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UMG sues DistroKid, alleging it distributes AI-generated music masquerading as artist-backed releases and knowingly "proliferates" copyright-infringing tracks (Tim Ingham/Music Business Worldwide)
Universal Music Group filed a lawsuit against DistroKid, accusing the digital music distributor of enabling and profiting from the distribution of AI-generated music falsely presented as human-created works, thereby violating copyright law.
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"UMG sued DistroKid for distributing AI-generated music as human-made, calling it copyright infringement."