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Standardize researched case information in a responsive sidebar; correct parties, docket and dated procedural status

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	'''''Sony Music Entertainment v Uncharted Labs Inc''''' is a federal copyright infringement action filed on July 20, 2026, in which Sony Music Entertainment and nine affiliated labels accuse Udio parent Uncharted Labs of using Sony-~~controlled recordings to train generative~~-~~AI models without authorization.~~<~~ref name~~="~~unite~~-~~sony~~-~~udio~~"~~>[https~~:~~//www.unite.ai/sony~~-~~music~~-~~escalates~~-~~copyright~~-~~fight~~-~~with-second-udio-suit/ Unite.AI, "Sony Music Escalates Copyright Fight With Second Udio Suit~~" ~~(July 21, 2026)]</ref~~><~~ref name~~="~~msn~~-~~sony~~-~~udio~~"~~>[https~~:~~//www.msn.com/en~~-~~us/entertainment/news/sony~~-~~music-fires-off-supersized-infringement-lawsuit-against-udio/ar-AA28kY48 Digital Music News via MSN, "Sony Music fires off supersized infringement lawsuit against Udio~~" ~~(July 20, 2026)]</ref~~>		<!-- AILawWiki case sidebar v1 -->
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			! scope="row" style="width:30%;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" \| Case name
			\| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" \| Sony Music Entertainment v. Uncharted Labs Inc<ref name="case-record-d9566c1fa64bd4b0">[https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.668696/gov.uscourts.nysd.668696.1.0.pdf Court filing / case record, reviewed September 7, 2026]</ref>
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			! scope="row" style="width:30%;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" \| Court
			\| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" \| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York<ref name="case-record-d9566c1fa64bd4b0" />
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			! scope="row" style="width:30%;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" \| Docket
			\| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" \| 1:26-cv-06120<ref name="case-record-d9566c1fa64bd4b0" />
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	! ~~Field !! Details~~		! scope="row" style="width:30%;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" \| Filed
			\| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" \| July 20, 2026<ref name="case-record-95aa0e06e5ee0a57">[https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73641108/sony-music-entertainment-v-uncharted-labs-inc/ Case source, reviewed September 7, 2026]</ref>
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	\| ~~Case Name~~ \|\| ~~''Sony Music Entertainment v. Uncharted Labs Inc~~.''<ref name="~~unite~~-~~sony~~-~~udio~~" />		! scope="row" style="width:30%;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" \| Judge(s)
			\| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" \| Alvin K. Hellerstein<ref name="case-record-95aa0e06e5ee0a57" />
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	\| ~~Court~~ \|\| ~~Federal court in Manhattan (Southern District of New York)~~<ref name="~~unite~~-~~sony~~-~~udio~~" />		! scope="row" style="width:30%;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" \| Plaintiffs
			\| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" \| Sony Music Entertainment and nine affiliated recording entities<ref name="case-record-d9566c1fa64bd4b0" />
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	\| ~~Filed~~ \|~~\| July 20, 2026<ref name~~="~~unite~~-~~sony~~-~~udio~~" /><ref name="~~msn~~-~~sony~~-~~udio~~" />		! scope="row" style="width:30%;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" \| Defendants
			\| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" \| Uncharted Labs, Inc. (Udio); John Does 1–10<ref name="case-record-d9566c1fa64bd4b0" />
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	\| ~~Plaintiffs~~ \|~~\| Sony Music Entertainment and nine affiliated record labels<ref name~~="~~unite~~-~~sony~~-~~udio~~" /><ref name="~~msn~~-~~sony~~-~~udio~~" />		! scope="row" style="width:30%;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" \| Case type
			\| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" \| Civil copyright action<ref name="case-record-d9566c1fa64bd4b0" />
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	\| ~~Defendant~~ \|\| ~~Uncharted Labs Inc.~~, ~~which operates~~ Udio<ref name="~~unite~~-~~sony~~-~~udio~~" />		! scope="row" style="width:30%;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" \| Claims / issues
			\| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" \| Copyright infringement concerning 30,117 recordings; separate from the 2024 Udio action<ref name="case-record-d9566c1fa64bd4b0" />
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	\| ~~Claims~~ \|~~\| Copyright infringement involving 30,117 sound recordings allegedly copied for AI training<ref name~~="~~unite~~-~~sony~~-~~udio~~" /><ref name="~~msn~~-~~sony~~-~~udio~~" />		! scope="row" style="width:30%;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" \| Status
			\| style="vertical-align:top;overflow-wrap:anywhere;" \| Second action filed July 20, 2026; public docket reviewed through August 31. Later developments have not been verified.<ref name="case-record-95aa0e06e5ee0a57" />
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			'''''Sony Music Entertainment v Uncharted Labs Inc''''' is a federal copyright infringement action filed on July 20, 2026, in which Sony Music Entertainment and nine affiliated labels accuse Udio parent Uncharted Labs of using Sony-controlled recordings to train generative-AI models without authorization.<ref name="unite-sony-udio">[https://www.unite.ai/sony-music-escalates-copyright-fight-with-second-udio-suit/ Unite.AI, "Sony Music Escalates Copyright Fight With Second Udio Suit" (July 21, 2026)]</ref><ref name="msn-sony-udio">[https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/sony-music-fires-off-supersized-infringement-lawsuit-against-udio/ar-AA28kY48 Digital Music News via MSN, "Sony Music fires off supersized infringement lawsuit against Udio" (July 20, 2026)]</ref>

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	[[Category:Copyright Litigation]]		[[Category:Copyright Litigation]]
	[[Category:Music Industry]]		[[Category:Music Industry]]
	[[Category:Southern District of New York]]		[[Category:Southern District of New York]]

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	* [[UMG Recordings Inc v Uncharted Labs Inc]]		* [[UMG Recordings Inc v Uncharted Labs Inc]]
	* [[UMG Recordings Inc v Suno Inc]]		* [[UMG Recordings Inc v Suno Inc]]
	* [[News-July-20-2026\|July 20, 2026 news digest]]		* [[AI Law Wiki News for July 20, 2026\|July 20, 2026 news digest]]

	== References ==		== References ==

AILawWikiAdmin: Create case page for Sony Music's second Udio copyright suit

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Create case page for Sony Music's second Udio copyright suit

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'''''Sony Music Entertainment v Uncharted Labs Inc''''' is a federal copyright infringement action filed on July 20, 2026, in which Sony Music Entertainment and nine affiliated labels accuse Udio parent Uncharted Labs of using Sony-controlled recordings to train generative-AI models without authorization.<ref name="unite-sony-udio">[https://www.unite.ai/sony-music-escalates-copyright-fight-with-second-udio-suit/ Unite.AI, "Sony Music Escalates Copyright Fight With Second Udio Suit" (July 21, 2026)]</ref><ref name="msn-sony-udio">[https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/sony-music-fires-off-supersized-infringement-lawsuit-against-udio/ar-AA28kY48 Digital Music News via MSN, "Sony Music fires off supersized infringement lawsuit against Udio" (July 20, 2026)]</ref>

== Case Information ==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Field !! Details
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| Case Name || ''Sony Music Entertainment v. Uncharted Labs Inc.''<ref name="unite-sony-udio" />
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| Court || Federal court in Manhattan (Southern District of New York)<ref name="unite-sony-udio" />
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| Filed || July 20, 2026<ref name="unite-sony-udio" /><ref name="msn-sony-udio" />
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| Plaintiffs || Sony Music Entertainment and nine affiliated record labels<ref name="unite-sony-udio" /><ref name="msn-sony-udio" />
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| Defendant || Uncharted Labs Inc., which operates Udio<ref name="unite-sony-udio" />
|-
| Claims || Copyright infringement involving 30,117 sound recordings allegedly copied for AI training<ref name="unite-sony-udio" /><ref name="msn-sony-udio" />
|}

== Procedural Background ==
Sony filed the new action after the judge overseeing the original 2024 record-label case declined to permit Sony to add the 30,117 newly identified recordings to that suit.<ref name="unite-sony-udio" /><ref name="msn-sony-udio" /> The new complaint alleges that the larger catalog could support statutory damages of up to approximately $4.5 billion.<ref name="unite-sony-udio" />

== Significance ==
The case extends the music industry's litigation over whether copying copyrighted recordings for generative-AI training is fair use and whether an emerging licensing market affects that analysis.<ref name="unite-sony-udio" />

== See Also ==
* [[UMG Recordings Inc v Uncharted Labs Inc]]
* [[UMG Recordings Inc v Suno Inc]]
* [[News-July-20-2026|July 20, 2026 news digest]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Copyright Litigation]]
[[Category:Music Industry]]
[[Category:Southern District of New York]]

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