In the district of Delaware, UMG Recordings sued Distrokid for alleged copyright infringement based on the theory “DistroKid is flooding platforms with AI-generated ‘slop/ that siphons revenue and listeners from the legitimate artists.”
This is copyright lawsuit number 144 against AI companies.
Claims:
- Delaware Deceptive Trade Practices Act (Count 1)
- Direct Copyright Infringement (Count 2)
- Vicarious Infringement (Count 3)
- Direct Infringement of Pre-1972 Sound Recordings (Count 4)
- Vicarious Infringement of Pre-1972 Sound Recordings (Count 5).
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