aceUniversal Music Sues DistroKid In Lawsuit Over AI 'Slop' Songs
Universal Music Group sued DistroKid in a lawsuit over accusations that the music distributor is flooding streaming platforms with AI-generated slop.
Universal Music alleges DistroKid lets mass AI-generated tracks flood streaming platforms, passing as human work and diverting finite royalty revenue and listeners from legitimate artists and rightsholders.
The allegations come from UMG's complaint and DistroKid strongly disputes them; no court has ruled on the claims.
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