Blocked / in litigation
Moderate protection
UMG Recordings v. Udio (Uncharted Labs) — Music Label Suit Against AI Music Generator (S.D.N.Y.)
S.D.N.Y. · UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Uncharted Labs, Inc., No. 1:24-cv-04777 (S.D.N.Y.)
Companion to the Suno suit. UMG, Sony, and Warner sued Uncharted Labs (Udio) the same day, alleging Udio's training corpus included copyrighted master recordings and that outputs reproduce signature elements of identifiable tracks.
Technical detail
UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Uncharted Labs, Inc., No. 1:24-cv-04777 (S.D.N.Y., filed June 24, 2024). Claims: direct copyright infringement. Discovery ongoing.
Who is protected: Major record labels and recording-rights holders
Who must comply: Uncharted Labs, Inc. (d/b/a Udio)
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | S.D.N.Y. |
|---|---|
| Level | Federal |
| Status | Blocked / in litigation |
| Protection strength | Moderate protection |
| Effective date | 2024-06-24 |
| Citation | UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Uncharted Labs, Inc., No. 1:24-cv-04777 (S.D.N.Y.) |
| Topics | copyright and training data |
| Last verified | 2026-06-17 |
| Official source | UMG v. Udio — CourtListener 1:24-cv-04777 ↗ |
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Related copyright and training data rules elsewhere
- Copyright Office AI Guidance · In effect
- USPTO AI Inventorship Guidance · Repealed / replaced
- AB 2013 (Training Data Transparency) · In effect
- ELVIS Act · In effect
- SSB 5886 (WA Digital Likeness Rights) · In effect
- AR Generative AI Ownership Act (Act 927) · In effect
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