""The new subscription service will transform the user engagement experience, creating a licensed and protected environment to customize, stream, and share music responsibly, on the Udio platform," reads the press release. Billboard reports that users can create mashups, remixes, and tempo changes to existing, licensed works; swap vocals with UMG artists' voices who opted in to the program; and can only listen to the creations within the service."
"UMG's lawsuit against Udio was focused solely on infringement of the company's sound recordings; the new agreement has established a licensing framework for UMG's sound recordings as well as songs and publishing assets. Participating UMG artists and songwriters will receive financial compensation for the training of AI models and for its outputs."
"At the time, UMG accused Udio of copyright infringement on an "almost unimaginable scale" and training its AI models on the label's recordings."
UMG and Udio reached a settlement in a copyright lawsuit brought by UMG, Sony Music, Warner Music Group, and the RIAA that accused Udio of training AI models on label recordings. The agreement creates a licensing framework for UMG's sound recordings, songs, and publishing assets and provides financial compensation to participating UMG artists and songwriters for AI training and AI-generated outputs. The companies will launch a commercial AI-driven music creation, consumption, and streaming platform in 2026. Artists and songwriters can opt in to participate. Existing songs from Udio's current model will be fingerprinted, filtered, and contained within a walled garden until new protections take effect.
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