Individual Action
UMG v. Uncharted Labs (Udio)
UMG Recordings, Inc., et al. v. Uncharted Labs, Inc. d/b/a Udio.com
Where it stands
UMG settled and dismissed on November 4, 2025 and Warner Music settled on November 19, 2025, both in exchange for Udio moving to a licensed platform launching in 2026; Sony Music remains, and after the court refused on July 13, 2026 to let it add 30,117 recordings, Sony filed a separate S.D.N.Y. action asserting those works.
Key ruling
July 13, 2026 — the court denied the labels' motion to add 30,000-plus additional recordings, finding the expanded scope would delay resolution of the central fair-use question.
Note on this record
No dollar amounts were disclosed for the UMG or Warner settlements; both were framed as licensing partnerships.The record
- Court
- S.D.N.Y.
- Case number
- 1:24-cv-04777 (AKH)
- Filed
- 2024-06-24
- Defendants
- Uncharted Labs, Inc. (Udio)
- Plaintiffs
- Major record labels (UMG, Sony Music, Warner Music and affiliated labels) — corporate plaintiffs, not a class
- Technology at issue
- Udio AI music generation model
- Relief sought
- Statutory damages up to $150,000 per work plus $2,500 per act of circumvention, and injunctive relief
Claims pleaded
Sources (3)
- Warner Music and Udio reach settlement, following similar one by UMG Recordings. Sony Music left in lawsuit.Chat GPT Is Eating the World · 2025-11-19
- Sony Music sues Udio again, asserting over 30,000 recordings a judge barred the major from adding to its original caseMusic Business Worldwide · 2026-07-21
- AI Infringement Case Updates: July 13, 2026McKool Smith · 2026-07-13
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