US EditionMajor Labels in Licensing Talks With A.I. Companies Suno & Udio Amid Blockbuster Lawsuit
- By mid-2025, Universal Music, Warner Music, and Sony Music have been negotiating agreements with AI startups Udio and Suno to enable the use of their music, aiming to establish compensation terms and potentially resolve ongoing legal disputes.
- These talks follow billion-dollar copyright lawsuits filed by the labels last year that accuse the startups of illegally using music to train AI models.
- The discussions involve the labels seeking license fees, equity stakes, and greater control while Udio and Suno request flexible, affordable terms to continue AI experimentation.
- RIAA CEO Mitch Glazier stated that the music industry has welcomed AI and is working closely with ethical developers to create AI technologies that prioritize human creativity and empower artists and songwriters.
- Any agreements could settle ongoing litigation, establish precedents for artist compensation by AI companies, and significantly influence the future use of music in AI training.
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Major record labels such as Universal, Warner and Sony are negotiating licensing agreements with the two startups regarding the use of songs by generative artificial intelligence and how much artists will be paid for the use of their work.
New York, 2 Jun (EFE).- The great record companies Universal, Warner and Sony have taken a step forward by the artists they represent and the interests of these companies and hold individual conversations for the license rights of Artificial Intelligence (IA) when using their music, says the Wall Street Journal. According to the New York newspaper, which attributes the information to sources familiarized with the topic, these companies are negot…
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