Majors and DistroKid Seek Resolution Over AI Music Data
The brief says the three parties "working on a resolution"
Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music Group, and DistroKid have submitted a joint brief stating that all three parties are working on a resolution to the motion that would compel DistroKid to provide data on its output of AI-generated music. The two majors are requesting numbers on how many tracks the distributor sends to streaming services that are flagged as AI-generated and how many of those were made on Suno.
Background:
UMG filed a separate lawsuit against DistroKid in September.
The suit claimed the distributor “engaged in both deceptive trade practices and blatant copyright infringement.”
Soon after, the majors filed a motion to compel DistroKid to provide data on how much AI-generated music it distributes to support their claims in their copyright infringement lawsuit against Suno.
This motion included the amount of AI-generated music distributed to streaming services, the number of tracks tested by DistroKid’s AI detection software, how many tracks the system flagged as AI-generated, the total royalties they generated, and how many were made using Suno.
What’s happening now:
The current joint filing between the three parties suggests they are now working together to find an amicable solution for disclosing the data.
DistroKid has until November 6 to respond to the request.
The filing doesn’t list specific details of what a resolution would look like.
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This article was written with information sourced from Music Business Worldwide.
We covered it because it represents another development in the case between the major labels and Suno.
