Sony Sues Udio Over Thirty Thousand Alleged Copyright Violations

By Emma Roth · The Verge · 2026-07-20

The Verge reports that Sony Music Entertainment has launched a new legal offensive against AI startup Udio after discovery efforts revealed a massive scale of unlicensed data usage. The label identified tens of thousands of specific tracks by artists like Elvis Presley and Britne

The Verge reports that Sony Music Entertainment has launched a new legal offensive against AI startup Udio after discovery efforts revealed a massive scale of unlicensed data usage. The label identified tens of thousands of specific tracks by artists like Elvis Presley and Britne