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Music labels sue AI companies Suno and Udio
OUR TAKE In the long run, these legal disputes will have an important impact on the future direction of AI technology. The court’s final ruling will not only affect the relationship between record labels and AI companies, but may also shape ethical standards for data use and an ethical framework for…
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OUR TAKE In the long run, these legal disputes will have an important impact on the future direction of AI technology. The court’s final ruling will not only affect the relationship between record labels and AI companies, but may also shape ethical standards for data use and an…
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OUR TAKE In the long run, these legal disputes will have an important impact on the future direction of AI technology. The court’s final ruling will not only affect the relationship between record labels and AI companies, but may also shape ethical standards for data use and an ethical framework for future innovations. Therefore, this litigation case is not only a dispute between the two industries, but also a profound discussion and rethinking of global scientific and technological development and intellectual property protection. –Revel Cheng, BTW reporter Major record labels Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Records sued AI companies Suno, Udio for U.S. copyright infringement.
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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-generating AI systems. The companies copied music without permission to teach their systems to create music that will “directly compete with, cheapen, and ultimately drown out” human artists’ work, according to federal lawsuits filed against Udio in New York and Suno in Massachusetts. Representatives for Suno and Udio did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the complaints. The complaints said Suno and Udio users have been able to recreate elements of songs including The Temptations’ “My Girl,” Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” and James Brown’s “I Got You (I Feel Good),” and could generate vocals that are “indistinguishable” from musicians such as Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen and ABBA.
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- Major record labels Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Records sued AI companies Suno, Udio for U.S. copyright infringement.
- AI companies have argued that their systems make fair use of copyrighted material.
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