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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)

Source: TECHMEME · SEP 15, 2026

Tim Ingham / Music Business Worldwide : UMG sues DistroKid, alleging it distributes AI-generated music masquerading as artist-backed releases and knowingly "proliferates" copyright-infringing tracks — Universal Music Group is suing the world's biggest music distributor by volume, DistroKid.

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