AI: World's biggest music labels sue over copyright; BBC News, June 24, 2024

Natalie Sherman , BBC News; AI: World's biggest music labels sue over copyright

"The world's biggest record labels are suing two artificial intelligence (AI) start-ups over alleged copyright violation in a potentially landmark case.

Firms including Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Records say Suno and Udio have committed copyright infringement on an "almost unimaginable scale".

They claim the pair's software steals music to "spit out" similar work and ask for compensation of $150,000 per work."

Internet Archive must face record label copyright claims, judge rules; Reuters, May 16, 2024

 Blake Brittain, Reuters; Internet Archive must face record label copyright claims, judge rules

"A California federal court has denied the Internet Archive's bid to dismiss part of a copyright case brought by a group of major record labels including Universal Music Group and Sony Music  over its program for digitizing and streaming vintage vinyl records."

Sony Music Sues United Airlines Over In-Flight Music; Hollywood Reporter, 10/23/13

Eriq Gardner, Hollywood Reporter; Sony Music Sues United Airlines Over In-Flight Music: "On Tuesday, Sony Music and various subsidiary labels brought a lawsuit against United Airlines, Inflight Productions and Rightscom over copyrighted music being made available through in-flight systems. According to a complaint filed in New York federal court, the defendants are duplicating sound recordings and music videos, installing the allegedly infringed copies to servers located on board aircraft and then transmitting performances to passengers. All without paying any baggage fees."