Warner Music Group has settled its copyright infringement suit against Suno, and announced a new partnership with the music AI company that will "open new frontiers in music creation, interaction, and discovery, while both compensating and protecting artists, songwriters, and the wider creative community."
WMG said the deal "brings together Suno's best-in-class AI capabilities with WMG's artist development leadership and expertise at the intersection of music and technology." The deal appears to...

Warner Music Group and AI music company Udio have settled the copyright infringement litigation initiated by WMG and announced an agreement that "establishes a clear framework for the development of Udio's licensed AI music creation service, set to launch in 2026."
Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. The agreement covers both WMG's recorded music and music publishing catalogues. WMG said the deal "creates new revenue streams for artists and songwriters, while ensuring their work remains...

The French Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers (SACD) has filed with the Paris Judicial Court a copyright infringement lawsuit against China's social network TikTok for "using copyrighted works from the SACD repertoire without authorisation," according to a statement from the Paris-based organisation.
SACD said it took the decision to start legal proceedings after "nearly four years of failed discussions." SACD said that TikTok has "never offered acceptable compensation to the authors of t...