We take copyright protection, fraud prevention and the integrity of the music ecosystem seriously, and work closely with digital streaming platforms, rightsholders and other industry partners on these efforts. As an example, the lawsuit cited the example ofa "Lofi Chill" artist that put out a torrential amount of songs: 4,562 tracks in a 12-month period.
The complaint cites extreme upload patterns—an example artist released thousands of tracks in a year—and accuses DistroKid of permitting unlicensed remixes of UMG works.
DistroKid issued a public statement denying the allegations, emphasizing investments in copyright protections and saying it will defend itself vigorously.
UMG says the conduct violates industry rules such as those of the Music Fights Fraud Alliance and characterizes the practices as deceptive trade and copyright infringement.
As an example, the lawsuit cited the example ofa "Lofi Chill" artist that put out a torrential amount of songs: 4,562 tracks in a 12-month period. We take copyright protection, fraud prevention and the integrity of the music ecosystem seriously, and work closely with digital streaming platforms, rightsholders and other industry partners on these efforts. Our distribution process includes sophisticated protections that we continuously invest in to stay at the forefront of these efforts.
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This is all done without appropriate licenses. So far DistroKid hasn't issued a response publicly on the matter. Distrokid has released a statement to address the situation.
UMG Recordings sued music distributor DistroKid in Delaware federal court Tuesday, calling it an "AI-slop pipeline" that uses copyright infringement and deceptive practices to flood popular streaming platforms with mass-generated artificial intelligence content.
Key parts of UMG's suit center on DistroKid's alleged involvement with AI-made music. Source
Today in high-profile industry litigation: A firmly worded complaint filed by Universal Music Group (UMG) against DistroKid, which the major label says “is engaged in both deceptive trade practices and blatant copyright infringement.” UMG submitted the 52-page action to a Delaware federal court today, and as many will
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