U.S. District Court, S.D. New York · Docket 1:24-cv-04777

Active Litigation

Court: U.S. District Court, S.D. New York
Docket: 1:24-cv-04777
Filed: June 24, 2024
Category: Copyright
Judge: Hon. Alvin K. Hellerstein
Plaintiffs: Sony Music Entertainment and remaining label plaintiffs (UMG settled Oct. 2025; Warner dismissed Nov. 25, 2025)
Defendants: Uncharted Labs, Inc. (Udio)
Current status: Active for Sony; Udio jurisdiction motion ruling was due July 15, 2026
Docket and filings: View on CourtListener

Latest development · July 20, 2026

Sony Music filed a separate new action against Uncharted Labs in the S.D.N.Y. on July 20, 2026 (1:26-cv-06120), following the July 15 target date for the personal-jurisdiction ruling in the original case. UMG settled October 29, 2025; Warner dismissed November 25, 2025.

Executive summary

Companion to the Suno case: labels allege Udio's generator was trained on their recordings without license. Two of the three majors have since converted litigation into licensing partnerships, leaving Sony to seek the precedent.

Why it matters

Demonstrates the settle-and-license endgame pattern, and its jurisdiction ruling will decide whether the remaining claims proceed in New York at all.

Models, datasets, and materials at issue

Target models

Udio

Disputed datasets

Commercial sound recording catalogs (alleged)

Materials at issue

Sound recordings

Facts on this page were last verified against the docket on July 30, 2026. See how we track these cases, or return to all tracked cases.

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UMG Recordings v. Uncharted Labs, Inc. (Udio)