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Sony Sues AI Music App Udio Over 30,000 Songs — Including Beyoncé and Elvis
The Verge·Tuesday, 21 July 2026
Sony Music Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against AI music generator Udio in a New York court, accusing it of copying more than 30,000 songs without permission. The list includes tracks from Elvis Presley, Beyoncé, and Harry Styles. Sony claims Udio infringed its copyrights at a massive scale.
Why It Matters
AI music tools are becoming common, and this case will help decide whether AI companies can use copyrighted songs to train their systems — a question that affects musicians and music fans everywhere, including in India.
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