Sony accuses Udio of additional copyright infringement in US complaint

( July 20, 2026, 16:06 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Sony Music Entertainment filed a second US copyright complaint against music generation service Udio accusing the company of stealing works to train its artificial intelligence. Sony previously filed claims with other recording companies, but said because Udio concealed the contents of its training data, the complaint in the previous action identified a “minuscule” fraction of the recordings Udio had actually copied. “Though the 30,117 sound recordings asserted in this action may more closely reflect the breadth of Udio’s infringement, in reality they remain only a small portion of Plaintiffs’ works that Udio infringed,” it claimed.See attached file. Prepare for tomorrow’s regulatory change, todayMLex identifies risk to business wherever it emerges, with specialist reporters across the globe providing exclusive news and deep-dive analysis on the proposals, probes, enforcement actions and rulings that matter to your organization and clients, now and in the longer term. Know what others in the room don’t, with features including:Daily newsletters for Antitrust, M&A, Trade, Data Privacy & Security, Technology, AI and moreCustom alerts on specific filters including geographies, industries, topics and companies to suit your practice needsPredictive analysis from expert journalists across North America, the UK and Europe, Latin America and Asia-PacificCurated case files bringing together news, analysis and source documents in a single timelineExperience MLex today with a 14-day free trial.