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AI music startups say copyright violation is just rock and roll


Suno and Udio are clapping back against their RIAA lawsuits.

Both companies admitted to training their music-generating AI models on copyrighted materials in separatelegal filings, arguing that doing so is lawful under fair-use doctrine. In June, Microsoft AI boss Mustafa Suleyman incorrectly claimed that anything published on the open web becomes “freeware” that anyone can freely copy and use. In a statement to Music Ally responding to Suno’s and Udio’s filings, the RIAA said that the companies failed to obtain appropriate consent to use copyrighted works before bringing their tools to market, unlike competing services like YouTube.

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