Sony Music files a second copyright lawsuit against Udio
The new complaint covers recordings a judge did not allow Sony to add to the original case. The claimed scale is large; the allegations remain untested.
What’s happening in AI music
Important releases, creative work, rights decisions and industry shifts — explained clearly and linked to the original sources.
Rights & policy
How content farms invented a court case — and who repeated it
"Bartz v. SoundAI" is cited across AI-music explainers as a Second Circuit fair-use precedent. It does not exist. We checked every docket.
TIDAL's AI policy takes effect — labels on, royalties off for fully AI tracks
From today, TIDAL labels music it determines is wholly AI-generated and removes it from royalty attribution.
The music industry now has voluntary AI labels — and no transport layer
IFPI, RIAA, A2IM, WIN, IMPALA, the Recording Academy, SAG-AFTRA and the Human Artistry Campaign announced two track-level labels. Implementation is the missing chapter.
Music moved onto the main programme at the UN's AI for Good summit
Artists, labels and technology companies shared one Geneva stage, showing that AI music is becoming a public-policy subject rather than a specialist product demo.