CopyrightS.D.N.Y.1:26-cv-06120
Sony Music Entertainment v. Uncharted Labs, Inc.
Summary
Sony Music and major labels sue Udio.com for allegedly using their copyrighted songs to train AI music generation software.
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Coverage vs reality meter
Coverage vs realityPress: plaintiff
Coverage: 16P · 1D · 6N
Coverage breakdown — the headlines behind the meter
16 plaintiff-favorable · 1 defendant-favorable · 6 neutral
Plaintiff-favorable
- Sony Music sues Udio again, claiming infringement of 30,000 tracks to train AIMixmag · 2026-07-23
- Sony Takes Udio to Court, 30,117 Songs Allegedly Used to Train AI Without PermissionVOI.ID · 2026-07-23
- Sony sues AI music generator Udio after allegedly finding 30,000+ copyrighted songs in training dataAttack of the Fanboy · 2026-07-23
- Sony Music files new lawsuit against Udio over AI trained on 30,000 songsen.ain.ua · 2026-07-22
Defendant-favorable
- A Judge Just Capped Sony's Copyright Case Against Udio at 333 SongsStartup Fortune · 2026-07-21
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
Counsel of record
For the plaintiff
- Hueston Hennigan LLPAlexander Perry, Mariah Rivera, Moez M. Kaba
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- Docket no.
- 1:26-cv-06120
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Filed
- 2026-07-20
- Last filing
- 2026-07-22
Cause
17:101 Copyright Infringement
Parties
John Does Uncharted Labs, Inc. d/b/a Udio.com Zomba Recording, LLC Volcano Entertainment III, LLC Ultra Records, LLC Sony Music Entertainment US Latin, LLC Records Label, LLC LaFace Records, LLC Arista Records, LLC Arista Music ALAMO RECORDS, LLC Sony Music Entertainment