- FILE – On February 1, 2024, Mariah Carey arrives in Los Angeles for the third annual Recording Academy Honors Presented by The Black Music Collective. Large record labels are suing artificial intelligence song generators Suno and Udio for allegedly violating copyright. The lawsuits claim that the startups using AI music are abusing the intellectual property of musicians ranging from Mariah Carey to Chuck Berry. (File: Damian Dovarganes, AP photo)
- Boston (AP) — Large record labels are accusing artificial intelligence music firms Suno and Udio of violating copyright by using the recorded works of musicians ranging from Chuck Berry to Mariah Carey in their lawsuits.
- Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Warner Records are among the companies that filed the cases, which were made public by the Recording Industry Association of America on Monday.
- In an email comment, Suno AI CEO Mikey Shulman said that users are not able to cite individual artists since the technology is “designed to generate completely new outputs, not to memorize and regurgitate pre-existing content.”
- Shulman said that despite attempts by his Cambridge, Massachusetts-based business to clarify this to labels, “they’ve reverted to their old lawyer-led playbook, instead of entertaining a good faith discussion.”
Comments were not immediately answered by Udio.
- The music industry is already working with ethical AI developers, according to a written statement from RIAA Chairman and CEO Mitch Glazier. However, he added, “Unlicensed services like Suno and Udio that claim it’s ‘fair’ to copy an artist’s life’s work and exploit it for their own profit without consent or pay set back the promise of genuinely innovative AI for us all.”
- The music business has been discussing artificial intelligence (AI) in great detail, with discussions spanning from the new technology’s creative potential to legal problems. Tennessee was the first state in the US to enact legislation in March that would shield musicians, composers, and other professionals in the music business from the possible risks posed by artificial intelligence. Advocates said that the intention is to make sure AI programs cannot imitate an artist’s voice without permission.
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