNCHARTED-LABS-INC.-d_b_a-Udio.com_.-Entry-1.pdf. The incident ID was created 08/25/2026. See also: Incident 1655: Suno Allegedly Copied Copyrighted Music Without Permission to Train Its Generative AI Models (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1655/).

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Alleged: Uncharted Labs , Synthetic media generation technology developers , Synthetic audio generation technology developers and AI music generation system developers developed an AI system deployed by Uncharted Labs , Synthetic media generation technology developers , Synthetic audio generation technology developers , AI service providers and AI music generation system developers, which harmed 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 and Michael Mell.
Alleged implicated AI systems: yt-dlp , YouTube , Udio , Synthetic media generation technology , Synthetic audio generation technology , Spotify and Music streaming services

Incident Stats

Incident ID
1656
Report Count
23
Incident Date
2024-06-24
Editors
Daniel Atherton

Incident Reports

Reports Timeline

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Music labels sue AI companies Suno, Udio for US copyright infringement
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Musician Slaps Suno and Udio With Infringement Class Actions Over ‘Intentional Theft of Millions of Songs Created by Independent Artists’
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Universal Music Group settles with AI music startup Udio
Sony Music moves to add more than 30,000 copyrighted recordings to its lawsuit against Udio+8
Hagens Berman Joins Fight Against AI Music Generation Companies Udio and Suno Allegedly Engaged in Practices That Steal Independent Artists’ Online Music Content
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US musicians’ union files amended lawsuit against Universal and Warner over Suno and Udio AI deals
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Music labels sue AI companies Suno, Udio for US copyright infringement

Music labels sue AI companies Suno, Udio for US copyright infringement

reuters.com

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Musician Slaps Suno and Udio With Infringement Class Actions Over ‘Intentional Theft of Millions of Songs Created by Independent Artists’

Musician Slaps Suno and Udio With Infringement Class Actions Over ‘Intentional Theft of Millions of Songs Created by Independent Artists’

digitalmusicnews.com

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Suno and Udio hit with class action lawsuits from independent artist

Suno and Udio hit with class action lawsuits from independent artist

musicbusinessworldwide.com

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Universal Music Group settles with AI music startup Udio

Universal Music Group settles with AI music startup Udio

latimes.com

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Universal Music and AI song tool Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new platform, sparking backlash

Universal Music and AI song tool Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new platform, sparking backlash

apnews.com

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Warner Music Group and Udio Collaborate to Build a New Licensed Music Creation Service

Warner Music Group and Udio Collaborate to Build a New Licensed Music Creation Service

wmg.com

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Warner Music Group and AI startup Udio reach agreement in fight over copyrighted music

Warner Music Group and AI startup Udio reach agreement in fight over copyrighted music

latimes.com

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WMG settles Udio lawsuit, strikes licensing deal for ‘next-generation’ AI music platform coming in 2026

WMG settles Udio lawsuit, strikes licensing deal for ‘next-generation’ AI music platform coming in 2026

musicbusinessworldwide.com

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Sony Music moves to add more than 30,000 copyrighted recordings to its lawsuit against Udio

Sony Music moves to add more than 30,000 copyrighted recordings to its lawsuit against Udio

musicbusinessworldwide.com

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Hagens Berman Joins Fight Against AI Music Generation Companies Udio and Suno Allegedly Engaged in Practices That Steal Independent Artists’ Online Music Content

Hagens Berman Joins Fight Against AI Music Generation Companies Udio and Suno Allegedly Engaged in Practices That Steal Independent Artists’ Online Music Content

hbsslaw.com

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Suno’s latest legal opponent fought the tobacco industry – and won a quarter of a trillion dollars

Suno’s latest legal opponent fought the tobacco industry – and won a quarter of a trillion dollars

musicbusinessworldwide.com

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Judge denies Sony Music bid to add over 30,000 recordings to Udio lawsuit

Judge denies Sony Music bid to add over 30,000 recordings to Udio lawsuit

musicbusinessworldwide.com

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Sony Music sues Udio again, asserting over 30,000 recordings a judge barred the major from adding to its original case

Sony Music sues Udio again, asserting over 30,000 recordings a judge barred the major from adding to its original case

musicbusinessworldwide.com

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Sony Music Entertainment files new lawsuit against AI startup Udio

Sony Music Entertainment files new lawsuit against AI startup Udio

latimes.com

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Sony Escalates Legal Battle Against Udio With New $4.5 Billion AI Music Copyright Lawsuit

Sony Escalates Legal Battle Against Udio With New $4.5 Billion AI Music Copyright Lawsuit

lawcommentary.com

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Sony Music Files Another Lawsuit Against Udio, Alleges AI Music Generator Copied 30,000 Songs to Train Models

Sony Music Files Another Lawsuit Against Udio, Alleges AI Music Generator Copied 30,000 Songs to Train Models

variety.com

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Sony Music Files Another Lawsuit Against Udio, Alleges AI Music Generator Copied 30,000 Songs to Train Models

Sony Music Files Another Lawsuit Against Udio, Alleges AI Music Generator Copied 30,000 Songs to Train Models

au.variety.com

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Class Action Lawyers Fight for Indie Artists Exploited by Generative AI Training

Class Action Lawyers Fight for Indie Artists Exploited by Generative AI Training

vice.com

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US musicians’ union files amended lawsuit against Universal and Warner over Suno and Udio AI deals

US musicians’ union files amended lawsuit against Universal and Warner over Suno and Udio AI deals

musicbusinessworldwide.com

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Music AI startups Suno and Udio slam record label lawsuits in court filings

Music AI startups Suno and Udio slam record label lawsuits in court filings

reuters.com

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Court declines to dismiss independent artists’ copyright class action against Udio – but moves the case from Illinois to New York

Court declines to dismiss independent artists’ copyright class action against Udio – but moves the case from Illinois to New York

musicbusinessworldwide.com

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UMG asks court to dismiss US musicians’ union lawsuit over Udio AI deal

UMG asks court to dismiss US musicians’ union lawsuit over Udio AI deal

musicbusinessworldwide.com

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Udio Lawsuit News Today: 2026 Updates and What to Know

Udio Lawsuit News Today: 2026 Updates and What to Know

lawfold.com

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Music labels sue AI companies Suno, Udio for US copyright infringement
reuters.com · 2024

Major record labels Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Records sued artificial intelligence companies Suno and Udio on Monday, accusing them of committing mass copyright infringement by using the labels' recordings to train music-…

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Musician Slaps Suno and Udio With Infringement Class Actions Over ‘Intentional Theft of Millions of Songs Created by Independent Artists’
digitalmusicnews.com · 2025

Country artist Tony Justice has fired off class actions against Suno and Udio, accusing the AI music startups of training on his works -- and the works of other independent acts -- without authorization.

The "Last of the Cowboys" creator an…

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Suno and Udio hit with class action lawsuits from independent artist
musicbusinessworldwide.com · 2025

Suno and Udio have been slapped with another round of copyright litigation, this time by country musician Tony Justice, who filed class-action lawsuits against both controversial AI music generators.

The complaints allege Suno and Udio used…

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Universal Music Group settles with AI music startup Udio
latimes.com · 2025

Universal Music Group said Wednesday it has reached licensing agreements with artificial intelligence music startup Udio, settling a lawsuit that had accused Udio of using copyrighted music to train its AI.

Users create music using Udio's A…

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Universal Music and AI song tool Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new platform, sparking backlash
apnews.com · 2025

LONDON (AP) --- Universal Music Group and AI song generation platform Udio have settled a copyright infringement lawsuit and agreed to team up on new music creation and streaming platform, the two companies said in a joint announcement.

Uni…

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Warner Music Group and Udio Collaborate to Build a New Licensed Music Creation Service
wmg.com · 2025
Warner Music Group post-incident response

Warner Music Group (NASDAQ: WMG) and Udio today announced a landmark agreement that resolves the companies' copyright infringement litigation and establishes a clear framework for the development of Udio's licensed AI music creation service…

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Warner Music Group and AI startup Udio reach agreement in fight over copyrighted music
latimes.com · 2025

Warner Music Group on Wednesday said it reached an agreement with artificial intelligence startup Udio, ending a legal battle over concerns that copyrighted music was being used to train AI models.

Under an agreement, Udio will release a pl…

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WMG settles Udio lawsuit, strikes licensing deal for ‘next-generation’ AI music platform coming in 2026
musicbusinessworldwide.com · 2025

Warner Music Group and AI music platform Udio have struck what they call "a landmark agreement" that resolves the companies' copyright infringement litigation.

The companies have also entered into a licensing deal for a "next-generation" AI…

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Sony Music moves to add more than 30,000 copyrighted recordings to its lawsuit against Udio
musicbusinessworldwide.com · 2026

Sony Music Entertainment has asked a federal court for permission to expand its copyright infringement lawsuit against AI music generator Udio, seeking to add over 30,000 copyrighted sound recordings to its complaint.

The motion, filed on F…

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Hagens Berman Joins Fight Against AI Music Generation Companies Udio and Suno Allegedly Engaged in Practices That Steal Independent Artists’ Online Music Content
hbsslaw.com · 2026

Law firm's high tech and intellectual property teams come together with Delgado Entertainment Law PLLC to represent "the music community's most vulnerable and valuable creators"

SEATTLE -- Attorneys at Hagens Berman have joined forces with …

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Suno’s latest legal opponent fought the tobacco industry – and won a quarter of a trillion dollars
musicbusinessworldwide.com · 2026

Suno and Udio have a new adversary in their copyright fight with independent musicians: Hagens Berman, the law firm that took on the tobacco industry.

The firm has joined forces with Delgado Entertainment Law to represent independent artist…

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Judge denies Sony Music bid to add over 30,000 recordings to Udio lawsuit
musicbusinessworldwide.com · 2026

A New York federal judge has denied Sony Music Entertainment's request to add 30,442 sound recordings to its copyright infringement lawsuit against AI music platform Udio.

The ruling from Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, which you can read in fu…

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Sony Music sues Udio again, asserting over 30,000 recordings a judge barred the major from adding to its original case
musicbusinessworldwide.com · 2026

Sony Music Entertainment has filed a second copyright infringement lawsuit against Udio, asserting 30,117 sound recordings it says the AI music company copied without permission to train its generative AI models.

The complaint, obtained and…

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Sony Music Entertainment files new lawsuit against AI startup Udio
latimes.com · 2026

Sony Music Entertainment on Monday filed a new lawsuit against artificial intelligence startup Udio, alleging it infringed on more than 30,000 recordings.

Sony said Udio ripped off music recordings from YouTube without Sony's permission to …

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Sony Escalates Legal Battle Against Udio With New $4.5 Billion AI Music Copyright Lawsuit
lawcommentary.com · 2026

Sony Music has significantly intensified its legal fight against AI music platform Udio, filing a new copyright infringement lawsuit that dramatically expands the scope of its claims and raises the company's potential financial exposure to …

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Sony Music Files Another Lawsuit Against Udio, Alleges AI Music Generator Copied 30,000 Songs to Train Models
variety.com · 2026

Sony Music Entertainment has once again sued the AI music generator Udio, alleging the startup illegally copied more than 30,000 songs from the likes of Beyoncé, Harry Styles and Elvis Presley to train its models.

Sony first brought lawsuit…

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Sony Music Files Another Lawsuit Against Udio, Alleges AI Music Generator Copied 30,000 Songs to Train Models
au.variety.com · 2026

Sony Music Entertainment has once again sued the AI music generator Udio, alleging the startup illegally copied more than 30,000 songs from the likes of Beyoncé, Harry Styles and Elvis Presley to train its models.

Sony first brought lawsuit…

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Class Action Lawyers Fight for Indie Artists Exploited by Generative AI Training
vice.com · 2026

Two class action lawsuits are in the works against two major AI companies, Udio and Suno, on behalf of independent artists. Lawyers at Delgado Entertainment Law and Hagens Berman have urged indie artists to get involved in the lawsuits. Thi…

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US musicians’ union files amended lawsuit against Universal and Warner over Suno and Udio AI deals
musicbusinessworldwide.com · 2026

The American Federation of Musicians has filed an amended complaint in its lawsuit against Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group, accusing the majors of breaching their union contract by failing to pay musicians for recordings licens…

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Music AI startups Suno and Udio slam record label lawsuits in court filings
reuters.com · 2026

Aug 1 (Reuters) - Artificial-intelligence startups Suno and Udio responded in federal court on Thursday to copyright lawsuits brought by music labels Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music over their music-generating AI sy…

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Court declines to dismiss independent artists’ copyright class action against Udio – but moves the case from Illinois to New York
musicbusinessworldwide.com · 2026

A federal judge has declined to dismiss the copyright class action brought against AI music generator Udio by a group of independent artists.

Judge Sara L. Ellis of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied Uncharte…

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UMG asks court to dismiss US musicians’ union lawsuit over Udio AI deal
musicbusinessworldwide.com · 2026

Universal Music Group has asked a federal court to dismiss the lawsuit brought against it by the American Federation of Musicians over the licensing of sound recordings to AI music company Udio.

In a motion filed on Wednesday (August 5) in …

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Udio Lawsuit News Today: 2026 Updates and What to Know
lawfold.com · 2026

The udio lawsuit news today centers on one of the biggest copyright battles the music industry has ever seen. Major record labels are fighting Udio in federal court, claiming the AI music startup illegally copied thousands of songs to train…

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