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Big music labels sue AI startups over copyright

SAN FRANCISCO, California — Some of the world's major music labels are suing music generation services Suno and Udio, accusing the startups of violating the copyrights of top artists to train their generative AI (artificial intelligence) engines without permission.

Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Records, Capitol Records and others who filed the copyright infringement suits on Monday in federal courts in Boston and New York — are seeking damages of up to $150,000 per song or shares of the companies' profits.