Musicians Union Sues Warner and Universal Music Over AI Licensing Deals
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Summary
The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) has filed a lawsuit against Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group, alleging the record labels violated their collective bargaining agreement by reaching settlements with AI companies Suno and Udio. The union claims the labels allowed AI firms to use sound recordings to train their models without properly compensating or informing union members. The complaint was filed on June 5 in the Southern District of New York, asserting that Warner and Universal breached their pact with the union by licensing members' work to AI companies without providing required compensation or information.
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Warner Music Group Corp. and Universal Music Group Inc. violated their collective bargaining agreement after they reached settlements that allowed artificial intelligence companies to use sound recordings to train models, according to a new lawsuit.
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