Sony Music Entertainment has filed a new lawsuit in a New York court accusing Udio of infringing the copyright of more than 30,000 songs. The complaint lists specific tracks ranging from Elvis Presley’s Hound Dog to Beyoncé’s Say My Name and Harry Styles’ As It Was. This filing follows a 2024 legal battle between Sony, Universal Music Group, and Warner Records against both Udio and Suno. After gaining access to Udio’s training data through discovery, Sony claims this list represents only a small portion of the works the AI generator infringed upon. The legal action seeks to stop the company from using copyrighted material without permission.
The core issue remains the scope of data used to train generative models. If courts rule that AI companies must remove copyrighted recordings from their training sets, the technology could face significant limitations. This case sets a precedent for how major labels protect their intellectual property in the age of artificial intelligence.
- The lawsuit was filed on Monday in a New York court.
- Over 30,000 specific songs are currently named in the complaint.
- Sony states this list is just a fraction of the total infringed works.
