( June 30, 2026, 03:27 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex summary: US District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein declined a request by Sony Music Entertainment to greatly expand the number of works at issue in the label's copyright lawsuit against artificial intelligence music generator Udio. Sony had asked to add 30,442 works to the case, up from 333. "Adding more than 30,000 works near the close of document discovery would require substantial additional production and review, generate further disputes, and materially alter the scope of the case before me," Hellerstein wrote. See file attached. ...
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