Sony Music Entertainment v Uncharted Labs Inc
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.[1][2]
Case Information
[edit]| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Sony Music Entertainment v. Uncharted Labs Inc.[1] |
| Court | Federal court in Manhattan (Southern District of New York)[1] |
| Filed | July 20, 2026[1][2] |
| Plaintiffs | Sony Music Entertainment and nine affiliated record labels[1][2] |
| Defendant | Uncharted Labs Inc., which operates Udio[1] |
| Claims | Copyright infringement involving 30,117 sound recordings allegedly copied for AI training[1][2] |
Procedural Background
[edit]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.[1][2] The new complaint alleges that the larger catalog could support statutory damages of up to approximately $4.5 billion.[1]
Significance
[edit]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.[1]