US EditionAI song generator Udio offers brief window for downloads after Universal settlement upsets users
Udio's 48-hour download window starting Nov 3 allows users to retrieve existing songs after licensing changes barred downloads, responding to legal threats and user backlash.
- Udio announced a brief 48-hour reprieve starting Monday allowing users to download songs under prior terms of service.
- After the UMG deal, Udio immediately stopped downloads, provoking outrage and an apparent exodus of paying subscribers, while frustrated users on Reddit called the move a betrayal and discussed legal action.
- The settlement includes a compensatory payment and a partnership on a subscription AI service, ending Universal Music Group's allegations that Udio illegally trained its AI on copyrighted songs under the Oct. 29 deal announcement.
- Udio acknowledged user pain while saying it had worked with partners to make the reprieve possible, and confirmed songs downloaded during next week's 48-hour window will belong to Udio users who created songs.
- Amid broader legal pressure, industry groups note more than 50 pending federal cases, while the Artist Rights Alliance warns AI tools threaten creators’ livelihoods and raise protection concerns.
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Chicago Tribune
By Matt O’Brien and Kelvin Chan. The AI-powered song generation platform Udio announced it will give users 48 hours starting Monday to download their songs before the company switches to a new business model to comply with a legal settlement. The brief reprieve comes after Udio announced Wednesday that it had settled copyright infringement claims filed by Universal Music, a label that boasts artists such as Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake, a…
AI song generator Udio offers brief window for downloads after Universal settlement upsets users - Regional Media News
Artificial intelligence song generation platform Udio said it would give its frustrated users 48 hours starting Monday to download their songs before the company shifts to a new business model to comply with a legal settlement. The short reprieve comes after Udio on Wednesday said it had settled copyright infringement claims brought by Universal Music, a label with artists including Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake and Kendrick Lamar. AI comp…
SCIENCE & TECH: Universal Music and AI song generator Udio settle lawsuit, announces plans to partner on new platform
LONDON — 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. Universal and Udio said Wednesday that they reached a “compensatory legal settlement” as well as new licensing agreements for recorded music and publishing that will “provide further revenue opportunities” for the recor…
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