Sony, Universal sue AI music generators for ‘training’ models on copyrighted songs

Some of the biggest record labels in the music industry have sued two AI startups Suno and Udio, alleging that they have committed copyright infringement on an “almost unimaginable scale” by developing AI tools that can generate music tracks based on a user’s prompt within seconds.

The plaintiffs – Sony Music, Universal Music Group, Atlantic Records, Warner Bros, Capitol Records, and a few others – filed two separate complaints against Suno and Udio in federal courts in New York and Massachusetts on Monday, June 24. The lawsuits announced by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) seek compensation of $150,000 (Rs 1,25,00,000) for every track whose copyright has been allegedly infringed upon by Suno and Udio.