Due to suspected infringement of music copyrights, Sony Music has recently filed a lawsuit again against the AI music company Udio in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Sony Music accuses the company of unauthorized copying of more than 30,000 recordings for training AI models and points out that this is only a small portion of the identified violations.

Prior to this, Udio was sued by the three major record companies over similar copyright disputes, and later reached a settlement with Universal Music and Warner Music. After the court rejected Sony Music's previous application to expand the scope of the litigation, Sony Music chose to re-initiate this legal action.

The debate over fair use resurfaces, and copyright protection faces industry competition

Regarding Udio's defense of "fair use" previously, Sony Music provided a direct response in its latest complaint. Sony Music stated that there is a clear commercial market for obtaining authorization through payment, and unauthorized copying constitutes substantial harm to the copyright market.

Sony Music also emphasized that Udio's subsequent attempt to seek authorization actually proves the illegality of its initial infringement. Faced with fierce competition in the field of AI-generated music, Sony Music explicitly stated that Udio's actions have harmed the legitimate rights and interests of music professionals.