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World's biggest music labels sue over AI copyright


Sony, Universal and Warner claim AI software steals music to "spit out" similar work.

It released its app to the public in April, achieving near-instant fame for being the tool used to create "BBL Drizzy" - a parody track related to feud between the artists Kendrick Lamar and Drake. But in the complaints, which were filed in federal court in Massachusetts and New York, the record labels say the AI firms are simply making money from having copied the songs. The lawsuits come just months after roughly 200 artists including Billie Eilish and Nicki Minaj signed a letter calling for the "predatory" use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the music industry to be stopped.

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