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UMG copyright suit against Udio ends, but AI music dispute continues

By Mike Swift and Emma Whitford ( October 30, 2025, 22:05 GMT | Comment) -- While it’s too soon to say peace is at hand between AI music startups and the music industry, the settlement of copyright litigation between Universal Music Group and Udio would assure that artists get paid when their music is used to train AI, and would open up new “hyper-personalization” opportunities for “super fans” to engage with artists, UMG executives told Wall Street analysts on a quarterly earnings call.Universal Music Group’s new settlement of copyright litigation against Udio doesn’t mean peace is at hand between the music industry and AI music creation startups. It doesn’t even end the lawsuit filed in federal court in New York....

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