The incorporation of artificial intelligence into music creation has opened new creative opportunities, but it has also generated significant legal challenges for producers and programmers at radio stations and television channels.

It is important to note that AI does not create music out of nothing. The models are trained on existing songs, scores, recordings, and music libraries, learning patterns of melody, harmony, rhythm, and style. When they generate a new composition, they combine and extrapolate these patterns, producing music that sounds original but is based on pre-existing works. For this reason, some AI-generated songs may resemble copyrighted material too closely, creating high legal risks.

Recently, Sony Music, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group filed lawsuits against AI platforms such as Suno and Udio, accusing them of using copyrighted music without authorization to train their algorithms. The lawsuits seek damages of up to $150,000 per infringement, highlighting the scale of the legal conflict.

For more information:

Bloomberg Law:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-01/record-labels-in-talks-to-license-music-to-ai-firms-udio-suno

BBC:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckrrr8yelzvo

TIME:

https://time.com/6991466/record-labels-sue-ai-music-generator-startups/

Music Business Worldwide:

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-and-udio-hit-with-class-action-lawsuits-from-independent-artists/

AP News:

https://apnews.com/article/ai-music-generators-sued-suno-udio-riaa-37a398d326ebb53105538f0d1088233e

Fox:

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/record-labels-sue-ai-startups-copyright-infringement

Complaint:

https://www.riaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Suno-complaint-file-stamped20.pdf

Complaint:

https://www.riaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Udio-Complaint-6.24.241.pdf

WBUR Boston, among other media outlets, has published these lawsuits.

Legal experts point out that it is important to:

• Determine the intellectual property rights of the musical tracks to be used.

• Avoid copyright infringement of existing works.

• Comply with synchronization and performance licenses in audiovisual media.

• Consult with legal experts before broadcasting programs, promos, or any content that includes music generated by artificial intelligence.

AI is meant to assist the industry, and as it is often said, AI does not create anything on its own but generates content by using what already exists. In this industry, everything is monitored by platforms and systems that allow verification of the use of original compositions for AI-generated music. It is better not to risk lawsuits for copyright infringement.

At Megatrax, AI technology has been integrated to assist our clients by making search processes more precise and helping to further optimize the time required to find music for production, enabling them to locate the perfect track in the shortest possible time. Additionally, we are committed to promoting musical composers from around the world, creating original and customized music with indigenous sounds and instruments, while especially respecting copyright.