Music AI Startups Get Creative to Avoid Copyright Lawsuits
With the Grammys on the horizon, let’s talk about the growing number of startups that are using generative AI to make music. There’s been a wave of investor and founder interest in this technology. But creating music from other music faces major copyright risk.
Already, companies including Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Records have sued startups Udio and Suno, alleging they infringed copyrighted songs to train their AI products. (The startups, which declined or didn’t have a request for comment, have said their work is protected under fair use.)
The risk of lawsuits has encouraged some startup founders to find other ways to generate music using AI without attracting the wrath of record companies and artists.
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