Generative AI is “generating” existing pop songs: industry lawsuit

This week, the RIAA is suing the generative AI music startups behind Suno and Udio, claiming they’ve illegally trained their models on copyrighted music. The lawsuit reveals that you can enter simple prompts and get near-perfect clones of existing songs, down to the melody, harmony, lyrics, and arrangements. And you can hear those results for yourself.

Roland and Universal Music Group partner on “AI for Music”

The world’s biggest music company has now teamed up with one of the world’s leading instrument and music creation tech makers to weigh in on the growing AI boom. Mostly what we get is a set of general principles – but talking about who made music for the data sets is central, and it could be an indication of musician/instrument/music industry partnerships to come.

Peter Kirn - March 21, 2024

Family-owned Auratone win defense of their trademark in Music Tribe / Behringer case

US speaker maker Auratone have successfully defended the trademark they have used since the late 1950s, in an infringement case with Music Tribe (popularly known as Behringer).

Peter Kirn - July 29, 2021

Audacity makers clarify data usage – and there’s not reason to dump the editor yet

Peter Kirn - July 5, 2021

Behringer update: TC-Helicon hardware mimics IK Multimedia products

Peter Kirn - April 19, 2019

Roland has registered the 303, 808 designs as trademarks

Peter Kirn - February 6, 2019

Behringer responds to reports, defends reverse engineering

Peter Kirn - June 20, 2018

Behringer sued Dave Smith Instruments, forum posters, and lost

Peter Kirn - June 19, 2018

Behringer threatens legal action against a site that called it a copycat

Peter Kirn - June 13, 2018

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